BIFSC
Berlin International Film Scoring Competition
BIFSC offers emerging Film Composers the platform to showcase their work and compete to receive multiple Awards worth of over 3500 Euros, participate in Film Scoring Workshops and have their music recorded by a live ensemble, be invited in Film Festivals with VIP accreditation.
BIFSC
Berlin International Film Scoring Competition
BIFSC offers emerging Film Composers the platform to showcase their work and compete to receive multiple Awards
Berlin International Film Scoring Competition
2021
Award Winners & Finalists
(Finalists in alphabetical order)
First Prize Winner
Mauro Caspanello
Second Prize Winner
Ferenc Bátri
Third Prize Winner
Jason Stamatyades
Finalists
Yigit Deriga
Miklós Harsányi
Christopher Kennedy
Zane Lowry
Dmitry Lubenskiy
Alberto Luengo
Paul Robert
BIFSC2021 AWARD WINNERS
Below you can watch the 3 Award-Winning scores
Mauro Caspanello
1st Prize Winner
Ferenc Bátri
2nd Prize Winner
Jason Stamatyades
3rd Prize Winner
THE FILM
ABIOGENESIS
A cinematic poem about the world-changing power of invention
This is a no-sound version of the film
When you participate in the competition you will receive the film with original Sound Design
In this breathtaking science fiction spectacle, a strange mechanical device lands on a desolate world and uses the planet to undergo a startling transformation, that has profound implications for an entire galaxy.
Credits:
Director / Screen Play / Producer: Richard Mans
Music: Rhian Sheehan
RULES & ELIGIBILITY
BIFSC is open to composers of all ages and nationalities. The process is simple: A short film of no longer than 5 minutes in total duration is given to the participants in high resolution. Each composer will have to compose the original music for the film. The composition must be solely original to the composer. A judging panel of renowned professionals from the film industry will review the submissions and vote for up to 10 finalists and 3 Prize Winners.
IMPORTANT DATES
BIFSC2021
Don't miss a deadline
This is your time table for the Berlin International Film Scoring Competition 2022, plan ahead and deliver on time
Registration
15th of October - 15th of December
Early Bird Deadline:
15 October 2021 - 14 November 2021
30 Euros
Regular Deadline:
15 November 2021- 15 December 2021
40 Euros
Film sent to participants
After Registration
Each participant will receive the selected film in high resolution to score the music for the competition. Additionally, the participants will receive 3 Audio Files of Original Sound Design to select from and use with their music. The Sound Design is created by the Winners of the Berlin International Sound Design Competition!
Deadline day
15th of January 2022
18.00 pm GMT
This is your day. Time to deliver your music on film and celebrate!
Finalists Announced
7th of February 2022
Up to 10 finalists will be announced
Each finalist will receive a diploma for their achievement to be selected in the 10 best Original Scores at the BIFSC
1st of March 2022
3 Award Winners will be announced.
2021 Awards List
Overall Winner
Cash Prize 500 Euros
PercX Pro, Angel Strings Vol 1 & Vol 2, Master Solo Woodwinds and Hexeract by Auddict
Symphobia 4: Pandora by ProjectSam Cinematic Sampling
Kontakt Player Bundle by SoundIron
Areia (Cinematic Ensemble Strings) by Audio Imperia
1st Runner-up
An Areia (Cinematic Ensemble Strings) by Audio Imperia
Symphobia 4: Pandora Core by ProjectSam Cinematic Sampling
A Glitch Hero & an Antidrum Machine by SoundIron
One Ethera Gold by Zero-G
2nd Runner-up
A Library of choice between Animator & Orchestrator by ProjectSam Cinematic Sampling
A Hyperion Strings Elements by SoundIron
BIFSC
2022
REGISTER
Compose a Winning Score
Registrations for the Berlin International Film Scoring Competition 2022
will open on the 15th of October 2021.
Upon registration, you will receive
1. An email confirming your registration together with the competition materials.
2. The film
2. Three (3) Audio Files with original Sound Design
created by the Winners of the Berlin International Sound Design Competition
(You will be able to choose which of the three Sound Designs you prefer to use with your music.)
CONTACT
DISTINGUISHED JUDGES
Fredi Devas
Filmaker / Producer
Primetime Emmy nominee Dr. Fredi Devas is a wildlife filmmaker who cares deeply about the natural world and the challenges it faces. Having worked on Meerkat Manor and Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures, he joined the BBC to work on Frozen Planet and then Wild Arabia. On Planet Earth II he decided to leave the wildernesses behind to produce and direct.
Lesley Jackson
Composer Agent
Lesley established UK Film Music in March 2019 following several years representing and managing prominent and award-winning composers from the UK and mainland Europe. With a career history including international marketing and the Visual Arts, Lesley is keen to bring a different approach to representation.
Michalis Lapidakis
Composer
Michalis is a composer, Professor of Composition at the Aristotle University and the Head of the New Music Lab. He studied along side great musical minds of the 20th century
such as O. Messiaen, W. P. Boulez, T. Takemitsu, and I. Xenakis
Mihali Paleologou
Composer
Mihali Palaeologou is a composer. His award-winning music has been performed in Europe, USA, Japan, China and Australia. He is a passionate Film Music educator and conductor. Mihali is the Artistic Director of the Berlin International Film Scoring Competition and Founder of the
Fusion Film Scoring Workshops
Richard Mans
Filmmaker / Illustrator
I'm currently enjoying doodling and creating some art with ink on paper. The last few years I have been working for Puredepth as their lead HMI (Human Machine Interface) designer, mainly catering for the automotive industry. This tended to require a very clean minimal aesthetic. Doodling feels like the perfect counterpoint to rediscover some creativity
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