Motion pictures are rated by the Austrian Board of Media Classification (ABMC) for the Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture The only exception is in the case of "16" rated films, since under Austrian law there is a legal age restriction on certain types of content i.e. discrimination, sexual abuse, glorification of violence etc. In addition to the ABMC's age recommendations, in the province of Vienna children under the age of 6 are only permitted to attend public film performances if they are accompanied.
The AMBC issues age recommendation from the following categories:
Unrestricted – Released for all age groups
6+ – Released for children from age 6
10+ – Released for children from age 10
12+ – Released for children from age 12
14+ – Released from age 14
16+ – Released from age 16. Restricted classification.