“What I see when I examine the MPAA is not a friendly guardian of feature film directors’ rights, even at the studio level. According to her, pirates are not the threat – it’s the MPAA that’s killing creative filmmaking through its censorship regime. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.Īnother filmmaker who came out against the MPAA recently is small-time film director Heather Ferreira who wrote a flaming rant directed at the MPAA on Quora. Just ask South Park creator Matt Stone or watch “ This Film is Not Yet Rated” to get an idea of what’s going on behind the scenes. Through its ratings system they can make or break films.
Not SOPA-style Internet censorship but film censorship, allegedly used to protect the interests of the major studios.Īside from leading the war on piracy, the MPAA is also the moral judge who decides what films the public is allowed to see. On the contrary, the MPAA is often disliked for their aggressive censorship regime. Many independent filmmakers don’t see the MPAA as a group that represents their interests.
