Eight films competes for two awards. The Winners are presented on the 15/3.

The Young People’s Film Jury Award

The Young People’s Film Jury Award for the Best Youth Film is chosen by year the students in year eight at Neptuniskolan. The award is arranged by and is arranged by Malmö Kulturskola.

Prize money: 25.000 kr

Jury: åk 8 på Neptuniskolan i Malmö

Jury: Anthony Mijatovic, Remziye Rukiye Cicek, Molly Nelson, Emma Lundqvist, Molly Sundberg, Matilda Karlberg Folkelind, Tage Almqvist och Felix Decolas Månsson.

Participating teachers: Katarina Svenning, Marijana, Sonestedt, Sophie Grimmenstedt, Linda Persson, Tobias Ohlsson

The Church of Sweden Award

The Church of Sweden Award goes to a young people’s film which displays a high level of artistic quality and calls out existential, justice and social questions in a way that touches both young people and adults.

Prize money: 100.000 kr

Jury:

Peter Pontikis
Director and scriptwriter of, among other things, youth drama Bullets which was given three awards at BUFF 2023.

Jesper Ödemark
Congregation educator, long-standing BUFF attendee and film lover – something that colours his work with confirmands, youths and adults in the Värby congregation outside Malmö.

Jessika Jankert
Scriptwriter, mainly for children and young people. One of the creators of SVT-series Hashtag whose football drama Forever currently available on Netflix.

Erica Lang
Confirmation and youth priest in Husie congregation.

Victor Samuelsson
The 19-year old is on the district board for Svenska Kyrkans Unga (a democratic movement in the Church of Sweden for children and young people) in the diocese of Lund. He is also a trainee in Fosie congregation.

Tävlande filmer:

Film

Excursion

Truth or dare? Eighth-grader Iman can’t stop herself from lying and saying that she has had sex, much to everyone’s surprise. Her classmates stare at her in amazement. Caught up in her own lie, Iman pushes it further and ends up in the centre of a controversy that grows out of control. Bosnia-Herzegovinia’s Oscar 2024 contribution.

Film

Juniors

Patrick accidentally shaves off Jordan’s hair. Jordan’s gaming community think he is bald because he has cancer, and small donations start to pile into his account. When the Playstation console breaks, Jordan and Patrick devise a plan to afford a new one, and Jordan records a video asking for contributions for a fictive cancer treatment. The lie takes on a life of its own, the consequences bigger than anyone could have imagined—a dramatic and humorous pearl of a film about friendship, cause and effect.

Film

Listen Up!

It’s summer and it’s boiling in the suburbs. Fifteen-year old Mahmoud spends his summer break on a bench with his one-eyed friend Arif, waiting for real life to begin. He hasn’t applied for any summer jobs, who will employ an “East Side Paki” named Mahmoud Mahroof? But summer doesn’t turn out as expected. Mahmoud’s younger brother has a secret and their Pakistani uncle comes to visit. A quick and funny high-tempo film with swinging music and a large dose of humour.

Film

Katika Bluu

Sixteen-year old Bravó was kidnapped by the guerilla when he was little and has lived his life as a child soldier in the Congo’s jungle. Reluctantly he arrives at a centre where child soldiers get to learn how to be children again. Bravó misses the jungle and the army. A peaceful life in the city scares him. But Bravó has another dream that he is longing for which is just as scary.

Film

Sisterhood

When Zineb gets unwanted advances from a guy, her friends secretly film him. Everything spirals out of control when the video is published on the Internet. Their friendship is suddenly threatened, and the guy becomes increasingly threatening. Should the friends delete the video or keep up their fight?

Film

We Were Dangerous

Girls thought to have broken against society’s norms are sent to a small island off the coast of New Zealand. While here, they will learn how to behave correctly. A rebellious trio have had enough of the oppression and strict rules. It’s time to rise against the system.

Film

It’s Raining in the House

It’s a warm and humid summer, a summer that will change 17-year old Purdey’s and 14-year old Mak’s lives forever. The two siblings live in their grandmother’s house by a touristy lake in Belgium, far from the glamorous and sunny coast. Their troubled mother is nowhere to be seen, so to support themselves they pick up odd jobs and steal bikes. A film about dreams, family and important choices.

Film

On Earth as in Heaven

Her whole life, 16-year old Clara has lived in an isolated Christian rural society far away from modern life. Life is simple and strict. When her sister escapes to Montreal, Clara finds herself facing the biggest choice of her life. Should she venture into the unknown world or never see her sister again?