Xibalba Monster
Boong
Through Rocks and Clouds
Honey
Savages
Tomorrow I’ll be brave
Living Large
Each year at BUFF, we like to highlight organisations and initiatives that emphasise film for youths, push it forward and make it challenging. Together with collaborating partners and expert juries, we give out a number of prizes at our prize ceremony at Cinema Panora.
Six European children’s films compete at BUFF for the European Children’s Film Association Award (ECFA). The Award is given out at several international children’s film festivals. The winner at BUFF goes on to compete for the best children’s film of the year award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Competing films:
Honey
Savages
Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave
Lampie
Greetings from Mars
Living Large
Programme editor at BUSTER Film Festival in Copenhagen, coordinator for the Nordic festival network NoJSe, and who has many years of experience in film teaching at school.
Founder and producer for the inclusive film festival Film svima / Film for everyone in Croatia, which celebrates 10 years in 2025. She is determined that inclusion and film can save the world.
With a Masters in film and history, Isotta works as an editor and curator for the Swiss film festivals Cinéma Jeune Public, Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival, and the Locarno Film Festival, among others.
The Region Skåne Short Film Award was established by the region’s cultural committee with the aim of raising the status and importance of short films within children’s and youth films. The award recognizes the filmmaker who has made the festival’s best short film. Quality and innovation are important criteria for selecting the award winners.
Prize: 100 000 SEK
Competing films:
The Boy & The Voyager
Tomorrow
Love and Chewing Gum
Summer’s End Poem
Happy Snaps
We made a Film
A Short Film About Kids
Les mousses
A two-time Guldbagge Award-nominated director, raised on a farm in western Sweden. Winner of Best International Short Film at TIFF 2024 with her film Däck 5b. Her film Madden was screened at BUFF 2023.
Headmistress and co-founder of Manuskriptskolen for Børnefiktion in Copenhagen. Previously, Elin worked as a children’s book editor for 20 years, during eight of which she was Managing Editor at Gyldendal Børn & Unge.
Jonas Tarestad has written the narrative for several cult video games that have broken new ground in interactive storytelling. In addition to video games, Jonas has also worked as a screenwriter for film and television.
Chairman of the Skåne Region Cultural Committee. He is passionate about reversing the trend of increased mental illness among Skåne’s young people.
Festival producer Uppsala Short Film Festival where she has worked since 2014. She has also been involved in the Tempo Documentary Film Festival, the Stockholm Film Festival and on the jury at several international film festivals.
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: 100 000 SEK
Competing films:
Kissing Bug
Uproar
Young Hearts
Vlam
Girls Don’t Cry
The Boy With Pink Pants
Mum Don’t Love Me No Mo
What Mary Didn’t Know
Film journalist who reviews films for Aftonbladet and SVT’s Go’kväll. She has, in addition to the BUFF jury, served on juries at festivals such as SXSW and Cannes.
ditor at Nöjesguiden, producer at Malmö Pride, actor and educator with a focus on children’s and youth theatre.
Deacon in the Swedish Church in Malmö with a special focus on youth work and the church’s relations with Malmö’s high-schools.
Parish educator in Höllviken Parish with a special focus on confirmation and youth work. In addition to being a passionate watcher of films and series, Felix is an experienced live-action roleplayer, tabletop roleplayer and a former rock musician.
Nineteen-year-old Erik serves on the district board for Svenska Kyrkan Unga in the Diocese of Lund and is a trainee in Höör Parish. His favorite film is Okänd Soldat from 2017.
Young People’s Jury for Film Award for best youth film is awarded by a high school class from Malmö and is organized by Malmö Kulturskola.
Prize: 25 000 SEK
Competing films:
Kissing Bug
Uproar
Young Hearts
Vlam
Girls Don’t Cry
The Boy With Pink Pants
Mum Don’t Love Me No Mo
What Mary Didn’t Know
The City of Malmö Children’s Film Award goes to the filmmaker who, according to the jury’s assessment, has directed the best children’s film. The winning film must be innovative and of high quality.
The winner will be presented on March 20th.
Prize: 100 000 SEK
Competing films:
The Mountain
Xibalba Monster
Boong
Through Rocks and Clouds
Honey
Savages
Tomorrow I’ll be brave
Living Large
Elin Kamlert works as a producer with a focus on documentary films. Her latest film is Simon Klose’s Hacking Hate, which depicts how the social media giants profit from online hate.
Film producer who runs the production company BCD Film in Malmö. Currently working on John Skoog’s feature film Värn, in collaboration with Plattform Produktion, and where the animated children’s film Puck is in development.
Scriptwriter and director. At BUFF with Bockarna Bruse på badhuset and as a speaker at Kids Media.
Illustrator, scriptwriter and artist. Most recently, the creator of the short film Historien om Bodri and one of last year’s best films, Vem är vem?
Barnfondens Award is given to the children’s or youth film that makes us laugh the most. This is a film that contributes to more children’s laughter around the world. This is a film that lets children be children and allows laughter the role it deserves.
Prize: In the name of the winner, Magasinet Skåne donates 10,000 SEK to a development project.
Competing films:
The Mountain
Through Rocks and Clouds
Savages
Sandra mainly works as an actor in film and theatre and has been part of the permanent ensemble at the Malmö City Theatre since 2017. More widely, she is perhaps most well-known from TV-series such as Tunna blå linjen, Försvunna människor and Top Dog.
Member of BUFF’s film club for youths. Plays football in her spare time and at school, enjoys art the most.
Josefin is an energetic football player and member of BUFF’s film club for youths. Likes her drinks fizzy and her popcorn buttery!
Member of BUFF’s film club for youths. Attends Year 7 at Sorgenfriskolan and likes playing football, travelling and watching films and TV-series.
BUFF Nordic Star is an award given to three young actors for their excellent acting performances in a film screened at BUFF Malmö.
For an unforgettable role as Sara in "Min jävla uppgift".
For the role as Olof in "What Mary Didn't Know" and the voice of Laban in "Lilla spöket Laban spökar igen".
For a multi-layered and spot-on portrait of Honey in Honey.