6 June 2005

OPERATIONAL NOTE – NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST

VIDEO APPEALS COMMITTEE HEARS APPEAL BY EIGHT DISTRIBUTORS OF ‘R18’ MATERIAL AGAINST THE BBFC

The Video Appeals Committee is to hear an appeal against the decision by the BBFC to pass nine video works ‘R18’. The hearing will take place on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 June at Congress Centre, 28 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LS commencing at 10.30am.

The distributors submitted their works with a request for an ‘18’ rating. The BBFC rated all of the works ‘R18’, the category reserved for sex works which are only available through licensed sex shops. The distributors appealed to the VAC under the terms of the Video Recordings Act 1984.

Journalists wishing to attend will be admitted on a first come first served basis.

Note for Editors

1. The nine works are Lubed, The Secrets of Kama Sutra, Ben Dover – Cumming of Age Volume Two, Heart of Darkness, Queensway Trailers, Dungeon Diva 2, Semi-Detached, Catering for all Tastes – Finger Buffet for Six and L’Elisir d’Amour.
2. The companies bringing the Appeal are: Prime Time Promotions (Shifnal) Limited, Ben Dover Productions, Hot Rod Productions Limited, Queensway Film Distribution, Premier Film Productions, Tongue in Cheek Limited, Solarnet Media Limited and Millivres Prowler Limited.

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