SHAM303: DEODATO - CINEMA OF DEATH - Original Announcement!

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by PaulD

Presumably Shameless would have to pay the BBFC fee again if they were to resubmit it?

Yeah. The robbing bastards should be wearing masks!

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rik

I would imagine so and I bet it's not cheap either

I just had a look. You pay a submission fee and then a charge per minute of film. A 90 min feature costs........£245

[PaulD]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

I just had a look. You pay a submission fee and then a charge per minute of film. A 90 min feature costs........£245

Isn't the submission fee astronomical though? Like a few grand?

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by PaulD

Isn't the submission fee astronomical though? Like a few grand?

I was looking at the wrong part of the site! It's a little more expensive. but it looks like it's £75 submission fee, plus £6 per minute of film, so a 90min on dvd/blu-ray would cost around £610 (unless I'm reading it wrong, in which case, someone hand me a towel to wipe this egg off my face!)

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/industry-servi...ion/fee-tariff

[platostotal]

Isn't there a '5 year' rule for resubmitting films to the BBFC, I seem to remember that once a certificate is granted the company has to wait 5 years to resubmit unless they appeal the rating (tho that may only apply if the film is refused)

[PaulD]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

I was looking at the wrong part of the site! It's a little more expensive. but it looks like it's £75 submission fee, plus £6 per minute of film, so a 90min on dvd/blu-ray would cost around £610 (unless I'm reading it wrong, in which case, someone hand me a towel to wipe this egg off my face!)

Fee Tariff | British Board of Film Classification

I think you're right. I always thought the fee was a lot more as I remember reading about how it was unfair on low budget films who would be forced to pay the same as the big blockbusters. Looking at that a 2 hour film for theatrical classification (which is a little bit different to dvd costwise) would cost just under £1000 which doesn't seem too bad. That said, what happens to the money? Do the BBFC turn a profit? They'd be raking it in!

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by PaulD

I think you're right. I always thought the fee was a lot more as I remember reading about how it was unfair on low budget films who would be forced to pay the same as the big blockbusters. Looking at that a 2 hour film for theatrical classification (which is a little bit different to dvd costwise) would cost just under £1000 which doesn't seem too bad. That said, what happens to the money? Do the BBFC turn a profit? They'd be raking it in!

More to the point, they are clearly acting as a monopoly. I was wondering about whether there is some European ruling against this. Don't think it would count if the BBFC was a state body but then we would have state censorship...

[iluvdvds@Cult Labs]

Keep your eyes on this forum tomorrow lunchtime everyone! We'll be announcing the new artwork for this box set, created by a famous film poster artists!

Which artist do you think Shameless has chosen? Whose are would you love to see featured in your Shameless collection?