Q: We have introduced a film night at our youth centre. Mostly they are fine but some of them seem to be so adult, despite the classification. I am worried that some of the younger ones are seeing films that are not suitable.
Films are a great way of bringing young people together, while promoting stimulating dialogue and debate. In this regard, there are numerous films that could be viewed as both entertaining and educational in the way they relate to, say, relationships, history, politics and the "human condition".
It might also be helpful to know that the British Board of Film Classification runs a series of workshops in schools and clubs that explains the classification process and offers young people the opportunity to classify short films. Although it won't solve your film viewing problem, it is a way of showing how and why films are classified, and you can relate this to what you allow to be shown in the centre. Contact the board via www.bbfc.co.uk or check out what it does for National Schools Film Week on www.nsfw.org.
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