Film rating and its current challenges in Malaysia and Bangladesh

Film rating is designed to categories film with regard to its suitability for audiences in term of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity or other types of mature content. Ratings typically carry age recommendations. This could be regarded as a form of censorship. The main purpose...

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Main Authors: Islam, Md. Zahidul, Rahman, Md. Mashiur
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Language:English
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Published: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication 2019
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spelling iium-750692019-11-08T02:52:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75069/ Film rating and its current challenges in Malaysia and Bangladesh Islam, Md. Zahidul Rahman, Md. Mashiur K Law (General) KBP1468 Social laws and legislation Film rating is designed to categories film with regard to its suitability for audiences in term of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity or other types of mature content. Ratings typically carry age recommendations. This could be regarded as a form of censorship. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the legal framework of film rating and current challenges in implementing it. A qualitative research’s method was adopted by gleaning information statutes, case law, articles and books. The research also conducted semi-structured interviews with film directors and members of the Film Censorship Board. The research found that there are some contradicting views regarding film rating between the censors and the film industry players. Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication 2019-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75069/7/75069%20Film%20rating.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75069/8/75069%20Film%20rating%20SCOPUS.pdf Islam, Md. Zahidul and Rahman, Md. Mashiur (2019) Film rating and its current challenges in Malaysia and Bangladesh. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT), 8 (5C). pp. 857-860. ISSN 2249-8958 E-ISSN 2249-8958 https://www.ijeat.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/v8i5C/E11200585C19.pdf 10.35940/ijeat.E1120.0585C19
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topic K Law (General)
KBP1468 Social laws and legislation
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KBP1468 Social laws and legislation
Islam, Md. Zahidul
Rahman, Md. Mashiur
Film rating and its current challenges in Malaysia and Bangladesh
description Film rating is designed to categories film with regard to its suitability for audiences in term of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity or other types of mature content. Ratings typically carry age recommendations. This could be regarded as a form of censorship. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the legal framework of film rating and current challenges in implementing it. A qualitative research’s method was adopted by gleaning information statutes, case law, articles and books. The research also conducted semi-structured interviews with film directors and members of the Film Censorship Board. The research found that there are some contradicting views regarding film rating between the censors and the film industry players.
format Article
author Islam, Md. Zahidul
Rahman, Md. Mashiur
author_facet Islam, Md. Zahidul
Rahman, Md. Mashiur
author_sort Islam, Md. Zahidul
title Film rating and its current challenges in Malaysia and Bangladesh
title_short Film rating and its current challenges in Malaysia and Bangladesh
title_full Film rating and its current challenges in Malaysia and Bangladesh
title_fullStr Film rating and its current challenges in Malaysia and Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Film rating and its current challenges in Malaysia and Bangladesh
title_sort film rating and its current challenges in malaysia and bangladesh
publisher Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/75069/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/75069/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/75069/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/75069/7/75069%20Film%20rating.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/75069/8/75069%20Film%20rating%20SCOPUS.pdf
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