BUFF Awards 2025 :
British Urban Film Festival (London) 

Date: 24/10/2025

Start time: 8.30pm

Synopsis: The climax to BUFF’s 20th anniversary – be part of the UK’s premier celebration of diversity and representation at the annual British Urban Film Festival Awards. Enjoy the legendary BUFF experience, including full red carpet, live ceremony and official after party.

Guests attending the event help support the legacy of the British Urban Film Festival as it enters its 3rd decade and consolidate its place at the heart of the global creative community.

Ceremony Host: Linda E (“This is My House”)

Stage Guests: Aml Ameen (“Rustin”, “Boxing Day”), Femi Oyeniran (BUFF honorary recipient)

After-party (23:00 – 01:00)

Dress code: Black & Gold/Black or Gold
Gentlemen: Black Tie/Tuxedo
Ladies: Evening Dress/Ball Gown

General Public
Ceremony tickets (inclusive of afterparty)
Standard (Doors, 18:00): £20
Drinks reception ticket (Doors, 18:00): £30
VIP ticket (Doors, 18:00): £40

Event is subject to change. All sales are non refundable unless the event is cancelled, or there was a complete failure to deliver the advertised event that was purchased by the participant.

PHOTO GALLERY

Festival Programme (A-Z) Director Date Time Venue Order Tickets
A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m a Lesbian Carmela Marie Murphy, AJ Dubler Thursday 23 October 6.20pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		SALES CLOSED
A Friend of Dorothy Lee Knight Friday 17 October 8.00pm Rich Mix, Screen 2 SALES CLOSED
Alleged Joe Foster Wednesday 22 October 6.30pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
An Enemy Within (UK FEATURE PREMIERE) John Kennedy Friday 10 October 9.00pm Odeon Greenwich, Screen 6    SALES CLOSED
Arman Farzad Kiyafar Tuesday 21 October 6.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2		 SALES CLOSED
Brotherhood Eléonore-Emmanuella Bilambo, Judah Eric Meade Saturday 18 October 8.45pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Brumdog Mustafa Shabbir Bhopalwala Tuesday 21 October 9.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Bubble Boy Cameron Carr Thursday 23 October 6.20pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Cave Jan Zhou Thursday 23 October 6.20pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Complicated Grief Julius Amedume Friday 17 October 8.00pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Consumed Caco Pereira Thursday 23 October 6.20pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Dark and Tender Aaron Johnson Saturday 18 October 8.45pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Father’s Son Nathan Miller Thursday 23 October 8.50pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Fatherless No More Kayla Johnson Saturday 18 October 5.15pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Fight or Flight Cass Kaur Virdee Saturday 18 October 5.15pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Gardening Sarah Beeby Thursday 23 October 6.20pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Goodbye Mama Mykea Fairweather-Perry Friday 17 October 8.00pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Grey Area Mo Swaleh Saturday 18 October 8.45pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Heavyweight Christopher M. Anthony Wednesday 22 October 9.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 3 		 SALES CLOSED
Highway To The Moon Letitia Wright Saturday 18 October 8.45pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Homecoming Grae Meek Tuesday 21 October 6.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Hope – a future beyond rape, murder and war crimes (UK DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE) Jochen Isensee, Gloria Akello Tuesday 21 October 5.50pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 3 		 SALES CLOSED
Hot Mess Tortor Smith Thursday 23 October 6.20pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
How The World Is Going To End Vladislav Motorichev Wednesday 22 October 6.30pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
How to Sue the Klan John Beder Tuesday 21 October 5.50pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 3 		 SALES CLOSED
Inmates With Talent (UK DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE) Johnny Collins, Joel Jerome Dant Friday 10 October 6.00pm Odeon Greenwich, Screen 6    SALES CLOSED
Iris Jillian Iscaro Wednesday 22 October 6.30pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Irpinia Jameisha Prescod Thursday 23 October 8.50pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Largo Salvatore Scarpa & Max Burgoyne-Moore Tuesday 21 October 9.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Last Night In Irl Ola Adediji Wednesday 22 October 6.30pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Last Resort David R. Kramer Wednesday 22 October 8.45pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Le Souffle Eva Morin Saturday 18 October 1.15pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Leaving Ikorodu in 1999 Rashida Seriki Friday 17 October 8.00pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Letters to Goddo (UK PREMIERE) Harry Bentil Saturday 18 October 1.15pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Lola Grace Hanna Friday 17 October 8.00pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Magid/Zafar Luís Hindman Tuesday 21 October 6.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Men-tal Miguel Gutierrez Saturday 18 October 8.45pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Mother’s Child Naomi Noir Thursday 23 October 6.20pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
No Place for a Kid Dawn Florinda Wall Tuesday 21 October 6.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Odette Tiggy Bayley Wednesday 22 October 8.45pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
OK/Not OK Pardeep Sahota Wednesday 22 October 6.30pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
On The Ropes Camerian Jackson Wednesday 22 October 6.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 3 		 SALES CLOSED
Pulling Away Jintao Sun Tuesday 21 October 6.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Rise Jessica J. Rowlands Friday 17 October 8.00pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Run Like We Rhys Aaron Lewis Friday 17 October 8.00pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Shoot The People Andy Mundy-Castle Tuesday 21 October 9.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 3 		 SALES CLOSED
Shrapnel Holly Barbour Wednesday 22 October 8.45pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Silver Static Dominic Stewart Tuesday 21 October 6.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Sins of a Father Nuekellar Hardy Thursday 23 October 8.50pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Skategoat (UK DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE) Van Alpert Wednesday 22 October 6.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 3 		 SALES CLOSED
Smokescreen Nathan Hubble Wednesday 22 October 6.30pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Softy Joshua Reeves Friday 17 October 8.00pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Soma and Rasmus Tim Lanzinger Saturday 18 October 1.15pm Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Stride Alazar Aklilu Thursday 23 October 9.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 3 		 SALES CLOSED
Sugar Dumplin Tristan Barrocks Thursday 23 October 8.50pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Sunshine Manu Kurewa Thursday 23 October 9.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Tapped (LONDON PREMIERE) Teoman Sayin Saturday 11 October 6.00pm Odeon Greenwich, Screen 6    SALES CLOSED
That Door Edem Wornoo Wednesday 22 October 8.45pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
The 12 Inch Pianist Lucas Ansel Thursday 23 October 6.20pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
The Banjo Boys Johan Nayar Thursday 23 October 6.30pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 3 		 SALES CLOSED
The Eating of an Orange May Kindred-Boothby Thursday 23 October 6.20pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
The Fisherman Zoey Martinson Thursday 23 October 9.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 3 		 SALES CLOSED
The Last Dance Hayden Mclean Wednesday 22 October 8.45pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
The Launch Steven Olugbenga Eniraiyetan Wednesday 22 October 6.30pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
The Lime Green Shirt Kaushik Ray Tuesday 21 October 6.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
THE NAME Alexander Aguilar Thursday 23 October 6.20pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
The Professional Parent Erik Jasaň Tuesday 21 October 9.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Two Black Boys in Paradise Baz Sells Thursday 23 October 6.20pm  Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Two Breaths Kateryna Kurganska Tuesday 21 October 9.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Under The Gun Charles Belville Thursday 23 October 6.30pm  Genesis Cinema,
Screen 3 		 SALES CLOSED
Violin Boy Trevor Williams Thursday 23 October 8.50pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Water Girl (UK PREMIERE) Nnamdi Kanaga Monday 20 October 9.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
We Are People Too  Anastasiia Timmer & Anya Bogomazova Saturday 18 October 5.15pm  Rich Mix, Screen 2  SALES CLOSED
Where are you really from Keshav Shree Tuesday 21 October 9.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
Wish You Were Here Ramzey Sabbagh, Fhuad Braimoh Wednesday 22 October 6.30pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 2 		 SALES CLOSED
           
SPECIAL EVENTS          
BUFF Awards Ceremony Friday 24 October 8.00pm Genesis Cinema,
Screen 1 		 SALES CLOSED
BUFF Live Script Readings Tuesday 14 October 6.00pm Margery Street Community Hall, Farringdon SALES CLOSED
Wellness Film Festival Launch Summit Sunday 12 October 12.00pm Margery Street Community Hall, Farringdon SALES CLOSED
Ireke: Rise of the Maroons   (cinema re-release) Gbolahan Peter Macjob Tuesday 14 October 6:00pm Hyde Park Picturehouse, Leeds
  SALES CLOSED
Ireke: Rise of the Maroons   (cinema re-release) Gbolahan Peter Macjob Friday 17 October  7:00pm Torch Theatre, Milford  Haven, Pembrokeshire SALES CLOSED
Ireke: Rise of the Maroons   (cinema re-release)  Gbolahan Peter Macjob Saturday 18 October  7:00pm Torch Theatre, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire SALES CLOSED
Ireke: Rise of the Maroons   (cinema re-release)  Gbolahan Peter Macjob Sunday 19 October 6.30pm Peckhamplex SALES CLOSED
Ireke: Rise of the Maroons   (cinema re-release)  Gbolahan Peter Macjob Monday 27 October  6.30pm Collective Acting Studio, Hornsey Road  SALES CLOSED
Ireke: Rise of the Maroons   (cinema re-release)  Gbolahan Peter Macjob Wednesday 29 October  4.30pm Collective Acting Studio, Hornsey Road  SALES CLOSED
Ireke: Rise of the Maroons   (cinema re-release)  Gbolahan Peter Macjob Thursday  30 October  6.00pm Collective Acting Studio, Hornsey Road  SALES CLOSED
Ireke: Rise of the Maroons (cinema re-release)  Gbolahan Peter Macjob Friday 31 October  7.00pm Collective Acting Studio, Hornsey Road SALES CLOSED
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