Stay up to date with the latest BUFTA announcements! Watch this space for:
BUFTA Finalists (Top 45) announcement on Monday, 13 October, 2025
BUFTA Nominee (Top 27) announcement on Monday, 20 October, 2025
People’s Choice voting opens: Wednesday, 22 October, 2025
Congratulations to our 2024 BUFTA Winners!
Please join us in celebrating this year's BUFTA winners for their outstanding creativity and filmmaking talent...
CATEGORY AWARDS
Best Animation | 'An Incomplete Mission' by Jingyue (Jerry) Zhang from Merrimac State High School (QLD)
Best Art Film | 'Mr Sock' by Leo Maliphan from Brisbane State High School (QLD)
Best Comedy | 'Cheesy Bangers, The Dysfunctional Fall Of An Amateur Band' by Gabriel Bostelman from Guildford Grammar School (WA)
Best Documentary | 'More Than Milk' by Abigail Knight from Emmanuel College (QLD)
Best Drama | 'Proof of Kill' by Dylan Ng from Christ Church Grammar School (WA)
Best Experimental Film | 'I'm the Easter Bunny' by Kai Sorbello from Pacific Lutheran College (QLD)
Best Music Video | 'Fire' by Juanita Bott from Tamborine Mountain State High School (QLD)
Best Sports Film | 'Oliver' by Ben Ward from Emmanuel College (QLD)
Best International Film | 'The Swap' by Imran Shahnaz from Asia Pacific Smart School (Selangor, Malaysia)
CRAFT AWARDS
Best Cinematography | Jack Hinz from Brisbane State High School (QLD) for 'Foundation'
Best Directing | Abigail Knight from Emmanuel College (QLD) for 'More Than Milk'
Best Editing | Juanita Bott from Tamborine Mountain State High School (QLD) for 'Fire'
Best Screenwriting | Harrison Drynan from Toowoomba Grammar School (QLD) for 'Just After Dark'
Best Sound Design | Dylan Ng from Christ Church Grammar School (WA) for 'Proof of Kill'
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Best School | Brisbane State High School (QLD)
Best Gold Coast Filmmaker | Ben Ward from Emmanuel College (QLD) for 'Oliver'
Dean’s Choice Award | Jack Hinz from Brisbane State High School (QLD) for 'Foundation'
Jury Prize | Harrison Drynan from Toowoomba Grammar School (QLD) for 'Just After Dark' & 'Hereafter'
People's Choice Award | Georgia Leitch from Huntingtower School (VIC) for 'Gray'
BEST OVERALL FILMMAKER
Abigail Knight received the 2024 Best Overall Filmmaker Award for her film 'More Than Milk' and was awarded a full scholarship to study a Bachelor of Film and Television at Bond University.
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BUFTA Finalists (Top 45)
ANIMATION
- Akira Smith (QLD) | Monotony
- Jingyue Zhang (QLD) | An Incomplete Mission
- Kody Raevskaya (QLD) | Rot
- Owen Liu (VIC) | Selfmade Solace
- Priya Miles (QLD) | Tantalus
ART FILM
- Harrison Drynan (QLD) | Hereafter
- Leo Maliphan (QLD) | Mr Sock
- Hunter Smith (QLD) | Fractured
- Will Binskin (QLD) | The Man From Apolloland
- Kamala Van Heerden (QLD) | Echoes of Eden
COMEDY
- Gabriel Bostelman (WA) | Cheesy Bangers, The Dysfunctional Fall Of An Amateur Band
- Jasmine Sporre (QLD) | School Busters
- Ryan Cruickshank (QLD) | The Classroom
- Finn Duncombe (QLD) | Pierre le Poisson
- Leo Maliphan (QLD) | TOAST
DOCUMENTARY
- Zoe Vallance (QLD) | The Butterfly Effect
- Jack Hinz (QLD) | Foundation
- Nathan Brown (QLD) | The Power of Dogs
- Abigail Knight (QLD) | More Than Milk
- Boyd Edser (QLD) | Out of the Blue
DRAMA
- Ethan Lockyer (WA) | Fall
- Harrison Drynan (QLD) | Just After Dark
- Thomas Okhrimouk (QLD) | The Overnight
- Dylan Ng (WA) | Proof of Kill
- Ella Carney (QLD) | Impasse
EXPERIMENTAL
- Kai Sorbello (QLD) | I'm the Easter Bunny
- Juanita Bott (QLD) | A Paper-thin Existence
- Jack Johnson (QLD) | Movement
- Georgia Willis (QLD) | Colours
- Samantha Mitchell (QLD) | Love & Loss
MUSIC VIDEO
- Kamala Van Heerden (QLD) | Devil Inside
- Juanita Bott (QLD) | Fire
- Noa Martin (QLD) | What's It Like to be Awake?
- Georgia Leitch (VIC) | Gray
- Mia Brinsdon (QLD) | Fields
SPORT FILM
- Ben Ward (QLD) | Oliver
- Talia Nuroo (VIC) | Eyes on the ball
- Isabella Pagliaccio (QLD) | Life on Wheels
- Koen Harper (WA) | An Athlete's Altercation
- Caris Lloyd (WA) | Only a Rower Knows the Feeling
INTERNATIONAL
- Ana Clara Pessoa (Rio de Janeiro) | 1255 Km2 in Inequalities
- Imran Shahnaz (Selangor) | The Swap
- Sara Leung (QLD) | F everything but life
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BUFTA Nominees (Top 27)
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
ANIMATION
- Akira Smith (QLD) | Monotony
- Jingyue Zhang (QLD) | An Incomplete Mission
- Priya Miles (QLD) | Tantalus
ART FILM
- Harrison Drynan (QLD) | Hereafter
- Leo Maliphan (QLD) | Mr Sock
- Will Binskin (QLD) | The Man From Apolloland
COMEDY
- Gabriel Bostelman (WA) | Cheesy Bangers, The Dysfunctional Fall Of An Amateur Band
- Jasmine Sporre (QLD) | School Busters
- Ryan Cruickshank (QLD) | The Classroom
DOCUMENTARY
- Zoe Vallance (QLD) | The Butterfly Effect
- Jack Hinz (QLD) | Foundation
- Abigail Knight (QLD) | More Than Milk
DRAMA
- Ethan Lockyer (WA) | Fall
- Harrison Drynan (QLD) | Just After Dark
- Dylan Ng (WA) | Proof of Kill
EXPERIMENTAL
- Kai Sorbello (QLD) | I'm the Easter Bunny
- Juanita Bott (QLD) | A Paper-thin Existence
- Jack Johnson (QLD) | Movement
MUSIC VIDEO
- Juanita Bott (QLD) | Fire
- Noa Martin (QLD) | What's It Like to be Awake?
- Georgia Leitch (VIC) | Gray
SPORT FILM
- Ben Ward (QLD) | Oliver
- Talia Nuroo (VIC) | Eyes on the ball
- Isabella Pagliaccio (QLD) | Life on Wheels
INTERNATIONAL
- Ana Clara Pessoa (Rio de Janeiro) | 1255 Km2 in Inequalities
- Imran Shahnaz (Selangor) | The Swap
- Sara Leung (QLD) | F everything but life
People's Choice Voting
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