Get your content rated

In BC, all motion pictures must be classified (rated) before being shown in theatres, and all Adult and Restricted DVDs must be submitted for review and decaled before being sold or rented by retailers.

A motion picture may include, but is not limited to:

  • a movie or “feature”
  • a documentary
  • a short film
  • a featurette or “sneak preview”
  • an encore exhibition of a simultaneous broadcast
  • an advertising trailer

Already a licensed distributor? Here’s a Quick Reference Guide on how to get a film classified. You can also access our online submission forms directly.

Read the Motion Picture Act.
Read the Motion Picture Act Regulations.

How to get a rating

Distributing to another province? 

Learn more about distributing to Manitoba or Saskatchewan.