British Independent Film awards 2025 Winners revealed
London, UK – The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) concluded its 2025 ceremony today, celebrating the year’s most innovative and compelling independent filmmaking talent. Honors were distributed across a range of categories, spotlighting both emerging and established voices within the British film industry.
The BIFA awards,now in their 28th year,are considered a crucial barometer of creative achievement outside of mainstream studio productions.Recognizing films with budgets under £15 million, the awards provide a vital platform for independent filmmakers to gain recognition and propel their careers forward. This year’s winners reflect a diverse range of storytelling, technical skill, and artistic vision, signaling a robust future for British independent cinema.
Tom Basden and Adem Ilhan took home the award for Best Music for “The Ballad of Wallis Island.” Other nominees in the category included Bobby Krlic (“Anemone”), Jed Kurzel (“Tornado”), and CJ Mirra and Duval Timothy (“My Father’s Shadow”).
Nathan Parker was recognized with the Best Production Design award for “Harvest,” surpassing Jennifer Anti and Pablo Anti (“My Father’s Shadow”), Mark Digby (“Warfare”), Tim Grimes (“Die My Love”), and Sofia sacomani (“100 Nights of Hero”).
The Best sound award went to Glenn Freemantle, Mitch Low, Howard Bargroff, Ben Barker, and Richard Spooner for their work on “Warfare.” They bested competition from Steve Fanagan and Stevie Haywood (“Anemone”), Tim Burns, Paul Davies, Linda Forsén, Andrew Stirk, Ron Osiowy (“Die My Love”), Nina Hartstone, Jake Whitelee, Jens Petersen, Mike Tehrani, rob Davidson (“Ish”), and CJ Mirra, James Ridgway, Joe Jackson, Adele Fletcher, Pius Fatoke (“My Father’s Shadow”).
Luís Hindman, Sufiyaan Salam, and Aidan Robert Brooks’ ”Magid/ Zafar” was named Best British Short Film, triumphing over “Flock” (Mac Nixon, Matt Ashwell, Daley Nixon), “A Sisyphean task” (Gus Flind-Henry, George Malcher, George Telfer), “Stomach Bug” (Matty Crawford, Karima Sammout Kanellopoulou), and “Two Black Boys in Paradise” (Ben Jackson, Baz Sells, Dean Atta).
Rounding out the major awards, The Magic Lantern Cinema was awarded Cinema of the Year, chosen from a shortlist that also included Depot Cinema, Montrose Playhouse, Queen’s Film Theater, and Watershed.