Film making and the Law

[jcdenton]

I wonder how this is handled in your countries. In Switzerland they have some special Laws that allow them to prohibit a Movie and punish its makers when it obstructs some paragraphs that are disallowing:

-Extreme brutality
-Some pervert porno variants

Although you can buy a lot of bloody splatter stuff etc. it may happen that native movie makers are criminalized for making a splatter.

Some guys I know who made the Movie "Blutgeil" (may be translated as "Bloodlust") where criminalized, and their movie is now illegal. It wasn't more brutal than any other cannibal movie, but they used to eat a Cop in the film. Probably this was the reason why they used to get so much troubles. A special commando force then stormed their house one morning and confiscated every computer, videotape and paper. The cops also filmed their Razzia in a first person perspective mode. Now that was real crazy.

Now I feel kind of bound, my artistic freedom is limited by the law - in fancy switzerland. Not that I plan to make cannibal movies, but do I really have to use green color for the blood splashes or something now?

[Epsilon]

You cannot prohibit anything really in the US. Hence, the first amendment, as long as you follow the rest of the laws.

[tallman_house_pictures]

Whoa, thats a new one. Houses being raided.

Here, the law probably wouldn't prohibit anything.

[Clarence]

That's what I love about America. Freedom

[kingstoph]

guns are a problem here, coz you get twats who HAVE real ones, for what reson we shall never know or care realy, but neways, in one of my films coming up called THE 14 i got a scene were i rip someones guts out, i dont think its gona bet banned here, maybe in Switzerland though got a good wait till i make it though.
anyway, police are too busy beating the snot out of chavs to be botherd, thats good coz we can all do with less chavs.


and as im guessing you lot in american would be thinking WHATS A CHAV go here www.chavscum.co.uk

[Sebas]

In holland the rules aren't that strict but i'm wondering where i'm going to shoot my Hitler sketch

I hope i will not get spectators because i don't want any problems with that..