Rating system

Real world article
(written from a production point of view)

Rating systems are government or industry created methods of determining the appropriateness of content in games, films, and on television based on age.

Games

Theatrical and home video

  • Motion Picture Association (MPA), previously Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) - United States
  • Canadian Home Video Rating System - Canada (except Quebec)
  • Régie du cinéma du Québec - Canada (Quebec)
  • Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) - Australia
  • British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) - United Kingdom
  • Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) - Ireland
  • Central Board of Film Certification - India
  • Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (FSK) - Germany
  • Netherlands Institute for the Classification of Audiovisual Media (NICAM) - Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (Benelux)
  • Media Council for Children and Young People - Denmark
  • 映画倫理管理委員会 (EIRIN) - Japan
  • 香港電影分級制度 (HK) - Hong Kong
  • Media Development Authority - Singapore
  • Departamento de Justiça, Classificação, Títulos e Qualificação - Brazil

Television

  • TV Parental Guidelines - United States
  • Canadian TV Classification System - Canada

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