Denmark

[DK] New Film Act

IRIS 1997-4:1/22

Pernille Knudsen

Ministry of Culture, Denmark

In March 1997, a new Film Act was adopted in Denmark, of which the main features are the following: The State film bodies, including the Danish Film Institute, the National Film Board of Denmark, the Danish Film Museum, the Danish Film Institute Workshop and the National Film Censorship Board are merged into one institution called the Danish Film Institute. The Institute has the same tasks as the separate institutions it replaces. The age limits of film censorship are now lowered from 12 and 16 to 11 and 15. The guiding age limit of 7 is preserved. The guiding age limit means that parents are advised against letting children under the age of 7 watch the film.

Children over the age of 7 can watch all movies in the cinema if they are accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of 7 can only watch movies which are approved for everyone.