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
2023
WINNERS
First Prize Winner
Adam Chilcote
Second Prize Winner
Sergey Gubeydulin
Third Prize Winner
Li ChongHu
Finalists
(Finalists in alphabetical order)
Geoffroy Cantou
Felix Flores
Jack Oades
Artur Troch
Nils Vogel
Samuele Zandron
Zihan Zhao
Trail of Light
Trail of Light
FILM SYNOPSIS: A contemplative journey throughout the steps of the world's creation, inspired by an old Native Americans legend from the Pawnee tribe.
FILM CREDITS: Animated & Directed by Baptiste JAQUEMET, Lucas TEBIB, Yahnis VENTURA, Fiona VILLATE.
IMPORTANT DATES
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 Deadline:
1st July 2024 - 31st July 2024
30 Euros
Regular Deadline:
1st August 2024 - 1st of September 2024
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 original Sound Design for the competition.
Deadline day
21st of September 2024
18.00 pm GMT
This is your day. Time to deliver your Sound Design on film and celebrate!
Winners and Finalists Announced
7th of October 2024
3 Overall Winners will be Announced
Up to 10 finalists will be announced and their names will be published on BIFSC website.
Every participant
in the Berlin International Sound Design Competition 2023
will receive
A 3-month ZAP II license from Zynaptiq
A 3-month Krotos Studio Subscription from Krotos
A 35-day Soundly Pro Subscription
A Copy of the Fireballs 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 2023, laying the grounds for future collaborations, and 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.
BIFSC Sound Design 2023 AWARDS
1st Prize
300€ Prize money
Universe Bundle by Soundmorph
Zap III Bundle by Zynaptiq
Everything Bundle (All products) by Glitchmachines
Essential FX Bundle & MSoundFactory by Melda Productions
All Sound Packs (All products) by Empty Sea Audio
Everything Bundle (All products) by Silverplatter Audio
Ultimate Bundle from Kilohearts
A Bundle of choice by UnitedPlugins
One-Year Soundly Pro Subscription from Soundly
Four (4) SFX Libraries from Sonicsalute
Everything Bundle by Devious Machines
Krotos Studio by Krotos
+ Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
2nd Prize
Sound Design Bundle and Orange Vocoder IV by Zynaptiq
Software Bundle 4 by Soundmorph
Essential FX Bundle & MSoundFactory by Melda Productions
Plugin Bundle by Glitchmachines
A Bundle of choice by UnitedPlugins
20 Libraries from Silverplatter Audio
Sci-Fi Bundle from Empty Sea Audio
Phaseplant by Kilohearts
One-Year Soundly Pro Subscription from Soundly
Two (2) SFX Libraries from Sonicsalute
Krotos Studio by Krotos
A Plugin of Choice by Devious Machines
+ Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
3rd Prize
Essential FX Bundle & MSoundFactory by Melda Productions
Horror Bundle by Soundmorph
Sample Bundle by Glitchmachines
A Bundle of choice by UnitedPlugins
One-Year Soundly Pro Subscription from Soundly
Orange Vocoder IV by Zynaptiq
10 Libraries from Silverplatter Audio
Two (2) SFX Libraries from Sonicsalute
Phaseplant by Kilohearts
Dronos from Empty Sea Audio
Krotos Studio by Krotos
A Plugin of Choice by Devious Machines
+ Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
REGISTER
Create a Winning Sound Design
Registrations for the Berlin International Sound Design Competition 2023 are now CLOSED.
The next competition will be announced in July 2024
RULES
BIFSC is open to Sound Designers of all ages and nationalities. The process is simple: A short Animation Film of approximately 4 minutes in total duration is given to the participants in high resolution. Each Sound Designer will have to create the Foley & SFX for the film. Up to 10 finalists and 3 Prize Winners will be announced.
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 and re-recording mixer. Recent credits include Evil Dead Rise, The Cave and The Killing of Two Lovers, The Distant Barking of Dogs, 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 a music supervisor and has collaborated with internationally acclaimed musicians like Jóhann Jóhannsson, Antony Hegarty, and Efterklang.
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.
Bo Li
Sound Designer
Bo LI is an award-winning Sound Designer. He created the Sound Design for the Oscar Student Academy Awards Gold Medal winning animation film Unforgotten. Bo Li is a Prize Winner of the Berlin International Sound Design Competition 2019. Currently he is a Sound Design Clinical Assistant Professor at the Arizona State University. He also works as a sound designer for theme parks, museums, art installations, live theater productions, and cinema at Earsup Sound Design in California.
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