This year’s 8th annual British Urban Film Festival awards took place at Rich Mix in East London and was the climax to BUFF 2022 - the UK’s premier film showcase for diversity and representation. Actor, writer and director Femi Oyeniran (The Evolution of Black British Music) hosted proceedings alongside co-presenter Mosique Lavontelle (MLavontellePresents, The Hotlist UK).
This year’s BUFF honorary award was presented by producer/director Don Omope (Makate Must Sell, TATU, The Wedding Party) and received by prolific British Nigerian filmmaker Obi Emelonye in recognition of his 20+ years contribution to cinema with films including Black Mail, The Mirror Boy, Oxford Gardens and Badamasi.
Winners of 2022 BUFF Awards
Best Short Film Award
Fifty Four Days (dir: Cat White & Phoebe Torrance)
NOMINEES:
- My Jerome (dir: Adjani Salmon)
- Dysphoria (dir: Yennis Cheung)
- Fifty Four Days (dir: Cat White & Phoebe Torrance)
- Puzzled Path (dir: Kenneth Ma)
The Blessing Anyiam-Osigwe Best Actress Award
Sophie Cartman for Four O’Clock Flowers
NOMINEES:
- Shin-Fei Chen (Dysphoria)
- Sophie Cartman (Four O’Clock Flowers)
- Kelise Gordon (Long Walk Home)
- Ledisi (Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story)
Best Actor
Nicholas Pinnock for Can I Help?
NOMINEES:
- Nicholas Pinnock (Can I Help?)
- Kelechi Udegbe (Collision Course)
- Wil Johnson (The Track)
- Bally Gill (Bus Driver)
The Victor Adebodun Best Feature Film Award
The Wife and her House Husband (dir: Marcus Markou)
NOMINEES:
- The Wife and her House Husband (dir: Marcus Markou)
- Donkey Dust (dir: Kit Akinluyi)
- Four O’Clock Flowers (dir: Peter Callow)
- Pattern (dir: Ivan Madeira)
Best Documentary (sponsored by PBS)
Buddleia – The Unchained Story (dir: Tracy Kiryango)
NOMINEES:
- Buddleia – The Unchained Story (dir: Tracy Kiryango)
- Fenom (dir: Kayla Johnson)
- Hostile (dir: Sonita Gale)
- Black Daddy: The Movie (dir: Damon Jamal Taylor)
Best International Film
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (dir: Denise Dowse)
NOMINEES:
- Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (dir: Denise Dowse)
- Collision Course (dir: Bolanle Austen-Peters)
- Child of The Occult ( dir: Adesola Sunday Oyin-Adejobi, Isaac Oluwole Olaleye)
Best Soundtrack
Silent World (dir. Charlie Dennis)
NOMINEES:
- Silent World (dir. Charlie Dennis)
- When the Rain sets in (dir. James Hughes)
- Wetin Man Go Do (dir. Lukas Zeickner)
- Remember Me – The Mahalia Jackson Story (dir: Denise Dowse)
Best Live Script Award
- Helen Alexis Yonov (Burden of Light)
- Stephen Graham (I’m a Gun)
- Hecham Elhajoui (War Criminal)
The British Urban Film Festival Honorary Award recipient:
Obi Emelonye
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