# 30th Buil Film Awards

The 30th Buil Film Awards (Korean: 제30회 부일영화상) ceremony is hosted by the Busan-based daily newspaper Busan Ilbo. It was held on October 7, 2021, at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO Auditorium) in Busan. In addition to theater-released films, this year's nominations included Over-the-top (OTT) films such as the Netflix films The Call and Night in Paradise for the first time.

## Judging panel

The judging panel consisted of 9 members:
* Kang Nae-young: professor of Theater and Film Art at Kyungsung University
* Kim Sang-hoon: director of culture at Busan Ilbo
* Nam Dong-chul: program director of Busan International Film Festival
* Oh Dong-jin: organizing director of Wildflower Film Awards
* Yu Gina: film critic, professor of Film and Digital Media at Dongguk University
* Yoon Shin-ae: CEO of Studio 329 (produced Netflix series Extracurricular)
* Lee Moo-young: film director, professor of Film and Video at Dongseo University
* Jeon Chan-il: film critic, chairman of the Korean Cultural Content Critics Association
* Jeong Min-ah: film critic, professor of Theatre and Film at Sungkyul University

## Awards and nominations

Complete list of nominees: Winners:
| Best Film | Best Director |
| Escape from Mogadishu The Book of Fish Moving On Introduction Voice of Silence | Lee Joon-ik – The Book of Fish Ryoo Seung-wan – Escape from Mogadishu Yoon Dan-bi – Moving On Lee Seung-won – Three Sisters Hong Eui-jeong – Voice of Silence |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Yoo Ah-in – Voice of Silence as Tae-in Uhm Tae-goo – Night in Paradise as Park Tae-goo Kim Yoon-seok – Escape from Mogadishu as Han Shin-seong Sul Kyung-gu – The Book of Fish as Jeong Yak-jeon Byun Yo-han – The Book of Fish as Jang Chang-dae | Jeon Jong-seo – The Call as Oh Young-sook Ye Soo-jung - An Old Lady as Shim Hyo-jeong Jeon Yeo-been – Night in Paradise as Kim Jae-yeon Go Ah-sung – Samjin Company English Class as Lee Ja-young Moon So-ri – Three Sisters as Mi-yeon |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Huh Joon-ho – Escape from Mogadishu as Rim Yong-su Cha Seung-won – Night in Paradise as Ma Sang-gil Koo Kyo-hwan – Escape from Mogadishu as Tae Joon-ki Yoo Jae-myung – Voice of Silence as Chang-bok Jo Woo-jin – The Book of Fish as Byeoljang | Kim Sun-young – Three Sisters as Hee-sook Lee Jae-in – Hard Hit as Lee Hye-in Yeom Hye-ran – Black Light as Yeong-nam Esom – Samjin Company English Class as Jung Yoo-na Lee Jung-eun – The Book of Fish as Gageodaek |
| Best New Director | Best Screenplay |
| Hong Eui-jeong – Voice of Silence Kim Duk-joong – The Education Yoon Dan-bi – Moving On Lee Chung-hyun – The Call Lim Seon-ae – An Old Lady | Lee Gi-cheol, Ryoo Seung-wan – Escape from Mogadishu Kim Se-gyeom – The Book of Fish Lee Seung-won – Three Sisters Lim Seon-ae – An Old Lady Hong Soo-young, Son Mi – Samjin Company English Class |
| Best New Actor | Best New Actress |
| Ha Jun – Festival as Kim Kyeong-man Kim Jun-hyung – The Education as Hyun-mok Park Seung-joon – Moving On as Dong-joo Shin Seok-ho – Introduction as Young-ho Hong Kyung –A Distant Place as Hyun-min | Lee Yoo-mi – Young Adult Matters as Se-jin Moon Hye-in – The Education as Seong-hee Ahn Hee-yeon – Young Adult Matters as Joo-young Lim Sung-mi – Fighter as Jin-ah Choi Jung-woon – Moving On as Ok-joo |
| Best Cinematography | Best Music |
| Choi Young-hwan - Escape from Mogadishu Kim Young-ho - Night in Paradise Park Jung-hoon - Voice of Silence Byun Bong-sun - Space Sweepers Lee Eui-tae - The Book of Fish | Bang Jun-seok - Escape from Mogadishu Mowg - Night in Paradise Dalpalan – Samjin Company English Class Jang Hyuk-jin, Jang Yong-jin - Voice of Silence Kim Tae-seong - Space Sweepers |
| Art/Technical Award | Popular Star Award |
| Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chol-min (VFX) - Space Sweepers Kim Bo-mook (Production design) - Escape from Mogadishu Yoon Dae-won (Martial arts) - Escape from Mogadishu Bae Jeong-yoon (Production design) – Samjin Company English Class Lee Jae-Sung (Production design) - The Book of Fish | Jo In-sung - Escape from Mogadishu Esom - Samjin Company English Class |
| Yu Hyun-mok Film Arts Award ||
| Chun-yeon Lee ||

### Films with multiple nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
| 10 | Escape from Mogadishu |
| 9 | The Book of Fish |
| 7 | Voice of Silence |
| 5 | Night in Paradise |
| 5 | Moving On |
| 5 | Samjin Company English Class |
| 4 | Three Sisters |
| 3 | The Education |
| 3 | An Old Lady |
| 3 | Space Sweepers |
| 2 | Introduction |
| 2 | The Call |
| 2 | Young Adult Matters |