ICO: Local Licensing and Certification

A how-to guide to film classification for film exhibitors.

Film not rated by BBFC? Confused by licensing and certification? In this resource from the Independent Cinema Office (ICO), Ellie Hales looks at how you can get your films classified by local authorities.

With the aim of demystifying the process, she presents context and arguments around the process, culminating in a simple how-to guide for film exhibitors wanting to screen films which haven’t been certified by the BBFC.

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Ellie Hales is a film programmer and cinema worker based in Leeds. Working primarily as a feature programmer for Leeds International Film Festival, she also works at independent cinema Hyde Park Picture House, volunteers as an organising member of DIY film festival Scalarama and runs creative film events under Come On In.

Image: David Fowlie for Skye Community Cinema