R18 FAQ
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2002 4:01 am
Disclaimer:
I am not an expert. Some or all of this information might be wrong,misleading or totally false.
1.) BBFC Guidelines
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers ... enDocument
2.) What the BBFC cut and list
http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/hardr18.htm
3.) The R18 story
http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/archive.htm#BBFCR18
4.) How much does it cost to censor an R18?
Not clear to me but some info says
'. From 1 July 1999, the BBFC charge a flat fee of ?11.68 per minute for the first hour/?7.75 per minute for the 2nd hour for English-language works (there is a concession rate of ?7.80 per minute for the 1st hour/?5.20 per minute for the 2nd hour for subtitled works) to classify a tape, regardless of the number of copies sold'
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers ... enDocument
5.) How do I obtain an R18?
At the moment R18s are only legally available from licensed sex shops with provisos. Importing hardcore material is restricted by Customs and Excise who have there own ideas about what is acceptable.
'Pornographic material other than that which depicts the type of consensual sexual activity between adults which can be legally purchased in the UK. '
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/forms/notices/1.htm
6.) What is the difference between 18 and R18?
18 certified materials can be more violent, the sexual content is restricted due to context.
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers ... enDocument
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers ... enDocument
Anything I missed?
7.) What was the first R18 hardcore?
One of these:
Moving Violations (Prime Time)
Search for the Snow Leopard: Eve of the Hunt (Prime Time)
Wicked Cover Girls (Prime Time)
Buck Adams' Centerfold (Prime Time)
I am not an expert. Some or all of this information might be wrong,misleading or totally false.
1.) BBFC Guidelines
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers ... enDocument
2.) What the BBFC cut and list
http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/hardr18.htm
3.) The R18 story
http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/archive.htm#BBFCR18
4.) How much does it cost to censor an R18?
Not clear to me but some info says
'. From 1 July 1999, the BBFC charge a flat fee of ?11.68 per minute for the first hour/?7.75 per minute for the 2nd hour for English-language works (there is a concession rate of ?7.80 per minute for the 1st hour/?5.20 per minute for the 2nd hour for subtitled works) to classify a tape, regardless of the number of copies sold'
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers ... enDocument
5.) How do I obtain an R18?
At the moment R18s are only legally available from licensed sex shops with provisos. Importing hardcore material is restricted by Customs and Excise who have there own ideas about what is acceptable.
'Pornographic material other than that which depicts the type of consensual sexual activity between adults which can be legally purchased in the UK. '
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/forms/notices/1.htm
6.) What is the difference between 18 and R18?
18 certified materials can be more violent, the sexual content is restricted due to context.
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers ... enDocument
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Customers ... enDocument
Anything I missed?
7.) What was the first R18 hardcore?
One of these:
Moving Violations (Prime Time)
Search for the Snow Leopard: Eve of the Hunt (Prime Time)
Wicked Cover Girls (Prime Time)
Buck Adams' Centerfold (Prime Time)