{"id":1460,"date":"2025-05-21T13:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:19:23","slug":"lets-go-to-ifco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/2025\/05\/21\/lets-go-to-ifco\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Go to IFCO!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ever wondered how movies get classified and rated? Apparently its just some people in a office watching them, talking about them and deciding. Who would have thought! <\/p>\n\n\n

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Today we went to IFCO aka the Irish Film Classification Office, where movie ratings are born. We met a lovely young man who walked us through the process of rating movies and how the office determines what is permitted for each level. There are a multitude of classifications that line up easily with the American system. There is G, PG,\u00a0\u00a012A, 16A, 18 which aligns pretty well with America\u2019s E, PG, PG-13, R and NC-17. The A in some of them means advisory which means the movie is suitable for kids under 12 with parental advisory, same with 16. The 18 level is a strict policy meaning you must be over 18 to see the movie, even with a parent and ID\u2019s will be checked. This is the rarest classification though apparently and is reserved for movies like the Saw franchise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the man explained the classifications we watched a short film about the famine where two sisters were on a hunt to find gold in the West of Ireland. The search did not end well as (spoiler alert!) they both go crazy and there is a murder\u2026 We were then tasked with rating the movie and I picked 15A as there were themes of suicide and murder but little violence actually shown. Apparently, I could work in this office because I was spot on with the actual 15A rating given! Unfortunately, they did not offer me a job on the spot but I\u2019m sure its coming via email\u2026. Overall, a very unique activity that gave me a keen insight on film classification\u2026 which isn\u2019t a thing I had wondered about really\u2026 but still cool nonetheless!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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