ISFMF 2023

AWARDS FOR BEST FILM SCORES,
SONG AND SOUND 2023

The Crystal Pine Award for best film scores, songs and sound will be awarded in the following categories:

Best Original Score | Feature Film

up to 15 nominations

Best Original Score | Documentary

up to 10 nominations

Best Original Score | Short film

(live-action, documentary and animated) up to 20 nominations

Best Original Score | Series

up to 5 nominations

Best Original Song | Feature Film

up to 5 nominations

Best Sound Mixing / Best Sound Editing

up to 10 nominations

Crystal Pine for Best Picture

(overall, a feature length production) up to 10 nominations

Crystal Pine for Best Short

(Live-Action, Animated or Documentary) up to 10 nominations

SELECTION CRITERIA WILL BE AS FOLLOW

Awards for Best Picture, Film Scores, Song and Sound 2023 The application period will run until July 31st the latest. The Artistic Board of the Festival will conduct a selection of movies for nominations, and the criteria will be determined in relation to the quality and originality of the picture overall, score, song and sound. Only films with the production date between September 1st 2021 and June 30th 2023, will be considered for nominations. Selection criteria will be as follow
  • Music/Sound/Song from the film or the film (Picture) itself has to be produced within September 1st 2021 and June 30th 2023;
  • Selected films must be in accordance with the categories (feature films – 45 minutes and more, short films – 2 min to 44 min, etc.)
  • The maximum of two composers shall be considered for their work on one film. In special circumstances, the third name may be added.
  • One composer can submit as many works as she/he wants, however, no more than two films per category can be nominated.
  • Best Picture Crystal Pine Award is awarded to Director.
  • International Sound & Film Music Festival (ISFMF) accepts entries on FilmFreeway.In case you are not able to submit via FilmFreeway, contact us directly at mknezoci@dreamaker-productions.hr

DEADLINES

Submission period for ISFMF 2023 is open from January 10th to July 31st. All participants will be notified about the submission status on September 10th the latest. The official announcement of winners will take place on the live event in October 2023 in Samobor, Croatia, EU. Dates will be confirmed soon.

ISFMF ARTISTIC BOARD

Michael Minkler

sound designer
one of Hollywood's top sound designers with three Oscar® wins and 13 nominations, including three BAFTA Awards. He is responsible for the fantastic sound in films such as TRON, JFK, Black Hawk Down, Collateral, Chicago, Kingdom of Heaven, Dreamgirls, Into the Wild, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and many others.

Robert Townson

music producer
is the most prolific film music producer in the world. Robert has been described as "the living embodiment of the history of film music". His lifelong passion for film and classical music has made him one of the world's greatest film music educators, inspiring others through his lectures, writings, concerts and recordings. He released over 1400 albums.

Stephen Warbeck

composer
British composer, best known for his film and television music. He became famous for his score for Prime Suspect and he won an Academy Award® for his score for Shakespeare in Love. He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play, as well as numerous awards for Billy Elliot and Captain Corelli's Mandolin. In 2020, he directed his first feature film, The Thin Man, which has since been renamed in France as The Man in the Hat, starring Ciarán Hinds and Stephen Dillane.

Richard King

sound designer
American sound designer and winner of four Oscars®, is responsible for the magnificent sound in the films Dunkirk, Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Thor, The Dark Knight, War of the Worlds, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Master and Commander and Signs.

Randy Thom

sound designer
two-time Oscar® winner and one of the most important and respected sound designers in Hollywood. His masterpieces include films like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Forrest Gump, Contact, Cast Away, Harry Potter, The Polar Express, The Incredibles, War of the World, Ratatouille, How to Train Your Dragon, Flight, The Revenant and many others. Randy Thom is the director of sound design at Skywalker Sound, the largest and most important sound studio in the world, which is also part of George Lucas' Lucasfilm Company.

Ozren K. Glaser

composer, director, writer and producer
Croatian composer, director, writer and producer, also founder and artistic director of the International Sound & Film Music Festival.
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SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR ISFMF 2023 IS OPEN

FromJanuary 10th to July 31st 2023

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