Saskatchewan Film and Video Classification Board
- Saskatchewan Film and Video Classification Board
The Saskatchewan Film and Video Classification Board is a board of the Saskatchewan Department of Justice responsible for providing film and video classification documents to movie theatres in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The Board was formerly responsible for reviewing films and granting film ratings, but since 1 October 1997 these duties have been done by the British Columbia Film Classification Office on Saskatchewan's behalf.
In 1994, the Board briefly achieved international notoriety when it banned the BDSM-based comedy film "Exit to Eden" from being shown in Saskatchewan theaters. This was the first time a major Hollywood film had been banned in Canada since "Pretty Baby" was temporarily banned in some jurisdictions in 1978 [http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~ispage/Lorne.html] . After a significant public outcry, the ban was lifted a few days later.
The Board is empowered by Saskatchewan's Film and Video Classification Act.
External links
* [http://www.saskjustice.gov.sk.ca/film_&_video/ Official website]
* [http://www.saskjustice.gov.sk.ca/legislation/summaries/filmandvideoact.shtml The Film and Video Classification Act]
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