Meeting Details

Meeting Summary
Licensing Sub-Committee
15 Jul 2024 - 14:45 to 14:55
Occurred
Blyth Meeting Room, East Suffolk House
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Agenda

Meeting Details
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Members are invited to a Meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee

to be held in the Blyth Meeting Room, East Suffolk House, Melton

on Monday, 15 July 2024 at 2:45pm

 

Pool Membership
Pool Membership
Councillor Deborah Dean, Councillor Colin Hedgley, Councillor Sarah Plummer
Open To The Public
1 Election of a Chair

To elect a Chair for the Licensing Sub-Committee.

1

On the proposition of Councillor Dean, seconded by Councillor Hedgley it was

 

RESOLVED

 

That Councillor Sarah Plummer be elected Chair of the Licensing Sub-Committee for the meeting.

2 Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence, if any.

2
There were no apologies for absence.
3 Declarations of Interest

Members and Officers are invited to make any declarations of interests, and the nature of that interest, that they may have in relation to items on the Agenda and are also reminded to make any declarations at any stage during the Meeting if it becomes apparent that this may be required when a particular item or issue is considered.

3
There were no declarations of interest received. 
4 Declarations of Lobbying and Responses to Lobbying
To receive any Declarations of Lobbying in respect of any item on the agenda and also declarations of any response to that lobbying.  
4
There were no declarations of lobbying received. 
Film Classification - A series of short films to be screened at Marina Theatre, Lowestoft as part of the Sunrise Film Festival
Report of the Licensing Officer
  1. pdf ES-2035 - Report (127Kb)
    1. pdf ES-2035 - Appendix A - Private
    2. pdf ES-2035 - Appendix B - Private
    3. pdf ES-2035 - Appendix C - Private
    4. pdf ES-2035 - Appendix D - Private
5

Leonie Hoult (Licensing Officer) introduced report ES/2033 regarding the classification of 16 short films due to be shown at the Marina Theatre, Lowestoft Railway Station Parcel Office and Sam's Coffee House, Lowestoft between 1 to 4 October 2024 as part of the Sunrise Film Festival.

 

The films had not been shown to the public before within the East Suffolk district and it was  therefore necessary for East Suffolk Council to give them a suitable classification.

 

The Sub-Committee was asked to determine the appropriate admission criteria for the films in accordance with British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) guidelines. Members confirmed that they had viewed the short-films prior to the meeting.  

 

 Having applied the guidelines of the BBFC it was

 

RESOLVED

 

Ref

Film Title

Discussion

Final Classification

1

Daughters of the Fatherland

Agree with original classification

15 - Sexual connotations

2

Exchange Rate

Agree with original classification

15 - Mature tone and themes, would need to be of this age to understand

3

Song of the Tadpole

Agree with original classification

PG

4

White Feather

Agree with original classification

15 – themes of extreme violence and death

5

St. Nowhere

Disagree with original classification

12 – themes of death and grieving

6

Sunset’s Embrace

Agree with original classification

15 – needed an adult level of understanding

7

Seasalter Road

Agree with original classification

15 – challenging adult themes

8

175

Agree with original classification

15 – challenging themes, adult support needed

9

POLAR

Agree with original classification

PG

10

Pops

Agree with original classification

15 – challenging themes

11

Pomegranate

Disagree with original classification

12 – educational

12

Bully

Agree with original classification

15 - Violent themes and bad language

13

Why Worry

Agree with original classification

15- bad language

14

Denmark Doesn’t Exist

Agree with original classification

PG

15

Echoes

Agree with original classification

PG

16

40 Lombard Grove

Agree with original classification

15- Alcohol misuse

 

 

 

 

Exempt/Confidential
There are no Exempt or Confidential items for this Agenda.

 

Attendance

Attended - Other Members
Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

Officers present: Katy Cassidy (Democratic Services Officer), Leonie Hoult (Licensing Officer), Jemima Shaw (Lawyer) 
 


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