34th Buil Film Awards
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Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
Awarded byBusan Ilbo
Presented byHwaseung Group
Announced onNominations: July 25, 2025
| 34th Buil Film Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Awarded by | Busan Ilbo |
| Presented by | Hwaseung Group |
| Announced on | Nominations: July 25, 2025 |
| Presented on | September 18, 2025 |
| Site | Signiel Busan Grand Ballroom in Haeundae District, Busan |
| Hosted by | |
| Official website | 2025 Buil Film Awards |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | House of the Seasons |
| Best Director | Hwang Byeong-guk Yadang: The Snitch |
| Best Actor | Lee Byung-hun The Match |
| Best Actress | Kim Go-eun Love in the Big City |
| Best Supporting Actor | Park Jeong-min Uprising |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yang Hee-kyung The Land of Morning Calm |
| Most nominations | Harbin – 7 |
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The 34th Buil Film Awards (Korean: 제34회 부일영화상) ceremony hosted by the Busan-based daily newspaper Busan Ilbo, was held on September 18, 2025, at the Signiel Busan Grand Ballroom in Haeundae District, Busan.[1] In this edition, awards were presented in 16 categories, selected from 149 Korean films released over the past year, from August 11, 2024 to July 10, 2025. Harbin was most nominated in the 7 categories.[2] The awards were announced in a ceremony hosted by South Korean actor Kim Nam-gil and actress Chun Woo-hee. House of the Seasons was awarded the best film, whereas Lee Byung-hun and Kim Go-eun were the winners of the best actor and the best actress award respectively.[3]
Main judges
The judging panel consisted of 9 members:[4]
- Nam Yu-jeong, Busan Ilbo Culture Department reporter
- Kim Sun-ah, Representative of the Women Filmmakers Association
- Kim Soo-yeon, Professor of Theater and Film at Kyungsung University
- Nam Dong-cheol, film critic
- Park Gwan-soo, Kirin Production Company CEO
- Park In-ho, film critic
- Baek Eun-ha, Director of the Actors' Research Institute
- Song Kyung-won, editor-in-chief of Cine21
- Representative of the Korean Film Producers Association
Yu Hyun-mok Film Arts Award Expert Judge
- Kang Nae-young, Professor of Theater and Film at Kyungsung University
- Kim Yi-seok, Professor of Film Studies at Dong-Eui University
- Yang Yun-ho, Vice Chairman of the Korean Film Council
Awards and nominations
On September 11, Yu Hyun-mok Film Art Award was announced.[5]
Nominees[6]
Winners were announced on September 18, 2025 in a ceremony hosted by Kim Nam-gil and Chun Woo-hee.[7]
Winners are denoted in bold
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Best Director |
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Best Actor |
Best Actress |
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Best Supporting Actor |
Best Supporting Actress |
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Best New Director |
Best Screenplay |
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Best New Actor |
Best New Actress |
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Best Cinematography |
Art/Technical Award |
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Best Music |
Yu Hyun-mok Film Arts Award |
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Star of the Year Award (Male) |
Star of the Year Award (Female) |
Films with multiple nominations
The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films | Categories |
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| 8 | Harbin | Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Art/Technical Award, Best Music |
| 6 | Uprising | Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Art/Technical Award, Best Music |
| 4 | Love in the Big City | Best Director, Best Actress, Best New Actor, Best Music |
| 3 | Land of Happiness | Best Actor, Best New Actor, Best Screenplay, |
| The Match | Best Director, Best Actor, Art/Technical Award | |