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.
Berlin International Sound Design Competition
2025
WINNERS & FINALISTS
WINNERS
First Prize Winner
Thierry Braemer
Second Prize Winner
Giuseppe Occhionero
Third Prize Winner
Yohan Shin
Finalists
(Finalists in alphabetical order)
Kieun Cha
Langyou Chen
Zixuan Lin
Guillaume Martin
FMK KUK Soundlab
Chengyuan Yang
Benny Wollin
Berlin International Sound Design Competition
2025
AWARD WINNERS
Below you can watch the 3 Award-Winning Submissions
1st Prize Winner
Thierry Braemer
1st Prize Winner Thierry Braemer
2nd Prize Winner
Giuseppe Occhionero
2nd Prize Winner Giuseppe Occhionero
3rd Prize Winner
Yohan Shin
3rd Prize Winner Yohan Shin
This is an extract of the film. Participants will receive a full version of the film upon registration.
A tiny mysterious cat-like creature awakes in the remains of its smouldering spaceship and finds himself on a journey through a beautiful and dangerous world, in a quest for answers.
IMPORTANT DATES
2026
Don't miss a deadline
This is your time table, plan ahead and deliver on time
Registration
1st of July- 1st of September
Early Bird Registration Period:
1st July 2026 - 31st July 2026
30 Euros
Regular Registration Period:
1st August 2026 - 1st of September 2026
40 Euros
Film sent to participants
After Registration
After registering each participant will receive an award-winning short film of an approximate duration of 5 minutes in high resolution to create the Sound Design for the competition.
Deadline day
21st of September 2026
18.00 pm GMT
This is your day. Time to deliver your Sound Design on film and celebrate!
Winners and Finalists Announced
10th of October 2026
3 Overall Winners will be Announced
Up to 10 finalists will be announced and their names will be published on BIFSC website.
BIFSC Sound Design 2025 AWARDS
Every participant
will receive the following gifts
A 3-month Krotos Studio Pro Subscription from Krotos
A Soundly Pro Subscription up to October 1st, 2025
A Copy of the UI - RETRO SCI-FI SOUND EFFECTS Library by Silverplatter Audio
Details and promo codes will be provided upon registration to the competition.
3 Award Winners will be announced.
The three (3) Award Winning Sound Designs will be sent to all the composers participating in the Berlin International Film Scoring Competition, laying the grounds for future collaborations, and providing one of the most important networking opportunities in the film industry for Sound Designers. The Composers can choose between the three (3) Winning Sound Designs and use the one they prefer with their original Composition to participate in the Berlin International Film Scoring Competition.
BIFSC Sound Design 2025 AWARDS
1st Prize
300€ Prize money
Universe Bundle by Soundmorph
Everything Bundle (All products) by Glitchmachines
MEssentialsFXBundle & MSoundFactory by MeldaProduction
All Sound Packs (All products) by Empty Sea Audio
Everything Bundle (All products) by Silverplatter Audio
Ultimate Bundle from Kilohearts
One-Year Krotos Studio Pro Subscription by Krotos
Pro FX Bundle by Devious Machines
One-Year Soundly Pro Subscription by Soundly
A Bundle of Choice by UnitedPlugins
Four (4) SFX Libraries from Sonicsalute
+ Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
2nd Prize
Software Bundle 4 by Soundmorph
MEssentialsFXBundle & MSoundFactory by MeldaProduction
Plugin Bundle by Glitchmachines
A Bundle of Choice by UnitedPlugins
20 Libraries from Silverplatter Audio
One-Year Krotos Studio Pro Subscription by Krotos
One-Year Soundly Pro Subscription by Soundly
Sci-Fi Bundle from Empty Sea Audio
Phaseplant by Kilohearts
Two (2) SFX Libraries by Sonicsalute
A Plugin of Choice by Devious Machines
+ Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
3rd Prize
MEssentialsFXBundle & MSoundFactory by MeldaProduction
Horror Bundle by Soundmorph
Sample Bundle by Glitchmachines
One-Year Krotos Studio Pro Subscription by Krotos
One-Year Soundly Pro Subscription by Soundly
A Bundle of Choice by UnitedPlugins
10 Libraries from Silverplatter Audio
Phaseplant by Kilohearts
Two (2) SFX Libraries from Sonicsalute
Dronos from Empty Sea Audio
A Plugin of Choice by Devious Machines
+ Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
Finalists
- A plugin of choice by MeldaProduction or UnitedPlugins at maximum value of 100€
- Halftime by Cableguys
REGISTER
Create a Winning Sound Design
Registrations for the next Berlin International Sound Design Competition will open on July 1st, 2026.
RULES
BIFSC is open to Sound Designers of all ages and nationalities. The process is simple: A short Animation Film of approximately 5 minutes in total duration is given to the participants in high resolution. Each Sound Designer will have to create the Foley, SFX & VO for the film. Up to 10 finalists and 3 Prize Winners will be announced.
DISTINGUISHED JUDGES
Bo Li
Sound Designer
Bo Li is an Assistant Professor at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He has extensive experience in sound design for animation and film post-production. He served as the sound supervisor for the Student Academy Award-winning animated short Unforgotten, and collaborated with Hong Kong Soul Music Studio to design sound for game commercials for companies such as Tencent and EA. His research focuses on the integration of engineering and the arts. For more information, please visit www.bolisound.com.
Tim Harrison
Sound Designer
He began his career in 2004, co-founding narrative audio company Aumeta. In 2009 he designed his first feature film, Sus, with the next years seeing him work alongside Ai Weiwei on Sunflower Seeds (2010) and with Damon Albarn on The Boy in the Oak (2012). Recent years have seen him work on Black Mirror (2018), Censor (2021) and Flux Gourmet (2022), which won Best Sound at the British Independent Film Awards.
His book ‘Sound Design for Film’ was published in 2021 by The Crowood Press.
Ali Tocher
Audio Designer
A 2020 BAFTA Breakthrough Participant, Ali is the Lead Audio Designer at Bonsai Collective, a UK games studio. Specializing in making bespoke soundscapes with non-traditional techniques, Ali's career in sound has seen him work in games, medical applications, film, TV, live broadcast, advertising, Virtual Reality, live music, and contemporary art installations.
Mihali Paleologou
Composer
Dr. Mihali Palaeologou is an award-winning composer. His music has been performed in Europe, USA, Japan, China and Australia. He is a passionate Film Music educator and conductor. Mihali teaches Music and Sound for Film at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, is the Artistic Director of the Berlin International Film Scoring and Sound Design Competition and the founder of the Fusion Film Scoring Workshops.
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