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| x MPAA film rating system | United States of America | G (USA) |
The MPAA's film-rating system is used in the U.S. and its territories to rate a film's thematic and content suitability for certain audiences. It is one of various motion picture rating systems used to help patrons decide what movies are appropriate...
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| x British Board of Film Classification |
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The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation legally responsible for film classification within the United Kingdom. It was believed to be responsible for video and some video games...
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| x Maritime Film Classification Board |
The Maritime Film Classification Board is a government organization responsible for reviewing films and granting film ratings in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (and some theatres in Newfoundland and Labrador though it is not...
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| x Canadian Home Video Rating System |
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The Canadian Home Video Rating System (CHVRS) is a voluntary rating classification system applied to home video products such as VHS and DVDs. It is administered by the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association (CMPDA) and as such they appear...
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| x Media Council for Children and Young People | Denmark | A | ||
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| x Finnish Board of Film Classification | Finland | S |
Valtion elokuvatarkastamo (VET) is the Finnish Board of Film Classification.
VET/SFB is an official institution of the Finnish Ministry of Education. It is responsible for inspecting and rating the content of movies and interactive games. Only...
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| x Ontario Film Review Board |
The Ontario Film Review Board is an agency of the government of the Canadian province of Ontario.
The board uses the following motion picture rating system for theatrical releases in the province under the Theatres Act:
Ratings used from 1960s -...
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| x British Columbia Film Classification Office |
The British Columbia Film Classification Office, part of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority in the Canadian province of British Columbia under the Motion Picture Act (MP Act) of BC. The BCFCO ratings are also used by...
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| x Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia) |
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The Office of Film and Literature Classification is a statutory censorship and classification body overseen by the Australian Government which included: the Classification Board which classified films, video games and publications for exhibition,...
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| x Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand) |
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The Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC, Māori: Te Tari Whakaropu Tukuata, Tuhituhinga) is the government agency in New Zealand that is responsible for classification of all films, videos, publications, and some video games in New...
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| x Advisory Commission of Cinematographic Exhibition | Argentina | X |
The Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts (Instituto de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales) through the Advisory Commission of Cinematographic Exhibition (Comisión Asesora de Exhibición Cinematográfica).
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| x DJCTQ |
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The DJCTQ, or Department of Justice, Rating, Titles and Qualification (Departamento de Justiça, Classificação, Títulos e Qualificação in Portuguese) rates movies, games and television programs in Brazil. It is controlled by the Ministry of Justice ...
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| x National Film Rating Committee (Bulgaria) | Bulgaria | A | ||
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| x Régie du cinéma Québec | Province of Quebec | |||
| x Council of Cinematographic Classification | Chile | TE | ||
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| x Voluntary Self Regulation of the Movie Industry | Germany | FSK 0 |
The Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (FSK, Voluntary Self Regulation of the Movie Industry) is a German motion picture rating system organisation run by the Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft (SPIO, Head Organisation of the Movie...
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| x Irish Film Censor's Office | Republic of Ireland | G |
The Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) (Irish: Oifig Aicmithe Scannán na hÉireann) is the organisation responsible for film and some video game classification and censorship within the Republic of Ireland. Where restrictions are placed by the...
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| x Eirin |
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Eirin (映倫) is the abbreviated name for Eiga Rinri Kanri Iinkai (映画倫理管理委員会), Japan's movie regulator. Eirin was established on the model of the American Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America's Production Code Administration in June,...
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| x Medietilsynet |
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The Norwegian Media Authority (Norwegian: Medietilsynet) is a Norwegian administrative agency under the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs charged with various tasks relating to broadcasting, newspapers and films.
The Authority's tasks...
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| x Head Organisation of the Film Industry | SPIO/JK |
Umbrella organization for the German film industry.
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| x Colombian Ministry of Culture | Colombia | T |
Colombian Ministry of Culture.
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| x Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority | Hong Kong | I | ||
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| x SmáÍs | Iceland | L | ||
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| x Lembaga Sensor Film | Indonesia | SU | ||
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| x Nacionālais Kino Centrs | Latvia | |||
| x Film Censorship Board of Malaysia | Malaysia |
The Film Censorship Board of Malaysia is a Malaysian government ministry that vets films. It is under the control of the Home Ministry.
The Board was established under the Film Censorship Act, and its role was revised in 2002 under an updated...
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| x National Bureau of Classification | Maldives | |||
| x General Directorate of Radio, Television and Cinematography | Mexico | |||
| x Kijkwijzer | Netherlands | |||
| x National Film and Video Censors Board | Nigeria | |||
| x Movie and Television Review and Classification Board |
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The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (Filipino: Lupon sa Pagrerepaso at Pag-uuri ng Sine at Telebisyon; abbreviated MTRCB) is the government agency responsible for rating television and film for the Philippines. Recently, the...
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| x Comissão de Classificação de Espectáculos | Portugal | |||
| x Nation Center for Cinematography | Romania | |||
| x Media Development Authority |
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The Media Development Authority of Singapore (Abbreviation: MDA; simplified Chinese: 媒体发展管理局) is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA).
The Media Development Authority ...
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| x Film and Publication Board | South Africa | |||
| x Statens biografbyrå | Sweden | |||
| x Government Information Office | Taiwan |
The Government Information Office (GIO; Chinese: 新聞局; pinyin: Xīnwén Jú) is a cabinet-level agency of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in charge of promoting government policies and regulating domestic media.
In April 1947, the...
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| x Austrian Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture | Austria | Freigegeben für alle Altersstufen | ||
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| x Central Board of Film Certification | India | CBFC: S |
The Central Board of Film Certification ( Popularly known as Censor Board ) is a government of India regulatory body and censorship board of India controlled by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It reviews, rates and censors movies,...
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| x French Ministry of Culture | France | U |
French Ministry of Culture.
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| x Alberta Film Ratings |
Alberta Film Ratings is a motion picture rating system administered by the Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture of the Canadian province of Alberta, used to regulate theatrical showings of motion pictures. The Canadian territories...
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| x Régie du cinéma |
The Régie du cinéma is a government agency responsible for the motion picture rating system within the Canadian province of Quebec. Its mandate is to classify and approve films for distribution to Quebec's movie theatres and home video outlets. Its...
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| x Manitoba Film Classification Board |
The Manitoba Film Classification Board is part of the Ministry of Culture, Heritage and Tourism of the government of the Canadian province of Manitoba. The organization provides ratings information about film, videos, DVDs, computer and video games...
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| x Saskatchewan Film and Video Classification Board |
The Saskatchewan Film and Video Classification Board is a board of the Saskatchewan Department of Justice responsible for providing film and video classification documents to movie theatres in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The Board was...
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