Film Classification
A person who intends to classify his/her audio-visual content should take note of the following procedure/steps.
1. Apply to the National Film Authority by filling the required form and submit content at the NFA office(s) or website – www.nfa.gov.gh or email classification@nfa.gov.gh / info@nfa.gov.gh or any other format provided by the NFA.
2. Pay the prescribed fees at the accounts office of the NFA or website – www.nfa.gov.gh or NFA Mobile Money Accounts (For information on fees, click here )
3. The Film Classification Committee shall within fourteen working days after receipt of a content, preview it and make recommendations for classification.
4. The National Film Authority shall inform the applicant of the classification decision by the Film Classification Committee within twenty-one working days after the submission of the content.
5. The National Film Authority shall issue a certificate and an identity mark for the classification decision to the right owner/holder of the content.
Further Key Notes:
a. A right owner, licensee or assignee who desires to exhibit an audiovisual content shall submit the content for examination and classification at least twenty-one days before the intended exhibition.
b. An exhibitor of a classified content shall visibly display the classification identity mark/logo at the beginning of the content to advise consumers of the classification rating before showing the content.
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c. Where a poster has been approved by the Board, a person shall not display that poster unless that poster has clearly and boldly printed or embossed on it the classification identity mark/logo recommended by the Film Classification Committee for the content to which the poster relates.
d. Where the Film Classification Committee determines that an audiovisual content as a whole is not suitable for exhibition, it may recommend that the Board classifies it as “NS” meaning “not suitable”
To apply for a film to be classified, kindly click on the tab below:
After submission, kindly proceed to make payment below: