Film Certificate

BBFC's guideline is there to protect people, especially children from unsuitable content in films and videos. They look at issues including discrimination, drugs, horror, dangerous and easily imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex and violence when making their decision.
Every film has a certificate, so I have done research on 12A and 15 certificate as my film lies somewhere between the two, so that when it comes to my film I have chosen the right age certificate.

Here below is the link to the website I used to do my research.

BBFC Website

The guideline for 12A Films:

Films classifies 12A contain content that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger 12 are permitted to see a 12A unless with an adult.

Here are the guidelines of a 12A film:

• The misuse of drugs should not be frequent. 
• No promotion of potentially dangerous behaviour, which children are likely to imitate. Easily accessible weapons, such as knives are not allowed to be showed and no endorsement of anti-social behaviour. 
• There may be moderate language. Strong language may be permitted, depending on the manner in which it is used, who it is using the language, its frequency within work as a whole and my special contextual justification. 
• There may be nudity, but in a sexual context it must be brief and discreet. 
• Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Moderate sex reference are permitted, but frequent crude references are unlikely to be acceptable. 
• There may be moderate physical and psychological threat and horror sequences. Although some scenes may be disturbing, the overall tone should not be. Horror sequences should not be frequent or sustained.
• There may be occasional violence but it should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if justified by the context. Sexual violence may only be implied or briefly and discreetly indicated, and its depiction must be justified by context. 

The guideline for 15 Films:

No one under the age of 15 is permitted to see a 15 in the cinema. No under 15 is allowed to rent or buy 15 rated video.

Here are the guidelines of a 15 film:

• The work on a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour, although there may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory themes and language. 
• Drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse (for example, through instructional detail). The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example, aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable. 
• Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Whether the depiction of easily accessible weapons is acceptable will depend on factors such as realism, context and setting. 
• There may be strong language. Very strong language may be permitted, depending on the manner in which it is used, who is using the language, its frequency within the work as a whole and any special contextual justification.
• There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context. There may be nudity in a sexual context but usually without strong detail. 
• Sexual activity may be portrayed, but usually without strong detail. There may be strong verbal refferences to sexual behaviour, but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context.
• There may be strong threat and horror. A sustained focus on sadistic threat is unlikely to be acceptable. 
• Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal referenced to sexual violence but the depiction of sexual violence must be discreet and justified by context.