Congratulations to all of our 2023 BUFTA Winners!
Excellence Awards:
Best Overall Filmmaker: Benjamin Rosenberg
Toowoomba Grammar School, Queensland, Golden Hour & Mitchell
Jury Prize: Kokoda Cadzow-Smith
Trinity College, Gladstone, Queensland, The Interconnections of Technological Subjection & Somniator
Best Gold Coast Filmmaker: Benjamin Faulkner
Emmanuel College, Queensland, The Plight of Cecile Smilie
Dean's Choice Award: Spencer Au
Huntingtower School, Victoria, Wings of Grief
People’s Choice Award: Morgan Cross
International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL), Malaysia, Demen
Best School: Huntingtower School, Victoria
Category Awards:
Best Achievement in Art Film: Kokoda Cadzow-Smith
Trinity College, Gladstone, Queensland, Somniator
Best Achievement in Animation: Angelina An
Huntingtower School, Victoria, Memories of You
Best Achievement in Comedy: Benjamin Rosenberg
Toowoomba Grammar School, Queensland, Golden Hour
Best Achievement in Documentary: Benjamin Rosenberg
Toowoomba Grammar School, Queensland, Mitchell
Best Achievement in Drama: Juno Shean
John Curtin College of the Arts, Western Australia, The Ways We Cook
Best Achievement in Experimental: Kokoda Cadzow-Smith
Trinity College, Gladstone, Queensland, The Interconnections of Technological Subjection
Best Achievement in International: Alejandro Buitrago Celis
Liceo de Cervantes, Colombia, The Classroom
Best Achievement in Music Video: Mark Zanosov
St Mark’s Anglican Community School (ACS), Western Australia, HighAway FlyAway
Best Achievement in Sports Film: Jan McGinley
Westminster School, South Australia, Purpose
Craft Awards:
Best Achievement in Directing: Benjamin Rosenberg
Toowoomba Grammar School, Queensland, Golden Hour
Best Achievement in Editing: Kokoda Cadzow-Smith
Trinity College, Gladstone, Queensland, Somniator
Best Achievement in Screenwriting: Conner Nicholls
Suncoast Christian College, Queensland, Welcome to Teen High
Best Achievement in Sound: Greta Lynch
Iona Presentation College, Western Australia, AInxiety
Best Achievement in Cinematography: Charl Petzer
Genesis Christian College, Queensland, Brothers in Arms
Stay up to date with the latest BUFTA announcements! Watch this space for:
BUFTA Finalists (Top 45) announcement on Monday, 16 October, 2023
BUFTA Nominee (Top 27) announcement on Monday, 23 October, 2023
People’s Choice voting opens: Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
(Reminder: You are not required to provide a Hopes & Dreams submission until you are named in the BUFTA nominee announcement. You will receive instructions via email as to how to submit your Hopes & Dreams video.)
Has your film made it to the next round...?
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BUFTA Finalists (Top 45)
ANIMATION
- Conner Nicholls (QLD) | Welcome to Teen High
- Angelina An (VIC) | Memories of You
- Spencer Au (VIC) | Wings of Grief
- Lachlan Stevens (QLD) | Growing Pains
- Amy Southee (QLD) | Grief
ART FILM
- Jonathon Copson-Pacal (WA) | Burnout
- Kokoda Cadzow-Smith (QLD) | Somniator
- Greta Lynch (WA) | AInxiety
- Jake Sun (QLD) | Human
- Amelie Scurfield (WA) | Love, Lisa
COMEDY
- Benjamin Rosenberg (QLD) | Golden Hour
- Declan Fahie (WA) | Captain Cardboard
- Madison Weeldenburg (WA) | Untitled-1
- Imogen Linton (WA) | Shut the Gate
- Lily Podlich (QLD) | Fancy a Formal?
DOCUMENTARY
- Benjamin Rosenberg (QLD) | Mitchell
- Imogen Loukas (QLD) | Taking Me Nowhere
- Maia Weatherstone (QLD) | Riding Against Time
- Francis Lau (QLD) | Into the Lights
- Abigail Knight (QLD) | IVF Got Hope
DRAMA
- Juno Shean (WA) | The Ways We Cook
- Charl Petzer (QLD) | Sunk
- Oscar Richards (VIC) | 12:42
- Elias Geffen (QLD) | Damnation
- Felix Smith (QLD) | Dawn
EXPERIMENTAL
- Kokoda Cadzow-Smith (QLD) | The Interconnections of Technological Subjection
- Kat Hensel (QLD) | Babies Crying
- Zachary Delisser (QLD) | Pressure
- Kalan McKinnon (QLD) | Shower Thoughts
- Benjamin Faulkner (QLD) | The Plight of Cecile Smilie
MUSIC VIDEO
- Olivia Edwards (QLD) | I Am
- Abby Barnett (QLD) | Lose You
- Charl Petzer (QLD) | Brothers in Arms
- Charl Petzer (QLD) | Lie
- Mark Zanosov (WA) | HighAway FlyAway
SPORT FILM
- Jan Mcginley (SA) | Purpose
- Hamish Mullaly (QLD) | To Be Bould
- William Hastie (QLD) | Rise of the Tambourine Mountain Eagles
- Anthony Mclaughlin (QLD) | Churchie Rowing
- Lily Podlich (QLD) | SPC v MMC
INTERNATIONAL
- Alejandro Buitrago Celis (BOGOTA, DC) | The Classroom
- Khushi Rai (KARNATAKA) | Him
- Morgan Cross (KUALA LUMPUR) | Demen
- Rishit Goswami (DUBAI) | Kabhi Konflict Kabhi Konnection
- Retaya Govender (WESTERN CAPE) | I Know You're Gone
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BUFTA Nominees (Top 27)
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
ANIMATION
- Conner Nicholls (QLD) | Welcome to Teen High
- Angelina An (VIC) | Memories of You
- Spencer Au (VIC) | Wings of Grief
ART FILM
- Jonathon Copson-Pacal (WA) | Burnout
- Kokoda Cadzow-Smith (QLD) | Somniator
- Greta Lynch (WA) | AInxiety
COMEDY
- Benjamin Rosenberg (QLD) | Golden Hour
- Declan Fahie (WA) | Captain Cardboard
- Lily Podlich (QLD) | Fancy a Formal?
DOCUMENTARY
- Benjamin Rosenberg (QLD) | Mitchell
- Maia Weatherstone (QLD) | Riding Against Time
- Francis Lau (QLD) | Into the Lights
DRAMA
- Juno Shean (WA) | The Ways We Cook
- Oscar Richards (VIC) | 12:42
- Elias Geffen (QLD) | Damnation
EXPERIMENTAL
- Kokoda Cadzow-Smith (QLD) | The Interconnections of Technological Subjection
- Kalan McKinnon (QLD) | Shower Thoughts
- Benjamin Faulkner (QLD) | The Plight of Cecile Smilie
MUSIC VIDEO
- Abby Barnett (QLD) | Lose You
- Charl Petzer (QLD) | Brothers in Arms
- Mark Zanosov (WA) | HighAway FlyAway
SPORT FILM
- Jan Mcginley (SA) | Purpose
- Hamish Mullaly (QLD) | To Be Bould
- William Hastie (QLD) | Rise of the Tambourine Mountain Eagles
INTERNATIONAL
- Alejandro Buitrago Celis (BOGOTA, COLOMBIA) | The Classroom
- Morgan Cross (KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA) | Demen
- Retaya Govender (CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA) | I Know You're Gone
People's Choice Voting
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