Current director David Cooke to step down in March 2016.
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has appointed David Austin as its new director.
Austin is currently assistant director at the BBFC, coordinating the body’s policy work and leading on its public affairs outreach.
He is also responsible for managing the BBFC’s research, communications and education programmes.
Austin is due to take up the post on March 12, 2016, when current director, David Cooke, retires.
Former diplomat Austin joined the BBFC in 2003 as an examiner. He moved to the role of assistant director, policy and public affairs in 2011, overseeing the most recent public consultation of the BBFC Classification Guidelines in 2013; the introduction of the BBFC Mobile Classification Framework used by UK Mobile Network Operators in 2013; and the BBFC’s partnership with the UK music industry and Vevo and YouTube to bring age ratings to online music videos in 2015.
The appointment panel included Graham Lee and Maggie Carver...
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has appointed David Austin as its new director.
Austin is currently assistant director at the BBFC, coordinating the body’s policy work and leading on its public affairs outreach.
He is also responsible for managing the BBFC’s research, communications and education programmes.
Austin is due to take up the post on March 12, 2016, when current director, David Cooke, retires.
Former diplomat Austin joined the BBFC in 2003 as an examiner. He moved to the role of assistant director, policy and public affairs in 2011, overseeing the most recent public consultation of the BBFC Classification Guidelines in 2013; the introduction of the BBFC Mobile Classification Framework used by UK Mobile Network Operators in 2013; and the BBFC’s partnership with the UK music industry and Vevo and YouTube to bring age ratings to online music videos in 2015.
The appointment panel included Graham Lee and Maggie Carver...
- 11/24/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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