Congratulations to the Top 45 Finalists for BUFTA 2026!
Animation
Samuel Hu (VIC) | More Than a Game
Jasmine Edwards (QLD) | Heart’s a Mess
Evie Nowland (NSW) | Dear Lillian
Eleanor Creevey (QLD) | Harder Than Catching Lightning in a Bottle
Isabella Wong (VIC) | Chore Monster
Comedy
Mika Raeli (QLD) | Chip Sandwich
Eli Ross (QLD) | In Good Faith
Eleanor Creevey (QLD) | The Distraction Show
Billy Monahan (QLD) | Studying with Birds
Sophie Schleimer-Newman (QLD) | Hire a villian
Experimental
Xanthe Clifford (QLD) | Canvas
Eliana Crawford (QLD) | Porcelain Veil
Samantha Withrington (QLD) | Double Bind
Bella Hardy (NSW) | Hourglass
Olivia Porter (VIC) | between blinks
Art Film
Mia Tran Van Vinh (QLD) | Metamorphosis
Natashia Laijadi (QLD) | Ship of Theseus
Jack Foggo (WA) | Pegasus
Jamie Maier (WA) | The Darkness
Taj Butcher (NSW) | We Were Brave
Drama
Billy Ferguson (QLD) | Normal Man
Francisco Dutra (QLD) | Requiem
Bella Hardy (NSW) | The Lighthouse Keeper
Chelsea Howard (QLD) | Appetite
Skyla Davies (QLD) | The Train Game
Music Video
Hannah Maslen (VIC) | beReal
Paul Suriano (WA) | still
Odessa Bishop-McMurray | Rose Coloured Glasses
Rhys Gawthorne (NSW) | To Live
Petra De Beer (WA) | An Idle Brain
Documentary
Magenta Stafford (QLD) | Denis from Delaware
Billy Ferguson (QLD) | The Connection Of Ants
Andrew Sun (VIC) | Beyond The Terminal
Eli Ross (QLD) | Andy’s Story
Francisco Dutra (QLD) | Acrohc
Sports
Sienna Thomas (QLD) | Downlands Athletics Day 2026
Aaron Lu (QLD) | CUBE
Taj Butcher (NSW) | 1:44.4
Sophie Guthrie (QLD) | Between The Flags
International
Abhigyan Ravichandran (Malaysia) | Revolution
Kate Saranyasoontorn (Malaysia) | SKIN
Evandersen Hoover Pandji (Indonesia) | I am Indonesian
Kar Sing Ng (Malaysia) | Holding On To Xiao
Alex Brown (Malaysia) | A Night Without You
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