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Ram Ke Naam
1992
India
Ram ke naam (“In the name of god”) is a 1992 documentary directed by Anand Patwardhan that considers the rise of Hindu nationalism, or “Hindutva”, and the demolition of the Babri Masjid (Mosuqe of Babur) in Ayodhya, India.
Read more ABERT – Code of Ethics
1993
Brazil
The Brazilian Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters (ABERT) has long been governed by a Code of Ethics that outlined a responsibility to consider young people in the scheduling of television.
Read more Awarded Abroad and Banned in China: The Blue Kite
1993
China
Directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang, The Blue Kite (1993, Lán fēngzheng) is one of a number of mainland Chinese films from the early 1990s that received accolades from international film festivals while subject to domestic controversy.
Read more Nintendo Content Policy
1993
United States
Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s Nintendo, especially Nintendo of America, strictly curtailed the content that could be included in games released on its consoles.
Read more The addition of MA15+ for ‘mature audiences’
1993
Australia
In 1993, Prime Minister Paul Keating introduced a new classification category specifically for violence not fit for young teens.
Read more The Commonwealth Classification Act 1995
1995
Australia
In 1995, the Australian classification guidelines were rewritten into a national regulation framework that recognised video games.
Read more Fire
1996
India
Released in Canada in 1996, Fire was passed by the Indian CBFC in 1998 uncut and with an “A” certificate and first screened on 13 November that year. Despite critical acclaim, from early December a number of protests were launched at the film’s exhibition.
Read more China Film Group Corporation
1999
China
The China Film Group Corporation (CFGC, Zhongguo dianying jituan gongsi) begins its history with the establishment in 1951 of the China Film Management Corporation.
Read more Shintaro Ishihara
1999
Japan
Shintarō Ishihara (1932- ) penned the novellas upon which the famous taiyōzoku, or sun-tribe, films of 1956 were based, and is thus partly responsible for that lasting image of mid-century Japanese youth.
Read more Perfect Dark: Rated M (Mature 17+)
2000
United States
Perfect Dark was released in North America on 22 May 2000 for the Nintendo 64 console. It was the first game on a Nintendo console to receive an M (Mature 17+) rating under the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) system.
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