Going to the OFRB - VGF

**Sean P Kelly** · 11-28-2006, 04:07 PM

Tonight, with my Film class, I'm going to the Ontario Film Review Board (i.e. where they give the movie ratings)

I get to see a film that's yet to open and I get to learn about how they rate the films.

I'll make sure to post my observations afterwards.

**Sean P Kelly** · 11-28-2006, 10:11 PM

OK here are my observations:

The OFRB is pretty much located in the middle of nowhere in the east end of Toronto. In fact, it’s so obscure that you probably wouldn’t notice it unless you were looking for it.

The film was an independent Canadian film called “Monkey Warfare.” I’m not going to go into detail much about the plot other than it deals somewhat with anarchy.

So, we sat in a little room that only fills a little over 20 people. The rating is decided by a panel of 4 people, who look at various components of the film such as violence, language, sexual context, etc.

After the film, we talked about how we would rate the film and we pretty much all came up with the same rating the panel did, which was 14A with descriptors for course language and substance abuse.

Overall it was an interesting experience.

11-28-2006, 04:07 PM	#1
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,245 Thanks: 9 Thanked 41 Times in 32 Posts Points: 177,977.94 Bank: 65,034.45 Total Points: 243,012.38 Donate	Going to the OFRB Tonight, with my Film class, I'm going to the Ontario Film Review Board (i.e. where they give the movie ratings) I get to see a film that's yet to open and I get to learn about how they rate the films. I'll make sure to post my observations afterwards.

11-28-2006, 10:11 PM	#2
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,245 Thanks: 9 Thanked 41 Times in 32 Posts Points: 177,977.94 Bank: 65,034.45 Total Points: 243,012.38 Donate	OK here are my observations: The OFRB is pretty much located in the middle of nowhere in the east end of Toronto. In fact, it’s so obscure that you probably wouldn’t notice it unless you were looking for it. The film was an independent Canadian film called “Monkey Warfare.” I’m not going to go into detail much about the plot other than it deals somewhat with anarchy. So, we sat in a little room that only fills a little over 20 people. The rating is decided by a panel of 4 people, who look at various components of the film such as violence, language, sexual context, etc. After the film, we talked about how we would rate the film and we pretty much all came up with the same rating the panel did, which was 14A with descriptors for course language and substance abuse. Overall it was an interesting experience.