After an absence of 23 years, the awards were revived when the
17th Buil Film Awards took place on October 9, 2008 at the Grand Hotel in
Haeundae District,
Busan. It was one of the highlights of the
13th Busan International Film Festival. The
30th Buil Film Awards was held on October 7, 2021 at the
Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO Auditorium) in Busan. The highlight of this year's awards was inclusion of
Over-the-top (OTT) films such as
The Call and
Night in Paradise for the first time. The
31st Buil Film Awards was held on October 6, 2022, It was hosted by
Kim Nam-gil and
Choi Soo-young. Park Chan-wook's
Decision to Leave won 5 awards including the best film award. The
32nd Buil Film Awards was held on October 5, 2023, It was hosted by
Esom. Um Tae-hwa's
Concrete Utopia won 4 awards including the best film award. The
33rd Buil Film Awards was held on October 3, 2024, The awards were announced in a ceremony hosted by South Korean actors
Kim Dong-wook and
Go Ah-sung. The
34th Buil Film Awards was held on September 18, 2025. 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. ==Categories==