LONDON — Remember Charlie Lyne, the British filmmaker who created that Kickstarter last year with the goal of forcing the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to watch a lengthy film about paint drying? See also: 7 oddly specific things banned from movies around the world 
 
 Well, he succeeded. A total of 686 people helped Lyne raise an impressive £5,963 ($8,486) in the end, which meant he had enough money to send film censors 10 hours and seven minutes of glorious paint drying footage (the BBFC charge per minute, which meant that each £8.51 Lyne received tacked another minute on to the films run-time). Explaining his protest, Lyne told Mashable: "I was at an open day that the BBFC hold each year for filmmakers, where they discuss the work [that] the board does, and I was amazed by how unfazed everyone — examiners and filmmakers alike — seemed by the censorship that was going on there. The BBFC received the footage and dutifully planned for two examiners to watch the film in its entirety on Jan. 25 and 26 (they're only allowed to do nine hours per day, meaning they were required to spread it over two days). AMA: https://t.co/weVqKBnZzf pic.twitter.com/tTsS15176P — Charlie Lyne (@charlielyne) January 25, 2016 
 
 Lyne started the project to protest film censorship and the BBFC's role in deciding what the public can and can't view. I dreamed up 'Paint Drying' that afternoon as a way to encourage debate on the subject." It also read: "Paint Drying is a film showing paint drying on a wall. "I'd expected to see quite a lot of conflict between the BBFC examiners and the visiting filmmakers whose work was at the mercy of the board, but there was nothing like that. A spokesperson added in a statement: "With regards to the motives behind making the film (as a protest against censorship and fees for classification), the BBFC was set up in 1912 by the film industry itself, as an independent body to bring a degree of uniformity to the classification of film nationally. The BBFC is a non-profit organisation that works to protect children, from content which might raise harm risks and to empower the public, especially parents, to make informed viewing choices. It implements Classification Guidelines that reflect changing social attitudes towards media content through proactive public consultation and research. "The BBFC respects the principle of adult free choice, but will still intervene where required by the law or where in our view there is a credible harm risk. Both the free choice principle and these limited exceptions are supported by the public, and also reflect our statutory duties." Lyne was hoping to send the video as a protest against the "stronghold" the organisation has on the British film industry, as all films must carry a BBFC certificate in order to be released in cinemas unless they have permission from a local authority. When asked about their reaction to receiving Paint Drying, a BBFC spokesperson said that the submission was received and scheduled just like any other submission. PAINT DRYING (U) no material likely to offend or harm https://t.co/pBgqyxy8c4 — BBFC (@BBFC) January 26, 2016
– The British Board of Film Classification describes Charlie Lyne's Paint Drying as "a film showing paint drying on a wall. It contains no material likely to offend or harm" and "should be suitable for audiences aged 4 years and over." The cost of that classification: more than $6,000. But hey, it was money "well spent," says Lyne, who created the 10-hour movie—which indeed shows nothing but paint drying on a brick wall—with the sole intention of sticking it to the man, per Sky News. Basically any film aiming for a UK release has to be reviewed by the BBFC, which charges $145 per review, plus an additional $10 and change for each minute the film runs, per the International Business Times. Because Lyne knew examiners would have to watch an entire flick to review it, he started a Kickstarter campaign with the goal of creating the longest and most boring movie possible. "About a year ago, I went to a filmmaker open day held by the BBFC," Lyne writes in a Reddit AMA. "I'd expected to see quite a lot of conflict between the BBFC examiners and the visiting filmmakers whose work was at the mercy of the board, but … most of the filmmakers—even those who'd had trouble with the BBFC in the past—seemed totally resigned to the censorship imposed by the board, even supportive of it," he says. "I think that shocked me into action." In the end, Lyne raised about $8,500 and submitted a 607-minute film for review. Two examiners had to watch the film over two days. But "examiners are required to watch a very wide variety of content every day, so this didn't phase them," a BBFC rep tells Mashable. (Boring, sure, but is it better than Fifty Shades?)