{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/c446fed8-3792-4a23-9aef-4756e7190286/6660bd795259600012b5103b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Transparent Classification","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ed7c4cf1734ba0e93d0e68/1717615835250-e5ee5da7e6128e9bcaa31dd694355b73.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Censors have been replaced by classifiers, opaque silence by annual reports. We read recent annual reports from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) to see how those offices work in a digital media age, and to see what the (complaining) public thinks of their role.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Films mentioned</strong></p><p>Minions: the Rise of Gru</p><p>Ghostbusters</p><p>Watership Down</p><p>Bambi</p><p>Star Trek the Motion Picture</p><p>Nutcracker (by Matthew Bourne)</p><p>The Batman</p><p>Batman Returns</p><p>A Man Called Otto</p><p>The Banshees of Inisherin</p><p>Saltburn</p><p>Cocaine Bear</p><p>Benedetta</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbfc.co.uk/about-us/news/110-years-of-classifying-content-bbfc-2022-annual-report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BBFC 2022 Annual Report</a></p><p><a href=\"https://ifco.ie/en/IFCO/Pages/News\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IFCO published reports</a></p>","author_name":"Aoife Bhreatnach"}