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Introducing The Big Watch 🍿🎥 A fun film challenge for children aged 4-11.  Watch 3 films, spot the content clues and submit your reports to enter the BBFC’s prize draw! T&Cs apply. 👉 Head to bbfc.co.uk/thebigwatch to get involved.
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Heading towards Halloween, we're talking cinema scares on The Screen Podcast...👻🎃💀 David Austin, CEO of the @BBFC, joins Ben Dalton, senior reporter UK & international to discuss how UK film ratings are keeping up with changing attitudes to horror: screendaily.com/news/how-uk-…

How UK film ratings are keeping up with changing attitudes to ...

CEO of the British Board of Film Classification David Austin talks to Screen.

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The BBFC Create the Card competition is BACK. We’re calling on artists aged 12-16 to design the BBFC Black Card for @LionsgateUK's The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The winning design will be shown ahead of every UK screening of the film🎬 More: bbfc.co.uk/createthecard/the…
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Today we publish our Annual Report, marking a year of significant strategic progress: 🎬 Highest no. of films classified in our 113-year history 🤖 Deployment of bespoke AI tool to support our Compliance Officers 🤝 Deepened youth engagement Full report: bbfc.co.uk/annual-reports
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Yee-haw! Joan Cusack and Greta Lee reveal the runners-up in our BBFC Create the Card competition for @Disney and @Pixar's Toy Story 5. The creativity on display made choosing a winner no easy task. Thank you to every young artist who entered 🎨✨ Which design caught your eye?
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The winner of our BBFC Create the Card competition for Toy Story 5, Tommy, 8, from Blackpool, had quite the day! Tommy’s winning artwork will appear as the official BBFC Black Card before every UK cinema screening of the film. 🎨🚀 @disneystudios
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Presenting the official BBFC Black Card for Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5, designed by Tommy, 8, from Blackpool 🎉 Inspired by the world of Toy Story, Tommy’s winning artwork was chosen from over 1,000 entries and will appear before every UK cinema screening of the film 🎞️
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Congrats to Tommy, 8, from Blackpool, winner of the BBFC Create the Card competition for @Disney and @Pixar’s Toy Story 5 🚀 Joan Cusack & Greta Lee reveal Tommy’s winning design, which will appear as the official BBFC Black Card before every UK cinema screening of the film 🎥
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The mental health impact of harmful online content is now the no.1 concern for parents. That’s why we’ve joined with @mollyroseorg, NSPCC and other orgs to call for the standards used to classify films for UK cinema release to be extended to social media platforms. Watch ⬇
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New BBFC research shows UK parents are now twice as concerned about the mental health impact of harmful online content (55%) than their child’s physical health & nutrition (27%). Online safety is now the #1 parental concern, outranking bullying (40%) and grades (36%).
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The public verdict is overwhelming: 92% of parents want online safety standards shaped by UK audience consultation. 86% support a formal partnership between the BBFC and social media platforms to moderate content in line with trusted cinema guidelines.
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Alongside the NSPCC, @mollyroseorg and other leading civil bodies, we have written to the Government urging them to hold social platforms to the same high standards expected in UK cinemas. Read the full story & open letter here: bbfc.co.uk/press-releases/pa…
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The public verdict is overwhelming: 92% of parents want online safety standards shaped by UK audience consultation. 86% support a formal partnership between the BBFC and social media platforms to moderate content in line with trusted cinema guidelines.
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Alongside the NSPCC, @mollyroseorg and other leading civil bodies, we have written to the Government urging them to hold social platforms to the same high standards expected in UK cinemas. Read the full story & open letter here: bbfc.co.uk/press-releases/pa…
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ONE WEEK TO GO! Joan Cusack (the voice of Jessie), Greta Lee (Lilypad) and Pete Docter (Pixar CCO) are giving one final yodel to all Toy Story fans! Calling all young artists aged 4 to 11 to design the official BBFC Black Card for @Disney_UK Toy Story 5. Deadline: 9 May, 23:59
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🚀To infinity…. and beyond your imagination! The BBFC Create the Card Competition is OFFICIALLY OUT OF THE TOY BOX!✨ We're calling on young artists aged 4 to 11 to come to the rescue to design the official BBFC Black Card for @Disney_UK Toy Story 5. #ToyStory5 #Pixar #BBFC
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🤠👽 Join Woody, Buzz and Jessie on this adventure-of-a-lifetime. We want to see original concepts inspired by Andy’s bedroom and beyond. Reach for the sky because the winning artwork will be shown ahead of every cinema screening of Toy Story 5 in the UK.🪀✨
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🚀✨Ready to complete the mission? Submit your awesome art now! The competition is open until 9 May. 🔗 Find out more on our website - T&Cs apply. Head to the link in bio or visit bbfc.co.uk/createthecard.
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We’re proud to be supporting Safer Internet Day 2026! Did you know the BBFC has been working with @MobileUK_News and its members @EE, @O2 and @VodafoneThreeUK for over 13 years to help keep children and young people safe online?🛡️ #SaferInternetDay #SID2026 #BBFC #OnlineSafety
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