Public Screenings by Not-For-Profit Organizations
Screenings offered by not-for-profit organizations, such as film festivals and community groups, are a thriving and important part of Alberta's culture. Not-for-profit organizations are exempt from classification fees and have access to classification signage and promotional materials from Alberta Film Classification.
All not-for-profit organizers are required to submit a completed Community Screenings Registration Form to Alberta Film Classification, including a complete listing of film titles and trailer, commercials, or PSAs that will be screened.
Community Screening Registration Form
The Community Screening Registration Form contains interactive form fields and is best viewed with Adobe Acrobat 9.0, a free download from Adobe.
Organizations must display and enforce the classifications assigned by Alberta Film Classification according to the parameters outlined in the Film and Video Classification Act and Regulations. Alberta Film Classification supports these screenings by helping host organizations fulfill these requirements.
To arrange the submission of films, trailer, commercials, and PSAs for classification, please contact Alberta Film Classification. Please ensure an ample amount of time is allowed to screen, classify, and return the films. Also, be certain the material to be submitted is in a format that can be viewed by contacting Alberta Film Classification.
Film festivals and other not-for-profit organizations are responsible for the arrangement and payment of shipping of submitted film materials.
Self-Classification for Not-For-Profit Organizations
Alberta Film Classification recognizes not-for-profit organizations often select specific films for specific audiences and have the capacity, with support and consultation, to classify films and provide film content information to their patrons. As such, not-for-profit organizations registered in Alberta are provided the opportunity to assign classifications to their film material.
If your organization is interested in classifying film program material, please contact Alberta Film Classification to discuss eligibility, training, and support.
Upon completion of the classification of the film materials, organizations must provide Alberta Film Classification with a Classification Notes Form including the age-based category, any assigned advisories, and classification rationales for each film, trailer, commercial, and PSA to be screened.
The Classification Notes Form contains interactive form fields and is best viewed with Adobe Acrobat 9, a free download from Adobe.
Alberta Film Classification reserves the right to request a copy of any film classified by not-for-profit organizations. In the event of a discrepancy between a classification assigned by not-for-profit organizations and that by Alberta Film Classification, the classification assigned by Alberta Film Classification shall be used.
