MOVIE makers will get a new space to explore their creativity through party political films, under the amended Films Act in place from yesterday.

Explaining how classifying a film as political will work under the act, Richard Magnus, chairman of the Political Films Consultative Committee (PFCC) said filmmakers, when submitting their work for classification by the Board of Film Censors (BFC), will have the option to declare whether it is political.

If declared political, the film will be assessed by PFCC based on several factors, such as information provided by the filmmaker and viewing the film to ensure the content is accurate.

PFCC will then provide an independent assessment to BFC, based on the parameters and criteria established under the Films (Amendment) Act 2009. BFC will have the final say on whether a film is allowed.

Admitting there will be vagueness about what kind of films will be accepted, Mr Magnus said this is to be expected, and is the reason PFCC has been set up to allow robust discussion.

PFCC has seven members, drawn from academia, the law, the labour movement, print media, the film sector and the business community.