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Qayamat se Qayamat tak
1988
India
A box-office success known by teenagers as “QSQT”, Qayamat se qayamat tak was popular for its soundtrack composed by the duo Anand-Milind, and it won the 1988 National Film Award for best popular film providing wholesome entertainment, among others.
Read more China’s First Rating and The Village of Widows
1989
China
In 1989, mainland China made its first and only attempt to implement an age-based rating system. The Ministry of Radio, Film and Television (MRFT) made an announcement in March 1989 promoting the rating category “Not appropriate for children”.
Read more Street Fighter II
1991
Japan
It was Street Fighter II: The World Warrior that established the franchise’s dominance of early 1990s gaming, released for arcades in 1991 and on the Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1992.
Read more Film Certification Appellate Tribunal
1991India
FCAT is constituted under the Cinematograph Act 1952 to hear appeals made by applicants for film certificates with respect to orders made by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
Read more Ram Ke Naam
1992
India
Ram ke naam (“In the name of god”) is a 1992 documentary directed by Anand Patwardhan that considers the rise of Hindu nationalism, or “Hindutva”, and the demolition of the Babri Masjid (Mosuqe of Babur) in Ayodhya, India.
Read more ABERT – Code of Ethics
1993
Brazil
The Brazilian Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters (ABERT) has long been governed by a Code of Ethics that outlined a responsibility to consider young people in the scheduling of television.
Read more Awarded Abroad and Banned in China: The Blue Kite
1993
China
Directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang, The Blue Kite (1993, Lán fēngzheng) is one of a number of mainland Chinese films from the early 1990s that received accolades from international film festivals while subject to domestic controversy.
Read more Nintendo Content Policy
1993
United States
Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s Nintendo, especially Nintendo of America, strictly curtailed the content that could be included in games released on its consoles.
Read more MA15+ for Mature Audiences
1993
Australia
In 1993, Prime Minister Paul Keating introduced a new classification category specifically for violence not fit for young teens.
Read more Classifying video games
1995
Australia
In 1995, the Australian classification guidelines were rewritten into a national regulation framework that recognised video games.
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