Nov 29, 2018
FPB wishes to advise distributors and stakeholders of the following arrangements for the December 2018 /January 2019 holiday season: 10th December 2018 is the cut-off date and 03rd January 2019 is the re-opening date for content submissions, registrations and... read more
Oct 5, 2018
BE AWARE OF THE HARMFUL IMPACT OF CONTENT YOU SEND ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR VIEWS IN FILMS GAMES AND PUBLICATIONS 05 October 2018, Centurion. 100% of children between 10 and 11 years participating in a recent Film and Publication Board (FPB) focus group study admitted to... read more
Sep 18, 2018
17 September 2018, Centurion. The global village is robbing us of our sacred cultural heritage and our pride in our traditions and practices. The urbanisation of children has eroded a deep understanding and appreciation of our own culture. This is the age-old debate... read more
Aug 20, 2018
16 AUGUST 2018 #DigitalWomandla: preparing women for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Centurion – The digital space, and the power it provides individuals to create and distribute their own content, is a double-edged sword. It provides a proliferation of... read more
Jun 27, 2018
27 June 2018, Centurion. Judgement between Indigenous Film Distribution (Pty) Ltd and Another vs. Film and Publication Board and other; will be handed on Thursday, 28 June 2018 at the Pretoria High Court. The judgement hearing will commence at 10:00am and the... read more
Jun 14, 2018
The Film and Publication Board is very concerned by the spate of violent acts committed against children online, and sadly in most of these, children themselves are the perpetrators. This violence is recorded then shared online, spreading like wildfire and reaching a... read more
Jun 14, 2018
14 June 2018, Centurion. The Film and Publication Board (FPB) is extremely concerned about the 10 year old girl who was allegedly held captive and raped by her step father for five years. It is alleged that pornographic material and sex toys were found in the... read more
Jun 14, 2018
The Film and Publication Board has noted the Health 24 article reporting a recent US study which claims that parents are more likely to let their kids see violent PG-13 rated films. The study, it is reported, has found that parents could let their children watch films... read more
May 31, 2018
25 May 2018, Centurion. The Man and Boy Foundation in partnership with the Film and Publication Board (FPB) will be hosting the second National Boy’s Day on the 27th of May 2018 in Daveyton, East of Johannesburg. The aim of the event is to raise awareness on the... read more
Apr 30, 2018
The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has read with interest the article published in the Mail & Guardian regarding “Child Porn (The heart of darkness)” as publicised on 25 April 2018. We strongly condemn the purported sexual abuse of children and welcome the... read more
