Film Censorship: X
Xana and Dax: When Opposites Attract
Directed by Tony Comstock / 2005 / USA / IMDb
A DVD of XANA AND DAX: WHEN OPPOSITES ATTRACT was awarded an X18+ (Explicit sex) rating in July 2005.
In 2008, Melbourne's Sexy International Film Festival attempted to screen a Tony Comstock double-bill of ASHLEY AND KISHA: FINDING THE RIGHT FIT and XANA AND DAX: WHEN OPPOSITES ATTRACT.
Both were refused a film festival exemption. In their Annual report, the Australian censors explained why.
Other Decisions
Exemptions to show unclassified films
Annual Report 2008-2009
The Director also refused to exempt two films as part of the Sexy International Film Festival. One of the films was refused exemption as it was likely to be classified X 18+ and the other film was refused exemption as it was previously classified X 18+ by the Classification Board.
XANA AND DAX had been passed with an X18+ (Explicit sex) rating in July 2005, and ASHLEY AND KISHA was the film that they felt would be likely classified X18+.
DAMON AND HUNTER: DOING IT TOGETHER was a third Tony Comstock title that had problems with the Australian censors. It was prevented from screening at the 2006 Sydney Queerdoc film festival.
XX Beautiful Hunter
Directed by Masaru Konuma / 1994 / Japan / IMDb
Maginet Australia had a 90m videotape of XX Beautiful Hunter banned in May 1996.
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