Films (Film Content Assessor) Regulations 2019

any dialogue or commentary about or reference to (expressly or impliedly) any political, racial or religious issue (whether or not relating to Singapore), or an issue of public controversy in Singapore;

any religious teaching or instruction;

any portrayal or depiction of, any dialogue or commentary on or reference to (expressly or impliedly), any candidate at an election, any political party, any election, any referendum in Singapore, or any current or former Member of Parliament or political office‑holder, whether that candidate, Member of Parliament or political office‑holder is in Singapore or elsewhere; or

a portrayal, depiction or mention of, or any dialogue or commentary about, triads or unlawful gangs which relate to Singapore or any ritual or ceremony connected with such triads or gangs;

a film intended for public exhibition at an event wholly or mainly involving the screening or display of films, such as a film festival;

a film that contains dialogue or commentary (in whole or part) in a Chinese dialect other than Mandarin and is intended for public exhibition;

a film that is intended for public exhibition other than in a cinema.

be made before viewing and assessing the content of the film for the purpose of classifying the film’s content, or before advising on the likely classification of the film’s content;

contain —

the title or proposed title of the film;

the maker of the film or proposed film;

the distributor or exhibitor, or proposed distributor or proposed exhibitor (if any), of the film or proposed film; and

the place or event or both at which the film or proposed film is intended to be publicly exhibited; and

be made in English and in the form and manner specified by the Authority.

any work for the purpose of classifying the film’s content; or

advising on the likely classification of the film’s content,until the film content assessor receives the Authority’s confirmation that the film content assessor may start doing so.

contain —

the title or proposed title of the film;

the maker of the film or proposed film;

the distributor or exhibitor, or proposed distributor or proposed exhibitor (if any), of the film or proposed film; and

the place or event or both at which the film or proposed film is intended to be publicly exhibited;

set out the classification rating assigned by the film content assessor and his or her reasons for arriving at that decision; and

be made in English and in the form and manner specified by the Authority.

the film content assessor is able to speak that dialect with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him or her to assess the content of the film for the purposes of classifying the film; and

if there are subtitles translating that dialogue or commentary into an official language, the film content assessor is also able to speak, read and write in that official language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him or her to classify the film.

if the dialogue or commentary is in an official language, the film content assessor is able to speak, read and write in that official language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him or her to assess the content of the film for the purposes of classifying the film, and regardless of any subtitles in any language; or (b)if the dialogue or commentary is not in an official language —

there are subtitles in an official language; and

the film content assessor is able to speak, read and write in that official language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him or her to assess the film for the purposes of classifying the film.