An appeal against the banning of an American film due to be screened at the Sydney Film Festival has been unsuccessful. The film Ken Park has been approved and screened in several other countries, including New Zealand. The film, set in California, shows explicit sex and bondage in the story of four teenagers and their families. The Sydney Film Festival wanted to screen Ken Park during the second week of the festival, but the office Of the Classification Review Board refused the film classification last month, meaning it cannot be shown in Australia. The Sydney Film Festival appealed, arguing that it had already been shown at other film festivals. An independent review panel of the Board has voted 2 to 1 to uphold the ban. [story]