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 Sound Design Competition
BIFSC offers emerging Sound Designers for Film, TV & Games the platform to showcase their work and compete to receive multiple Awards and unique networking opportunities.
Berlin International Sound Design Competition
2020
Award Winners & Finalists
First Prize Winner
Luca Pestarini
Second Prize Winner
Lai Yu
Third Prize Winner
Edward Durcan
Finalists
Miguel Ramírez Ahumada
Nils Vogel-Bartling
Aleksey Lopukhov
Tiziana Mazzucco
Dean Katz Ritov
Felipe Salazar
Luis del Pozo Tenor
Luca Pestarini
1st Prize Winner
Lai Yu
2nd Prize Winner
Edward Durcan
3rd Prize Winner
IMPORTANT DATES
Don't miss a deadline
This is your time table, plan ahead and deliver on time
Registration
21st of July- 1st of September
Regular Deadline:
21st July 2020 - 20th August 2020
25 Euros
Extended Deadline:
21st August 2020 - 1st of September 2020
35 Euros
Film sent to participants
After Registration
After registering each participant will receive an award-winning short film of an approximate duration of 4 minutes in high resolution to create the original Sound Design for the competition.
Deadline day
21st of September 2020
12.00 pm GMT (midday)
This is your day. Time to deliver your Sound Design on film and celebrate!
Winners and Finalists Announced
7th of October 2020
3 Overall Winners will be Announced
Up to 10 finalists will be announced and their names will be published on BIFSC website.
Every participant at the Berlin International Sound Design Competition 2020 will receive
35 Days Soundly Pro Subscription.
A Copy of the Sci-fi Technology Library by Silverplatter Audio
Details and promo code 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 2021, laying the grounds for future collaborations, providing one of the most important networking opportunities in the film industry for Sound Designers. The Composers will be able to choose between the three (3) Winning Sound Designs and use the one they prefer together with their original Composition for their participation in the Berlin International Film Scoring Competition.
Additionally, the prizes below will be Awarded
1st Prize
+ 300€ Prize money
A Custom Collection of Libraries valued at 5000$ from Sonniss
Sound Design Bundle 2 from KROTOS
The Everything Bundle (All products) from Silverplatter Audio
One Year Soundly Pro Subscription from Soundly
A bundle of six (6) SFX Libraries from SoundExMachina
A bundle of four (4) SFX Libraries from Sonicsalute
A bundle of three (3) SFX Libraries from Fox Audio Post-Production
A bundle of three (3) SFX Libraries from Red libraries
+ Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
2nd Prize
A Custom Collection of Libraries valued at 2500$ from Sonniss
A Reformer Pro from KROTOS
25 Libraries from Silverplatter Audio
One Year Soundly Pro Subscription from Soundly
A bundle of six (6) SFX Libraries from SoundExMachina
A copy of two (2) single (non-bundled) SFX Libraries from Sonicsalute
A bundle of three (3) SFX Libraries from Red libraries
Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
3rd Prize
A Custom Collection of Libraries valued at 1000$ from Sonniss
A Reformer Pro from KROTOS
One Year Soundly Pro Subscription from Soundly
10 Libraries from Silverplatter Audio
A bundle of six (6) SFX Libraries from SoundExMachina
A copy of two (2) single (non-bundled) SFX Libraries from Sonicsalute
A bundle of three (3) SFX Libraries from Fox Audio Post-Production
A bundle of three (3) SFX Libraries from Red libraries
+ Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
DISTINGUISHED JUDGES
Fredi Devas
Filmmaker - 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.
Peter Albrechtsen
Sound Designer
Mixer, Music Supervisor
Peter Albrechtsen is an award winning Danish sound designer, mixer and music supervisor working on both feature films and documentaries. Recent credits include festival favorites The Distant Barking of Dogs, Blind Spot, Thelma and sound effects recording for Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2017. Peter also works as music supervisor and has collaborated with internationally acclaimed musicians like Jóhann Jóhannsson, Antony Hegarty and Efterklang. Has written about music and movies for different Danish and international magazines and has been lecturing about sound design around the world.
Ali Tocher
Audio Designer
Ali Tocher is an audio designer for video games and film based in Brighton, UK. He is the founder of LookListen Game Audio, an outsourcing company that provides audio department services to game studios. Specialising in making bespoke soundscapes with non-traditional techniques, Ali's career in sound has seen him work in games, film, TV, live broadcast, advertisting, Virtual Reality, live music and contemporary art installations.
Mihali Paleologou
Composer
Mihali Palaeologou is a composer based in Berlin. 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 Fusion Film Scoring Workshops
RULES & ELIGIBILITY
BIFSC is open to Sound Designers of all ages and nationalities. The process is simple: A short Animation Film no longer than 5 minutes in total duration is given to the participants in high resolution. Each Sound Designer will have to create the original Foley&SFX for the film. The Sound Design must be solely original to the Participant. 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.
REGISTER
Create a Winning Sound Design
Registrations for the Berlin International Sound Design Competition 2020
are now closed.
Registrations for the next competition will open in July 2021.
For mo information contact us using the form below.
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