BBFC

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On August 19, 2026, the BBFC partnered with Lionsgate to launch its latest "Create the Card" competition for *The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping*, inviting young people aged 12 to 16 to design the official BBFC Black Card for UK cinema screenings of the film, set for release on November 20, 2026. Previously, on June 28, 2026, the organization published its 2025 Annual Report, revealing it classified the highest number of cinema films in its 113-year history while also deploying artificial intelligence for the first time to support safer streaming. Earlier, on June 15, 2026, the BBFC announced eight-year-old Tommy from Blackpool as the winner of its "Create the Card" competition for Disney and Pixar's *Toy Story 5*, a nationwide initiative in collaboration with Disney and Pixar that sought designs from children aged 4 to 11 for the film's official BBFC Black Card, with Tommy's winning design slated to appear before every UK screening. This followed a survey released on May 25, 2026, indicating that parents largely support applying cinema-style age ratings to social media content. The poll of 2,000 parents with children aged 12 to 17 found over half considered harmful content their top concern, while more than eight in 10 parents wanted tech giants to collaborate with classifiers to implement age limits on online videos, highlighting violence, bad language, and sexual themes.