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Régie du cinéma (Quebec)

April 09, 2024

The Régie du cinéma was a provincial film classification organization responsible for the motion picture rating system within the Canadian province of Quebec. Existing in several guises since the start of the 20th century, the organization came into being in its final form as a department of the Government of Quebec's Ministry of Culture and Communications (MCC) on 23 June 1983. Its roles were merged and fully integrated into the MCC on 1 April 2017. Its mandate was to classify and approve films for distribution to Quebec's movie theatres and home video outlets. Its purview devolved from the Cinema Act (RSQ, C-18.1). As of 2010, the organization had a net income of 7 million dollars and had accumulated more than 85 million dollars in cash in their bank account.[2]

A Milk White Flag, a 1916 burlesque short, was refused by the Régie as "not in good taste from a military point of view".[1]

Rating system edit

The Régie du cinéma rates all films and videos. The same classifications are used for television broadcasts, who make their own determinations as to a program's rating.

The current ratings are:[3]

Rating Label Description
 
G 		Visa général (General Rating)
May be viewed, rented or purchased by persons of all ages.
If a film carrying a "G" rating might offend the sensibilities of a child under 8 years of age, "Not suitable for young children" (Déconseillé aux jeunes enfants) is appended to the classification.
 
13+ 		13 ans et plus (13 years and over)
May be viewed, rented or purchased only by persons 13 years of age and over.
Children under 13 may be admitted to a public showing of the film but only if accompanied by an adult.
 
16+ 		16 ans et plus (16 years and over)
May be viewed, rented or purchased only by persons 16 years of age and over.
 
18+ 		18 ans et plus (18 years and over)
May be viewed, rented or purchased only by persons 18 years of age and over.
The 18+ rating is usually reserved for pornographic movies or works that are especially violent, cruel or feature torture. An Explicit Sexuality indication requires retailers to place materials out of the reach of minors, in a separate room.

Each rating can also include one or a number of complementary indications. The possible combinations (as of 2007) are as follows:

Rating For children Not suitable
for young children 		Coarse
language 		Eroticism Violence Horror Explicit
sexuality
G  Y (exclusive use)  Y (exclusive use)  N (not used)  N (not used)  N (not used)  N (not used)  N (not used)
13+  N (not used)  N (not used)  Y (used)  Y (used)  Y (used)  Y (used)  N (not used)
16+  N (not used)  N (not used)  Y (used)  Y (used)  Y (used)  Y (used)  N (not used)
18+  N (not used)  N (not used)  Y (used)  Y (used)  Y (used)  Y (used)  Y (used)

G rated films usually can have some swearing in them, as long as the offensive language is not prevalent throughout. Violence can also be permitted, but only in a fantasy context. Sex can be present as long as it is filmed with extreme maintenance. Horror elements can be present, but have to be filmed in a way that would not scare children under 13 years of age. In cases where objectionable material can be found, the Not recommended for young children tag, which indicates that the movie could contain material inappropriate for young children but does not prohibit them from viewing the film, is added to the original rating.

13+ rated films usually have content that likely would not be suitable for young children. Typically, scenes of violence that are darker than what is depicted in traditional fantasy films warrant a 13+ rating. As opposed to G movies, strong horror elements can be present; these are usually accompanied with the Horror tag. Vulgar Language is more prevalent and scenes of sexual acts or nudity can be more explicit.

16+ rated films are usually movies with more explicit violence than what a 13+ movie can afford. Most of these cases, a movie deals with extreme violence. In some cases, it can be for sex and nudity, and that rating usually occurs to soft-core pornography. Horror elements can also be present, although in these cases, they are mostly mixed with violence. In rare cases, a movie is rated 16+ for the language it uses.

18+ rated films are mostly hard-core or soft-core pornography movies, but they can also feature movies of extreme violence and gore. It is rare that a normal movie will get an 18+ rating for the language or horror elements it has. Sometimes, nudity and sex is strong enough to warrant an 18+ rating without going into the edges of pornography, but is usually accompanied by another indication, such as violence.

 

Movies that have not yet been rated feature the indication En attente de classement (Rating Pending). This is common on print advertising before the release of a movie. The movie must have been rated by the Régie by the time it is released.

While not a classification per se, educational or pedagogical movies, sport and physical exercise programs, and promotional materials are exempt from classification.[4]

The Régie does not cut sequences from movies; they are rated in the format provided by the production company. Nonetheless, the Régie has the authority to deny classification,[4] in which case the movie cannot be distributed in any format in the province of Québec. Such movies usually feature inhumane sexual exploitation.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Films refusés, du moins en première instance, par la censure 1913-1916 13 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ http://www.assnat.qc.ca/Media/Process.aspx?MediaId=ANQ.Vigie.Bll.DocumentGenerique_40559&process=Original&token=ZyMoxNwUn8ikQ+TRKYwPCjWrKwg+vIv9rjij7p3xLGTZDmLVSmJLoqe/vG7/YWzz [dead link]
  3. ^ . Gouvernement du Québec. December 17, 2007. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Cinema Act (RSQ, C-18.1)". Gouvernement du Québec. December 15, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2008.

External links edit

  • (in French) Official website
  • (in French) Régie du cinéma ratings database (includes a brief description of each movie and a rationale for the rating)

April 09, 2024
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integrated into the MCC on 1 April 2017 Its mandate was to classify and approve films for distribution to Quebec s movie theatres and home video outlets Its purview devolved from the Cinema Act RSQ C 18 1 As of 2010 the organization had a net income of 7 million dollars and had accumulated more than 85 million dollars in cash in their bank account 2 A Milk White Flag a 1916 burlesque short was refused by the Regie as not in good taste from a military point of view 1 Contents 1 Rating system 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksRating system editThe Regie du cinema rates all films and videos The same classifications are used for television broadcasts who make their own determinations as to a program s rating The current ratings are 3 Rating Label Description nbsp G Visa general General Rating May be viewed rented or purchased by persons of all ages If a film carrying a G rating might offend the sensibilities of a child under 8 years of age Not suitable for young children Deconseille aux jeunes enfants is appended to the classification nbsp 13 13 ans et plus 13 years and over May be viewed rented or purchased only by persons 13 years of age and over Children under 13 may be admitted to a public showing of the film but only if accompanied by an adult nbsp 16 16 ans et plus 16 years and over May be viewed rented or purchased only by persons 16 years of age and over nbsp 18 18 ans et plus 18 years and over May be viewed rented or purchased only by persons 18 years of age and over The 18 rating is usually reserved for pornographic movies or works that are especially violent cruel or feature torture An Explicit Sexuality indication requires retailers to place materials out of the reach of minors in a separate room Each rating can also include one or a number of complementary indications The possible combinations as of 2007 are as follows Rating For children Not suitablefor young children Coarselanguage Eroticism Violence Horror ExplicitsexualityG nbsp Y exclusive use nbsp Y exclusive use nbsp N not used nbsp N not used nbsp N not used nbsp N not used nbsp N not used 13 nbsp N not used nbsp N not used nbsp Y used nbsp Y used nbsp Y used nbsp Y used nbsp N not used 16 nbsp N not used nbsp N not used nbsp Y used nbsp Y used nbsp Y used nbsp Y used nbsp N not used 18 nbsp N not used nbsp N not used nbsp Y used nbsp Y used nbsp Y used nbsp Y used nbsp Y used G rated films usually can have some swearing in them as long as the offensive language is not prevalent throughout Violence can also be permitted but only in a fantasy context Sex can be present as long as it is filmed with extreme maintenance Horror elements can be present but have to be filmed in a way that would not scare children under 13 years of age In cases where objectionable material can be found the Not recommended for young children tag which indicates that the movie could contain material inappropriate for young children but does not prohibit them from viewing the film is added to the original rating 13 rated films usually have content that likely would not be suitable for young children Typically scenes of violence that are darker than what is depicted in traditional fantasy films warrant a 13 rating As opposed to G movies strong horror elements can be present these are usually accompanied with the Horror tag Vulgar Language is more prevalent and scenes of sexual acts or nudity can be more explicit 16 rated films are usually movies with more explicit violence than what a 13 movie can afford Most of these cases a movie deals with extreme violence In some cases it can be for sex and nudity and that rating usually occurs to soft core pornography Horror elements can also be present although in these cases they are mostly mixed with violence In rare cases a movie is rated 16 for the language it uses 18 rated films are mostly hard core or soft core pornography movies but they can also feature movies of extreme violence and gore It is rare that a normal movie will get an 18 rating for the language or horror elements it has Sometimes nudity and sex is strong enough to warrant an 18 rating without going into the edges of pornography but is usually accompanied by another indication such as violence nbsp Movies that have not yet been rated feature the indication En attente de classement Rating Pending This is common on print advertising before the release of a movie The movie must have been rated by the Regie by the time it is released While not a classification per se educational or pedagogical movies sport and physical exercise programs and promotional materials are exempt from classification 4 The Regie does not cut sequences from movies they are rated in the format provided by the production company Nonetheless the Regie has the authority to deny classification 4 in which case the movie cannot be distributed in any format in the province of Quebec Such movies usually feature inhumane sexual exploitation See also editCanadian motion picture rating system Canadian Home Video Rating System the English speaking equivalent of the Regie s ratings for home video materialsReferences edit Films refuses du moins en premiere instance par la censure 1913 1916 Archived 13 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine http www assnat qc ca Media Process aspx MediaId ANQ Vigie Bll DocumentGenerique 40559 amp process Original amp token ZyMoxNwUn8ikQ TRKYwPCjWrKwg vIv9rjij7p3xLGTZDmLVSmJLoqe vG7 YWzz dead link Regie du cinema Classification Process Gouvernement du Quebec December 17 2007 Archived from the original on December 12 2007 Retrieved December 24 2008 a b Cinema Act RSQ C 18 1 Gouvernement du Quebec December 15 2008 Retrieved December 24 2008 External links edit in French Official website in French Regie du cinema ratings database includes a brief description of each movie and a rationale for the rating Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Regie du cinema Quebec amp oldid 1216419109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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