Film and Publication Board Profile

Our vision is a “credible and visible content-classification authority”. Our mission is “We regulate the media environment through the classification of content, by:

1. Maintaining relevance to the values and norms of South African society through scientific research; and
2. Balancing the right to freedom of expression with an obligation to protect children from exposure to potentially disturbing, harmful and inappropriate materials; and
3. Protect children from sexual exploitation in media content, in order to educate the broader South African society to make informed choices.”

The Films and Publications Act as amended establishes the Film and Publication Board. The objective of this Act are to (1) Regulate the creation, production, possession, and distribution of certain publications an certain films by means of classification, the imposition of age restrictions and giving of consumer advice and (2) Make exploitative use of children in pornographic publications, films or on the internet punishable