Main Issues in Film Classification - Titles

Titles

If the title of a work incites hatred on grounds of:

• race
• religion
• sexual orientation
• incites other criminal behaviour
• encourages an interest in abusive or illegal sexual activity

...changes will be required as a condition of classification.

If the title of a work is likely to cause significant offence to a significant number of people if displayed in a public place, the distributor will be advised to consider carefully the places in which it is likely to be seen and to take appropriate action, for example by obscuring certain words on packaging or marketing materials. (This advice is not given in relation to works classified ‘R18’ as such works can only be supplied or offered for supply in a licensed sex shop.)

In extreme cases, assurances on public display of the full title, or changes to the title, may be required as a condition of classification.