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International Sound & Film Music
Festival is one of the three largest and most important sound and film music festivals in the world.

ISFMF is promoting awareness of the importance of music and sound as irreplaceable elements of film. The festival also provides visibility to audiovisual professions who work in the field of composing music, sound design and sound mixing. 

Our mission is:

  • To originate and encourage constructive discussions about the link between film and music.
  • To connect people through discussion panels, seminars, film markets and media publishing.
  • To advise and educate young composers and other people.
  • To start and maintain creative conversations about film and music.
  • To provide a space for film music enthusiasts to come together and share their knowledge.
Alfi Kabiljo
composer, Camille Award winner
It was a great honor for me to receive the prestigious Crystal Pine Award in Samobor.
Also, it was a great pleasure to meet the city major who is doing great effort to make her city a city of culture.
The award ceremony and the entire spectacle was well organized with performances by talented musicians.
Scott Millan
re-recording mixer, Oscar winner
One of the most rewarding experiences of my career was on July 24th 2022, In the Arena Pula…
Thanks to my dear friends at the International Sound and Film Music Festival.
Eddy Joseph
sound engineer, BAFTA winner
We were greeted and made to feel at home.
I presented a lecture on Sound in Film and was gratified that so many composers attended.
There were many masterclasses, all enjoyable and informative.
The climax was the presentation of awards which was part of a concert. Altogether a most precious and memorable experience.
Kyle Eastwood
jazz bassist and composer,
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards winner
It was a great honor for me to participate in the International Sound & Film Music Festival,
great people, great panel discussions and master classes.
I believe we will see each other again soon.
Aleksandra Kovač
composer, Best Adriatic Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards winner
I really enjoyed the great International Sound & Film Music Festival, many different events, extremely professional but also very fun.
I invite all my fellow composers to visit and actively participate in this unique festival in the coming years.
A record number of films entered the award competition in 2022
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countries of the world participated in the selection 2022
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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.

SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR ISFMF 2023 IS OPEN

FromJanuary 10th to July 31st 2023

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SPOTLIGHT ON OFFICIAL SELECTION

Pleasure

The story of Pleasure, directed by Ninja Thybergis, is told through a young Swedish woman named Bella Cherry (Sophia Kappel). Told from the female gaze and with a cast that includes many real-world adult performers, Pleasure is an insightful, bold, heartfelt, and raw cinematic experience. Karl Frid composed the music for Plesure and he was awarded with the Crystal Pine Award 2022 in the category Best Original Score, Feature.
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Belfast

Belfast, directed by Kenneth Branagh, is Awarded with the Crystal Pine Award 2022 in the category Best Sound Mixing. Nine-year-old boy must chart a path towards adulthood through a world that has suddenly turned upside down. His stable and loving community and everything he thought he understood about life is changed forever but joy, laughter, music and the formative magic of the movies remain.
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Berg

Berg, directed by Joke Olthaar, follows the stories of the stones, rocks and peaks of a vast mountain landscape. Stark black and white images and a minimalistic soundtrack draw the viewer into a vibrant, intense, cinematic experience. The music was composed by Rutger Zuydervelt and Hugo Dijkstal and awarded with the Crystal Pine Award 2022 in the category Best Original Score, Documentary.
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Calendar girls

Calendar Girls, directed by Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen is a coming-of-golden-age film about the second teenage phase – the retirement age. It’s a time to re-define yourself, to find the person you once were or the person you’ve always wanted to be. Through intimate portraits and choreographed dance scenes the film captures the challenges of being a woman over 60. Friendship, tears, humor, aging beauty, and identities taking on new shapes. It is awarded with the Crystal Pine Award 2022 in the category Best Original Score, Documentary.
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Sometimes they sing

Sometimes They Sing, directed by Maya Yoncali and Andy McCredie, is an experimental short drama about amid isolation; two lovers are driven into an upheaval of dreams, physical expression and murmuring stillness. The music was composed by Patrick Kendell-Smith and awarded with the Crystal Pine Award 2022 in the category Best Original Score, Short.
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Frankelda Book of Spooks

The series Frankelda Book of Spooks, directed by Vonno Ambriz and Roy Ambriz, will take you to Frankelda's darkest secrets, alongside her book, her faithful companion, with intense and entertaining stories where not everything is as it seems. The song was composed by Kevin Smithers and awarded with the the Crystal Pine Award 2022 in the category Best Original Song.
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A Cross in the Desert

A Cross in the Desert, directed by Hadzi-Aleksandar Djurovic, tells a story about how people can overcome own weaknesses. Topics of film are universal moral questions of mankind, and that makes it relevant today anywhere in the world. The film is awarded with the Crystal Pine Award 2022 in the category Best Picture.
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The Conversation

The plot of The Conversation, directed by Domink Sedlar, is based on based on a true story of a meeting between Marshal Tito and Archbishop Stepinac in June of 1945. Both men of power, each representing two opposite philosophies and perspectives on life and the future of their country. A conversation about faith, conviction, guilt, belief, love. The music was composed by Dalibor Grubačević and awarded with the Crystal Pine Award 2022 in the category Best Original Score, Feauture.
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Breakthrough: The Story of Tina Guo

Breakthrough | The Story of Tina Guo brings the story of Grammy award-nominated cellist, composer, and entrepreneur, Tina Guo. It reflects on how her upbringing led her to discover her identity and independence as an artist. Born in Shanghai, China, Tina shares the key moments and influences that helped establish her music career and unique playing style. The film is awarded with the Crystal Pine Award 2022 in the category Best Short.
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