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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.
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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 CLOSED

Open fromJanuary 10th to July 31st 2023

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Golda

On October 6th, 1973, under cover of darkness, on Israel's holiest day and during the month of Ramadan, the combined forces of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan begin a surprise attack on the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights. Outnumbered and outgunned, Israel's only female Prime Minister, Golda Meir, confronts the immediate, clear, and present danger of a ticking timebomb that she hoped never to face. Surrounded, isolated, and frustrated by the infighting of her all-male cabinet, with little hope of rescue, one woman is in a race against time to save millions of lives on both sides of the conflict. Music composed by Dascha Dauenhauer.
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The Eight Mountains

An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains is a landmark cinematic experience as intimate as it is monumental, as deep as it is expansive. Adapting the award-winning novel by Paolo Cognetti, directors Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch portray through observant detail and stunning landscape photography the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno. The music was composed by Daniel Noregren.
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On the line

1964. Channel Islands, UK, Agnes, a 24-year-old switchboard operator passes time listening to phone conversations while connecting people. When she receives a distressing call from Shirley who suffers from dementia suggesting a kidnapping, Agnes alerts the police. As more callers share information, Agnes deduces that Harold, a workman, is the kidnapper. She assists the police in tracking him, but the situation becomes complex Music composed by Matthew Collings.
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The Quiet Girl

Set in 1981, this film tells the story of a young girl, Cáit, who is sent away for the summer from her dysfunctional family to live with "her mother's people". These are Seán and Eibhlín Cinnsealach; a middle-aged couple she has never met. Slowly, in the care of this couple, Cáit blossoms and discovers a new way of living, but in this house where affection grows and there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one. The music was composed by Stephen Rennicks.
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No Dogs or Italian Allowed

In the Beginning of the 20th century - Ughettera, Northern Italy, The Ughetto family's village. Living in the region had become very difficult and the Ughettos dream of a better life abroad. Legend has it that Luigi Ughetto crossed the Alps starting a new life in France, thus changing the destiny of his beloved family forever. His grandson travels back in time revisiting their history. The music is composed by Nicola Piovani.
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Ennio

Ennio is a 2021 documentary directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, focused on the figure of the Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who passed away on 6 July 2020, made through interviews with directors, screenwriters, musicians, songwriters, critics and collaborators who have worked with him or who enjoyed throughout his long career.
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Elvis

Elvis follows the story of infamous rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley seen through the eyes of his controversial manager Colonel Tom Parker. The film explores Elvis Presley's highs and lows and the many challenges and controversies he received throughout his career. The film is nominated for the Crystal Pine Award in the category Best Sound Mixing and Editing.
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Balagam

Balagam is set in a village in Telangana and it revolves around the after effects on a family and its relations, both with the village folks and among themselves, after the jovial patriarch of the family suddenly passes away.
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The Fate of Cysalion

The Fate of Cysalion is a live-action musical that blurs the line between film and theatre. It is the centerpiece of a high fantasy saga that tells an epochal story of heroes, villains and ancient powers.
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