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Agenda

Meeting Details

MeetingDetails

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

to be held in the Conference Room, Riverside, Lowestoft

on Monday, 14 April 2025 at 3:45pm

This meeting will be broadcast to the public via the East Suffolk YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/live/HPKUZL4BwkQ?feature=share

Pool Membership

Councillor Sarah Plummer, Councillor Keith Robinson, Councillor Rachel Smith-Lyte

Open To The Public

1 Election of a Chair

To elect a Chair for the Licensing Sub-Committee.

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On the proposition of Councillor Plummer, seconded by Councillor Smith-Lyte it was

RESOLVED

That Councillor Keith Robinson be elected Chair of the Licensing Sub-Committee for the meeting.

2 Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence, if any.

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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.

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There were no declarations of interest.

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.

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There were no declarations of lobbying.

5 Film Classification - A series of short films to be screened at the Marina Theatre and Sam's Wellbeing Hub & Cafe, Lowestoft as part of the Sunrise Film Festival 2025

Report of the Senior Licensing Officer

ES-2355 - Report (133Kb)
1. ES-2355 - Appendix A (736Kb)
2. ES-2355 - Appendix B (128Kb)
3. ES-2355 - Appendix C (102Kb)
4. ES-2355 - Appendix D (846Kb)

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The Senior Licensing Officer introduced report ES/2355 regarding the classification of 40 short films due to be shown at the Marina Theatre and Sam's Coffee House, Lowestoft as part of the Sunrise Film Festival 2025. 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.

Film Title	Discussion	Final Classification
Let It Flow	Graphic menstrual blood	15
Dial	Emotional - deals with death and loss	12a
Yam and Egg	Criminal behaviour exhibited	12a
SMOKESCREEN	Semi nudity	12a
Him & I	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
A Glass House	Suicidal reference inferred	12a
Amigo	Strong language and adult themes	15
STI: Sexually Transmitted Introductions	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Nervous Ellie	Surreal/moderate horror reference	12a
Boys Like You	Strong language and adult themes	15
Fig Fever	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Ain't Nuff Time	Graphic depictions of child abuse	15
We're Not Really Here	References to sexual abuse	15
The First Moment We Met	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
FIZZING	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Tunnel Vision	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Three Hares	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
A Taste of Me	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Goldfish	In line with the themes of a PG	PG
Wool Coat	No strong themes of nudity, death or sexual violence	12a
Room 224	Themes of Prostitution	15
What We Wished We Could Be	Strong emotional themes	15
The Colour of My Room	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12a	12a
Winter Song	Unsettling, disturbing images	15
261	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
AKIMBO	Bad language	12a
The Future Can Be Yours	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Time Between Us	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Filter	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Dead Body	Use of a knife as a weapon	15
The Town Of Dead Dreams	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Eyes, Front.	Sexual violence	15
Happy Death Day	Depiction of suicide	15
Jeudi	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Cuttings	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Wildfire	Graphic images	15
Polymorphia	Mildly disturbing	15
The Morning After	Sexual tension and threat	15
The Polar Bear	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12
Packing Away	In line with the themes of a BBFC - 12	12

This hearing was originally scheduled to be the first hearing of the day but was held second due to one of the panel members being late to arrive for the meeting.

Exempt/Confidential

There are no Exempt or Confidential items for this Agenda.

Attendance

Attended - Committee Members

Name
Councillor Sarah Plummer
Councillor Keith Robinson
Councillor Rachel Smith-Lyte

Attended - Other Members

Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member Name	Item Ref.	Details	Nature of Declaration	Action
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

Officers present: Teresa Bailey (Senior Licensing Officer), Katy Cassidy (Democratic Services Officer), Jemima Shaw (Lawyer)