Congratulations to our 2024 BUFTA Top 27 Nominees!
Our judges had a difficult task narrowing down our Top 27 from amongst all of this year's incredible submissions. To everyone who participated, your hard work and creativity have not gone unnoticed, and we encourage you to continue pursuing your passion for screen storytelling!
Now, please join us in celebrating the student filmmakers whose work truly stood out in this year's competition. In no particular order...
ANIMATION
- Akira Smith (Indooroopilly State High School, QLD) | Monotony
- Jingyue Zhang (Merrimac State High School, QLD) | An Incomplete Mission
- Priya Miles (Pacific Lutheran College, QLD) | Tantalus
ART FILM
- Harrison Drynan (Toowoomba Grammar School, QLD) | Hereafter
- Leo Maliphan (Brisbane State High School, QLD) | Mr Sock
- Will Binskin (Marymount College, QLD) | The Man From Apolloland
COMEDY
- Gabriel Bostelman (Guildford Grammar School, WA) | Cheesy Bangers, The Dysfunctional Fall Of An Amateur Band
- Jasmine Sporre (Kuranda District State School, QLD) | School Busters
- Ryan Cruickshank (Emmanuel College, QLD) | The Classroom
DOCUMENTARY
- Zoe Vallance (Brisbane State High School, QLD) | The Butterfly Effect
- Jack Hinz (Brisbane State High School, QLD) | Foundation
- Abigail Knight (Emmanuel College, QLD) | More Than Milk
DRAMA
- Ethan Lockyer (Eastern Hills Senior High School, WA) | Fall
- Harrison Drynan (Toowoomba Grammar School, QLD) | Just After Dark
- Dylan Ng (Christ Church Grammar School, WA) | Proof of Kill
EXPERIMENTAL
- Kai Sorbello (Pacific Lutheran College, QLD) | I'm the Easter Bunny
- Juanita Bott (Tamborine Mountain State High School, QLD) | A Paper-thin Existence
- Jack Johnson (Hillcrest Christian College, QLD) | Movement
MUSIC VIDEO
- Juanita Bott (Tamborine Mountain State High School, QLD) | Fire
- Noa Martin (Southport State High School, QLD) | What's It Like to be Awake?
- Georgia Leitch (Huntingtower School, VIC) | Gray
SPORT FILM
- Ben Ward (Emmanuel College, QLD) | Oliver
- Talia Nuroo (Huntingtower School, VIC) | Eyes on the ball
- Isabella Pagliaccio (Assisi Catholic College, QLD) | Life on Wheels
INTERNATIONAL
- Ana Clara Pessoa (Escola Eleva, Rio de Janeiro) | 1255 Km2 in Inequalities
- Imran Shahnaz (Asia Pacific Smart School, Selangor) | The Swap
- Sara Leung (All Saints Anglican School, QLD) | F everything but life
Stay up to date with the latest BUFTA announcements! Watch this space for:
BUFTA Finalists (Top 45) announcement on Monday, 14 October, 2024
BUFTA Nominee (Top 27) announcement on Monday, 21 October, 2024
People’s Choice voting opens: Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
Hopes & Dreams Submission Due: Monday, 28 October, 2024 (10.00 AM)
(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
- 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