13/05/2013
Young composers rescore Scorsese's short film 'The Big Shave' ('68)
Young European film music talent will have another chance to win the highly sought after SABAM Award For Best Young European Composer. This award was created by the World Soundtrack Academy and is worth € 2 500 and the live performance of the three finalists’ compositions by the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé during the presentation of the World Soundtrack Awards on 19 October at the venue ‘t Kuipke in Ghent. This is the official closing ceremony of the 40th Ghent Film Festival (8 - 19 October 2013). Candidates must be younger than 36 years old and must be European or have been born in Europe. Registrations will be accepted via this link until 11 July 2013.
07/05/2013
A first glance at the festive 40th edition of the Ghent Film Festival
Undoubtedly age is all in the mind, seeing as the Ghent Film Festival, a few months from its 40th anniversary, looks younger and more innovative than ever. There is a fresh wind blowing through the festival’s organisation, inspiring new energy in every aspect of the event: a new house style has been developed with a brand new logo, a new website is under development and new accents are enriching the programme. To give prominence to its 40th anniversary, the 2013 Ghent Film Festival will focus on American independent cinema, including a spectacular retrospective exhibition of the work of Martin Scorsese and a concert featuring the music from Scorsese's films. Guest of honour at the 13th WSA concert is four-time WSA 'Composer of the Year' winner Alexandre Desplat. This year’s WSA 'Lifetime Achievement Award' goes to the Italian composer Riz Ortolani.
20/10/2012
Alberto Iglesias is 'Film Composer of the Year' at 12th World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy announced tonight the winners of the World Soundtrack Awards 2012, the closing event of the 39th Ghent Film Festival. Alberto Iglesias was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2012, for his soundtracks for ‘Le Moine’ (‘The Monk’), ‘La Piel Que Habito’ (The Skin I Live In) and ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’. He also went home with the award for Best Original Film Score of the Year for ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’. Brian Byrne received the World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written for Film for ’Lay Your Head Down’ from the film ‘Albert Nobbs’. Byrne also won the Discovery of the Year Award. The Public Choice Award went to Abel Korzeniowski for the film ‘W.E.’. Pino Donaggio received a World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to him by Mike Stoller.
‘Tabu’ wins Grand Prix for Best Film at the 39th Ghent Film Festival
Today, October 17th, director Miguel Gomes’ feature film ‘Tabu’ has won the Grand Prix for Best Film at the 39th Ghent Film Festival. The international festival jury, chaired by Joan Dupont, announced the results of the jury’s deliberations at Ghent’s town hall. The other films that received awards are Olivier Assayas’ feature film, ‘Après Mai’ (Best Music and Sound Design) and the short films ‘As Ondas’ by Miguel Fonseca (Best European Short Film) and ‘De Naam van de Vader’ by Timothy Josha Wennekes (Best Belgian Student Short Film). ‘Kid’ by Fien Troch received a Special Mention.
Flagey organizes Festival of the Imaginary
On the occasion of the current exhibition Fables from the 16th century Flemish landscape at the Museum of Fine Arts in Lille, Flagey had the idea to organize its own Festival of the Imaginary that runs from 16 to 28 October 2012. Ten days of concerts, films and concert films around the theme of the imaginary. Let’s sum up the most important events:
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Rita Coolidge to perform her hit All Time High on ‘007 in concert'
International star and Grammy Award winner Rita Coolidge will be the special guest of '007 in concert', during which she will perform her hit song 'All Time High' from the classic Bond film Octopussy. Coolidge completes the line-up of ‘007 in concert’. For this event, popular Flemish pop and rock artists such as The Van Jets, Natalia, Koen Wauters & Eva Jacobs, Jasper Steverlinck, Lady Linn, Sioen, Pieter Embrechts, Noémie Wolfs (Hooverphonic), Barbara Dex, Marie Daulne (Zap Mama), Paul Michiels, Renée, Lola (AKS), August Albert (Kristof of Customs), Glenn Claes and Styrofoam feat. Leki will share their personal interpretation of their favourite James Bond title song.
Dirk Brossé celebrates 75 years of classic film scores
Dirk Brossé, currently Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra Of Philadelphia, will make his début with the European Union Youth Orchestra this summer with a celebration of scores from more than 75 years of cinema history. In a special tribute to John Williams, who turned 80 this year, the Orchestra will perform five of his scores - including the instantly recognisable Main Title from 'Star Wars' – alongside music from other legendary film music composers, such as Bernard Herrmann, John Barry and Erich Korngold, as well as composers such as R Strauss and Luigi Boccherini, whose music appears in 2001: 'A Space Odyssey' and 'Master and Commander'.
