Book A Video Conference

You don’t have to miss out on meeting an examiner if you can’t visit the Board for a student seminar or arrange an examiner visit. We offer videoconferencing in which our examiners will answer your students' questions and discuss films, censorship, classification today, important and controversial decisions and key issues with your class. We can tailor this for primary, secondary or university groups. Primary school teachers can also look at our children's website for ideas.

Currently most sessions are short discussions, rather than full presentations (we do not play clips during conferences, as the quality is variable). They work best if you let us know what areas your pupils are studying, and they have prepared questions. If we know in advance, we can usually prepare answers on a particular film (or films) you are studying.

It is also possible for examiners to discuss films/trailers made by students as part of their coursework as long as the coursework can be sent to the examiner well in advance of a session, or for examiners to focus on a particular decision or issue (eg classifying trailers or the 12A category). Alternatively, examiners can offer a quick Q&A session after a class has finished watching a film.

• You will need access to videoconferencing equipment and to be registered with the JANET Videoconferencing Service (JVCS).
• Sessions can be booked between 10 and 3 pm on most days, although we are a working building and will sometimes have to suggest a more convenient time. 
• Like our visits, the BBFC videoconferences are free of charge. We will endeavour to honour all requests, as long as we have sufficient resources inhouse to do so.
• To find out more email us using the form below (or telephone the BBFC and speak to our education team on +44 (0)207 440 1570
• Please offer a range of dates/times and book well in advance to ensure we can schedule your conference. Discuss at point of booking any specific requirements you have.
• You need to know the registered venue name from JVCS, and the contact telephone number and the email of the teacher looking after the videoconference on the day.
• We will confirm the date and time by email.