http://www.filmfestival.be Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent en Copyright 2001-2013 Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent info@filmfestival.be info@filmfestival.be http://www.filmfestival.be/img/rsslogoen.gif http://www.filmfestival.be 144 215 Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent 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.

Every year, the Ghent Film Festival offers young talent the chance to win renown as a film music composer. This year is the eleventh award ceremony and the fourth time the event includes the whole of Europe. Candidates can follow in the footsteps of last year’s winner, Valentin Hadjadj and countless other important composers who attended previous editions of the festival, such as Angelo Badalamenti, Dario Marianelli, Gustavo Santaolalla, Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Maurice Jarre, Howard Shore, Alberto Iglesias, Elliot Goldenthal and many others.

The three finalists will be invited at a fantastic three-day visit in Ghent where they will have the opportunity to meet important people of the film music industry.

Candidates must be under 36 and will be asked to compose music for ‘The Big Shave’, a short film directed by Martin Scorsese in 1968. The Italian-American director has a very special connection with Belgium: he received his very first honour at the festival of experimental film in Knokke organised by the Royal Belgian Film Archive, where this shocking short film was a prize-winner. Scorsese gave the festival organisation permission to have a fragment of this legendary short film rescored for this composition contest.

Registrations will be accepted via this link until 11 July 2013. The composition must be submitted by 12 August. A professional jury made up of people from the film and music worlds that also have international experience will judge the compositions. The Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by maestro Dirk Brossé, will perform the compositions of the three finalists at the 13th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards ceremony on October 19th at ‘t Kuipke in Ghent. Afterwards, the winner of the contest will be announced.

The rules for this composition competition can be found through this link.

Registrations will be accepted via this link until 11 July 2013.


Registration information: Valerie Dobbelaere (tel. +32 9 242 80 74 - valerie@filmfestival.be)


13th World Soundtrack Awards & Concert Alexandre Desplat

The Ghent Film Festival is delighted to welcome the French composer Alexandre Desplat to the traditional film music concert during the second part of the World Soundtrack Academy award ceremony which will bring the 40th film festival to a festive end.

We have had the pleasure of his company at several previous WSA concerts but this will be the first time that Desplat, the most celebrated composer of his generation, will perform a selection of his incredibly rich and varied film compositions at ‘t Kuipke Ghent in front of an audience of 3,000 people and film music fans. Alexandre Desplat continues to amaze with the sheer volume of compositions he produces, yet without compromising quality and imagination in the slightest. Last year, he wrote remarkable music for no fewer than eight (!) feature films: the Oscar winning Argo by Ben Affleck, Zero Dark Thirty by Kathryn Bigelow, Rise of the Guardians by Peter Ramsey, Renoir by Gilles Bourdos, Reality by Matteo Garrone, De Rouille et d’Os by Jacques Audiard, Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson and Cloclo by Florent-Emilio Siri. This year’s Cannes Film Festival programme features two more films for which Desplat has written scores: Venus in Fur by Roman Polanski and Zulu by Jérôme Salle.

Since his debut in the late eighties, Desplat already has 143 scores to his name and his international career includes collaborations with such leading directors as Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life), Roman Polanski (The Ghost Writer, Carnage), George Clooney (The Ides of March), David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Stephen Frears (The Queen) and Jonathan Glazer (Birth).

This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented during the award ceremony of the WSA concert goes to the Italian composer Riz Ortolani, born in 1931 in Pesaro, Italy. Together with Ennio Morricone and the late Carlo Rustichelli and Nino Rota, Ortolani is one of the greats of Italian film music from the golden era of Italian cinema.

13th WSA & concert
Saturday 19 October at 8 p.m. at ’t Kuipke in Ghent
Performance by the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé
accompanied by film scenes projected onto a big screen

Tickets cost €29, €39 or €49 and can be reserved through this link.]]> http://www.filmfestival.be/about2.cgi?go=detail&id=1950&lang=en 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.

The award ceremony took place in the presence of the Flemish Minister of Culture Joke Schauvliege and the Flemish Minister of Energy, Housing, Cities and Social Economy Freya Van den Bossche.

Both the ceremony and the concert were attended by world renowned composers such as James Newton Howard (‘The Hunger Games’, ‘King Kong’, ‘The Sixth Sense’, ‘The Fugitive’ and ‘Pretty Woman’) Pino Donaggio (‘Carrie’, ‘Dressed To Kill’, ‘Blow Out’, ‘Body Double’, Raising Cain and Passion), and Discovery of the Year 2011 Alex Heffes (The First Grader & The Rite). During and after the ceremony The Brussels Philharmonic performed music by various composers. The orchestra also received a ‘Certificate for Outstanding Recognition’. The certificate was handed to General Director Günther Broucke by Delegate of the Board Jacques Dubrulle.


Photos 12th World Soundtrack Awards





THE WINNERS:

Film Composer of the Year
Alberto IGLESIAS (Le Moine’ (‘The Monk’), ‘La Piel Que Habito’ (The Skin I Live In) and ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’)

Best Original Film Score of the Year
‘TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY’ by Alberto IGLESIAS

Best original song written for Film
‘LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN ‘ from ‘Albert Nobbs’
Music: Brian Byrne / Lyrics: Glenn Close / Performed by: Sinead O’Connor

Discovery of the Year
Brian BYRNE for ‘Albert Nobbs’

Public Choice Award
Abel KORZENIOWSKI for ‘W.E.’

Sabam Award for Best Young European Composer
Valentin HADJADJ

Lifetime Achievement Award
Pino DONAGGIO

Certificate of Outstanding Recognition
BRUSSELS PHILHARMONIC


WINNERS 39th GHENT FILM FESTIVAL

The Grand Prize for Best Film: TABU by Miguel Gomes – Portugal – Germany – Brazil – France 2012 – Distributor: Numéro Zéro

The Georges Delerue Prize for Best Music & Sound Design: APRES MAI by Olivier Assayas – France 2012 – Distributor: A-Film Belgium

Special Mention: KID by Fien Troch – Belgium 2012 – Distributor: Cinéart


Joseph Plateau Honorary Award: Emmanuelle Riva

Joseph Plateau Honorary Award: Paolo & Vittorio Taviani


EFA 2013 Prize for Best European Short: AS ONDAS by Miguel Fonseca - Portugal 2012


National Lottery Prize for Best Belgian Student Short: DE NAAM VAN DE VADER by Timothy Josha Wennekes – Belgium 2012 (St-Lukas)

Honorable Mention: CORPS PERDU by Lukas Dhont – Belgium 2012 (KASK)]]> http://www.filmfestival.be/about2.cgi?go=detail&id=1803&lang=en 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.

Delta Lady Rita Coolidge started her career as a backup vocalist for artists such as Ray Charles and Jackie Wilson. She was asked to join the Delaney and Bonnie tour, followed by the Joe Cocker and Leon Russell “Mad Dogs & Englishmen Tour” As a part of this legendary rock ’n roll band, she instantly gained worldwide success and signed a recording contract with A&M Records. She went on to record over 20 albums, three of those with her husband Kris Kristofferson and won two Grammy Awards.

During her career, Coolidge scored several other hits, like 'Superstar', 'We’re All Alone', 'Higher & Higher' and 'The Way You Do The Things You Do'. She also collaborated with other artists like Kris Kristofferson, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Roger Waters and George Harrison among many others.

Coolidge is very popular in the musical world. Stephen Stills wrote the songs 'Cherokee', 'The Raven' and 'Sugar Babe' in her honour. Leon Russell did the same thing with 'Delta Lady', 'A Song For You' and 'Hummingbird'. She also collaborated with some other famous artists like Ray Charles, Eric Clapton and George Harrison. She co-starred with Barbara Streisand in the Academy Award winning 'A Star Is Born'.

On her album And So Is Love, Rita Coolidge reinvented herself as a jazz singer. Her new album, A Rita Coolidge Christmas, is due to be released in Fall 2012 on 429 Records/Universal.

Besides 'All Time High', the following Bond songs will be performed: Live And Let Die, Tomorrow Never Dies, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Surrender, You Only Live Twice, Licence To Kill, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, Nobody Does It Better, Die Another Day, All Time High, The Man With the Golden Gun, We Have All The Time In The World, For Your Eyes Only, Goldeneye en Another Way to Die.

All artists will be accompanied by the Academy Award-winning Brussels Philharmonic under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor Dirk Brossé.

Kobe Ilsen will take care of the presentation.

The concert on 18 October will be recorded and broadcasted on 28 October on the Flemish television channel ‘één’.

‘007 in concert’
presented by Filmfestival Gent and één
18 October at 8.30 pm
21 October at 2 pm
at Kuipke Ghent

Tickets for Thursday 18 October cost €39, €49, €59 or €130 (VIP) and can be purchased via this link .

Tickets for Sunday 21 October cost €39, €49, €59 or €65 and can be purchased .
]]> http://www.filmfestival.be/about2.cgi?go=detail&id=1728&lang=en Three finalists wil have the chance to win the highly sought after SABAM Award For Best Young European Composer. This award was created by the World Soundtrack Academy to promote and stimulate young and talented composers. The finalists are Peter David Bateman (UK), Michail Palaiologou (Greece) and Valentin Hadjadj (France). Their compositions will be performed live by the Brussels Philharmonic under the baton of Dirk Brossé during the presentation of the World Soundtrack Awards on 20 October at the venue ’t Kuipe in Ghent. This is the official closing ceremony of the 39th Ghent Film Festival (9-20 October Ghent).

The candidates were asked to compose music for the final scene of ‘The Big Combo’, a classic in the film-noir genre, directed by Joseph H. Lewis in 1955. The scene perfectly summarizes the spirit of a crime film made in the 40s and 50s.

The professional jury, composed of Dirk Brossé (Conductor and Music Director Film Festival Ghent), Johan Verminnen (Managing Director SABAM), Patrick Duynslaegher (Artistic Director Film Festival Ghent), Michaël R. Roskam (Director), Stefan Rycken (ACE Image Factory) and Michel Herr (Composer),
was pleasantly surprised by the high quality of the compositions. Therefore, it should not be a suprise that the final decision was preceded by elaborate deliberations. Eventually, Peter David Bateman, Michail Palaiologou and Valentin Hadjadj were chosen.

For the first time in the existence of the Composition contest, there are three finalists. They will be invited for a fantastic three-day visit in Ghent where they will have the opportunity to meet important people of the film music industry. Moreover, their compositions will be executed live during the World Soundtrack Awards.

The eventual winner will be awarded the SABAM Award For Best Young European Composer (with a value of 2,500 euro) and will follow in the footsteps of last year’s winner Gabriel Heinrich and a number of big composers like Angelo Badalamenti, Dario Marianelli, Gustavo Santaolalla, Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Maurice Jarre, Howard Shore, Alberto Iglesias and Elliot Goldenthal.

Practical Info:

Tickets cost €29, €39 or €49
Tickets can be reserved at via this link.
VIP tickets (1st category + reception) can be purchased for €75 via the link above.

]]> http://www.filmfestival.be/about2.cgi?go=detail&id=1646&lang=en The five nominees for the Discovery of the Year Award, via which the World Soundtrack Academy rewards up-and-coming talent from the previous year, have been announced. The award will be granted during the World Soundtrack Awards & Concert on 20 October at the Kuipke Events Centre in Ghent.


Through the Discovery of the Year Award, the WSA aims to reward young, talented composers and encourage them to develop further.


The nominees are:

Brian Byrne – Albert Nobbs
David Wingo – Take Shelter
Fall On Your Sword – Lola Versus, Nobody Walks
Lucas Vidal – The Raven, The Cold Light Of Day, Mientras Duermes
Trevor Morris - Immortals


From huge orchestral scores to minimal ensemble compositions, Brian Byrne has written music for films in many genres. He won the Irish Film and Television Award for his original score for the Irish Sci-Fi comedy Zonad, directed by John Carney. He then scored an indie drama called The Good Doctor, starring Orlando Bloom and has just finished the score to Oscar hopeful Albert Nobbs starring Glenn Close.

David Wingo is best known in indie-circles for his work in the atmospheric and folky outfit Ola Podrida. For ‘Take Shelter’ he created haunting, yet harmonious music to accompany the images, which made him one of this year’s nominees for a Discovery of the Year Award.

Fall On Your Sword is an award wining music company founded by composers Will Bates and Phil Mossman, who specialise in custom composition to picture for film and advertising. Since their launch in 2009, they have amassed a Cannes Gold Lion and two Clio awards for best music while simultaneously gaining swift recognition in the world of feature length film scoring.

A native of Spain, Lucas Vidal made history at the Berklee College of Music where he was the youngest student to ever compose and record the score for a feature film with an 80-piece orchestra. In addition to numerous feature films, his impressive resume includes writing a piece for the opening gala of the Boston Ballet, conducing at the Boston Symphony Hall, commercial advertising and video game soundtracks. Vidal has been nominated for his versatile and expressive composing skills for The Raven, The Cold Light Of Day and Mientras Duermes.

The Canadian born Trevor Morris has won two EMMY awards and two GEMINI awards for his compositions on the Television productions 'The Tudors', 'The Borgias' and 'The Pillars of the Earth'. In 2011 he composed the music for ‘Immortals’, his largest feature film to date.


The winner of this award will get the opportunity to perform at the 13th WSA. At this year’s event, the music of award-winning composer James Newton Howard will be celebrated. Howard is one of the most versatile and respected film music composers currently working in film. A program of his impressive music will be performed by the renowned Brussels Philharmonic and be accompanied by select film clips. The concert will be conducted by both Howard and Dirk Brossé.

The World Soundtrack Awards, which are taking place for the 12th time this year, are an annual celebration for everyone who loves film music. In addition to the Discovery of the Year Award, there is also an award for the best composer and the best composition (best song and best soundtrack). These prizes are awarded by the World Soundtrack Academy, which is made up of 313 members from the international world of film music. There is also the Public Choice Award, which is elected through the website. Voting is open until 15 September at www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com


Tickets cost €29, €39 or €49
Tickets can be reserved at via this link.
VIP tickets (1st category + reception) can be purchased for €75 via the link above.]]> http://www.filmfestival.be/about2.cgi?go=detail&id=1632&lang=en The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the list of its nominees for the 2012 Awards to be presented in three categories: 'Film Composer of the Year', 'Best Original Score of the Year' and 'Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film'. The names of the winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October 20, the closing night of the Ghent International Film Festival.

THE NOMINEES

Film Composer of the Year
Award can be presented in respect of one film or in respect of a body of work in the year

Alexandre Desplat
(A Better Life, Carnage, De Rouille Et d’Os (Rust & Bone), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Moonrise Kingdom, The Ides Of March)

Alberto Iglesias
(Le Moine (The Monk), La Piel Que Habito (The Skin I Live In), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)

Cliff Martinez
(Contagion, Drive)

Howard Shore
(A Dangerous Method, Cosmopolis, Hugo)

John Williams
(The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse)


Best Original Film Score of the Year

DRIVE by Cliff Martinez
HUGO by Howard Shore
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN by John Williams
THE IDES OF MARCH by Alexandre Desplat
TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY by Alberto Iglesias


Best Original Song written directly for a Film

Lay Your Head Down
from: 'Albert Nobbs'
music by Brian Byrne
lyrics by Glenn Close
performed by Sinead O’Connor

Breath Of Life
from 'Snow White And The Huntsman'
music & lyrics by Florence Welch & Isabella Summers
performed by Florence + the Machine

The Living Proof
from 'The Help'
music & lyrics by Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas
performed by Mary J. Blige

Man Or Muppet
from 'The Muppets'
music & Lyrics by Bret McKenzie
performed by Jason Segel and Walter

Masterpiece
from 'W.E.'
music & lyrics by Madonna, Julie Frost & Jimmy Harry
performed by Madonna



The music of award-winning composer James Newton Howard will be celebrated in concert at the 12th World Soundtrack Awards, which will be held at the Kuipke Events Centre in Ghent on Saturday, October 20th. Howard is one of the most versatile and respected film music composers currently working in film. A program of his impressive music will be performed by the renowned Brussels Philharmonic and be accompanied by select film clips. The concert will be conducted by both Howard and Dirk Brossé.

Howard most recently scored the blockbuster films 'Snow White and the Huntsman' and 'The Hunger Games'. His credits include 'King Kong', 'The Sixth Sense', 'The Fugitive' and 'Pretty Woman', among many others

In addition, composer Pino Donaggio will be receiving the World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award at the event. A selection of his work will also be performed at the concert. Donaggio is a frequent collaborator of director Brian De Palma and has scored the filmmaker’s 'Carrie', 'Home Movies', 'Dressed To Kill', 'Blow Out', 'Body Double' and 'Raising Cain'. Donaggio will also be scoring De Palma’s upcoming feature 'Passion'.


The World Soundtrack Academy was founded in 2001 by the Ghent International Film Festival to celebrate the role of music in film and honor film composers. The WSA Academy now has over 300 international members comprised of composers, film professionals, record label executives and other representatives of the film music business.

At the end of August, the Academy Board will announce the 5 nominees for the category ‘Discovery of the Year 2012’.

In addition to the Awards presented by the Academy, film music fans around the world can vote for the best soundtrack of the year!


12th World Soundtrack Awards & Concert
Saturday 20 October at 8 p.m. at ’t Kuipke in Ghent
Performance by the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé
accompanied by film scenes projected onto a big screen

ickets cost €29, €39 or €49
Tickets can be reserved at via this link.
VIP tickets (1st category + reception) can be purchased for €75 via the link above.
]]> http://www.filmfestival.be/about2.cgi?go=detail&id=1602&lang=en 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'.

Belgian conductor Brossé first came into contact with the Orchestra – or rather, its predecessor, the European Community Youth Orchestra – in 1979, when he auditioned for, and was offered, a place as a trumpeter.

‘At that time, I had other commitments that prevented me from taking up my place’ says Brossé, ‘so it’s a particular thrill to now be able to take the helm of this extraordinary orchestra in a challenging programme with well known film scores written by great composers. I am extremely happy to be invited to conduct some of Europe’s best young musicians. I am looking forward to sharing unique moments of beauty and happiness with both the orchestra and the audience.’

The concerts mark the first half of the Orchestra’s 2012 summer tour, which will see the Orchestra perform in Italy, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and the UK (see attached full tour schedule). The EUYO will perform with Brossé in the following festivals:

Bolzano Festival Bozen
Wednesday 8th August, 20.30: Nuovo Teatro Comunale, Bolzano,/Bozen, Italy

13th Young Euro Classic Festival
Friday 10th August, 20.00: Konzerthaus, Berlin, Germany

Grafenegg Music Summer
Saturday 11th August, 20:00: Wolkenturn, Schloss Grafenegg, Haitzendorf, Austria

Kultursommer Nordhessen
Monday 13th August, 20:00: Kongress Palais Kassel-Stadthalle, Germany

A multi-faceted composer and a respected conductor on the international scene, Brossé is Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and Professor of Conducting and Composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Music in Ghent. He is also the Music Director of the Filmfestival Ghent and Music Director and Principal Conductor of the ‘Star Wars in Concert World Tour’.

The EUYO has recently returned from a critically-acclaimed tour to the United States of America, where it was dubbed in a review by the New York Times as ‘among the elite institutions of its kind.’ The EUYO unites Europe’s most talented young musicians, aged 14 to 24, who are drawn from all 27 member states of the European Union. It was founded in 1976 by Joy and Lionel Bryer, with Maestro Claudio Abbado as its first Music Director, as a way to represent the European ideal of a community working together to achieve peace and social and cultural understanding.

‘This is the first time in our history that we are embracing a film music programme,’ says Joy Bryer, who regularly accompanies the orchestra on tour, ‘and aside from the music being absolutely terrific in its own right, it’s a great way to encourage a younger audience to go to concerts. I view that as a key role for the EUYO – to show the younger generation that classical music can be just as exhilarating as anything else on their ipod.’]]> http://www.filmfestival.be/about2.cgi?go=detail&id=1603&lang=en Composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch, best known for the torch song 'The Way We Were', died Monday. He collapsed after a brief illness, his family announced. He was 68 years old. In 2009 he was honored at the Ghent Film Festival with a World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award.

Hamlisch is a much-lauded composer and arranger who has composed music for films, musicals and television. He won three Oscars, two for 'The Way We Were' by Sydney Pollack with Barbra Streisand and one for the music for 'The Sting' by George Roy Hill with Paul Newman.

Hamlisch also wrote the music for the James Bond film 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and for the famous musical 'A Chorus Line'. Together with composer Richard Rodgers he is the only artist to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony and a Pulitzer Prize. ]]> http://www.filmfestival.be/about2.cgi?go=detail&id=1599&lang=en Vote now for the 2012 World Soundtrack Public Choice Award! Take a look at the list of finalists compiled by the World Soundtrack Academy and pick your personal favourite of the past year. You can win a night at the Ghent Marriott Hotel and two VIP tickets to the 12th World Soundtrack Awards & Concert on October 20th at the Kuipke Event Centre in Ghent!

The 12th World Soundtrack Awards & Concert featuring music by such distinguished composers as James Newton Howard and Pino Donaggio marks the end of the 39th Ghent Film Festival. The programme includes an amazing selection of music from several films, including 'Snow White and the Huntsman', 'The Hunger Games', 'King Kong', 'The Sixth Sense', 'Dressed to Kill' and 'Body Double' and will be performed by the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé. As always the live music will be accompanied by scenes from the films.

So how does it work?
Go to www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com, (select ‘awards, public choice’ in the left menu) take a look at the list of 100 films and pick your favourite soundtrack of the past year. The composer who gets the most votes will receive the Public Choice Award at the World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony on October 20th. You can vote until September 15th, 2012. PriceWaterhouseCoopers will count the ballots for the Public Choice Award.

The Ghent Marriott Hotel is a world-class hotel and is even considered the second best Marriott hotel worldwide with a satisfaction rate of 95 percent. The Marriott has been the official Ghent Film Festival hotel for several years and all the festival’s guests stay here. Do you want to experience the unique festival atmosphere at the hotel? Then vote now for your favourite soundtrack!


Vote here!


Tickets cost €29, €39 or €49
Tickets can be reserved at via this link.
VIP tickets (1st category + reception) can be purchased for €75 via the link above.


12th World Soundtrack Awards & Concert
Saturday 20 October at 8 p.m. at ’t Kuipke in Ghent
Performance by the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé
accompanied by film scenes projected onto a big screen


For more information feel free to contact Tom Heirbaut - Phone: (+32) (0)9 242 80 79 – E-mail: fpress@filmfestival.be.


www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com]]> http://www.filmfestival.be/about2.cgi?go=detail&id=1595&lang=en Ghent International Film Festival joins European consortium to form European Master in Sound (EMAS), a European Joint Masters Degree in Sound

Beginning in October 2014, European Master in Sound (EMAS) will become the first European Joint Masters degree for Sound created by a consortium of European universities, film schools, art schools and arts organisations. The overall aim of the course is to produce practitioners to work in the creative industries, who are not only highly skilled but also individual, creative, critically aware, innovative and professional in their approach. By producing graduates with this combination of attributes, EMAS will fulfil its objective to enable people who have something ‘to say’, to communicate this effectively with their audience.

What is EMAS?
EMAS is a two-year MA in Sound, an intensive education in the creative potential of sound both of itself and as part of a multi media practice. The innovative curriculum emphasises the development of creative practice alongside technical craft and embraces research as essential in supporting self and creative development.

At this moment a steering group (with members from Aalto University, Finland; Nederlandse Film en Televisie Academie, Netherlands; ENSATT, France; Festival International du Film d'Aubagne, France; Flanders International Film Festival, Belgium; ifs internationale filmschule köln, Germany; School of Arts Ghent, Belgium; and The School of Sound, UK) is currently developing the curriculum with the support of the European Commission.

More information will be available in January 2013.


Why is it needed?
Sound is at the heart of our perception of the world. It defines and clarifies our experience in time and space. It is both informative and affectual – sound can give us information but, more importantly, sound makes us feel, physically and emotionally.

While there are countless courses teaching how to interpret visual information, from medieval painting to modern advertising, sound is a relatively unexplored field of study. And, although academic studies do explore the theoretical and conceptual sides of audio production, sound is generally considered a technical, rather than aesthetic, subject. EMAS aims to address this imbalance through an integration of practice and theory continuously fed by theoretical, critical and conceptual thinking. In this way, it will teach sound as a discipline in itself as well as in relation to screen production, dance, theatre, radio, architecture and other arts and media.

We strongly believe that this can be achieved most effectively as a joint degree, taking full advantage of the diversity of research and working practices across Europe and assimilating them into one educational program. This collaboration between European schools, creative industries and professional practitioners and artists will address the need for new skills – both technical and creative - demanded by rapid technological, economic and social developments. By combining research and education in this unique curriculum we will enable graduates to flourish within this creative and technological evolution.

Additionally, the EMAS curriculum encourages mobility within Europe by requiring the students to study at one of the partner schools or with an associated artist or practitioner. This form of international education stimulates new creative thinking while encouraging more job opportunities for graduates on the European labour market. Likewise, the teachers benefit through interaction with a much more diverse group of students as well as with a broader circle of educators than they would normally experience.


Who is EMAS for?
Our target group is artists, creators and professional practitioners who want to develop their knowledge and skills in sound. We will welcome applications from anyone already using sound or interested in exploring the field of sound to incorporate it into their artistic practice.

Students will be selected first and foremost on their creative abilities, coupled with a passion for their chosen medium. Technical abilities are important, but providing there is a good level of basic competence these skills can be taught. Recent graduates, experienced professionals or those without a formal academic background will all be welcome as we look for a diverse group of students who can learn together and inspire one another.

The strength of EMAS is that students can access the expertise of different institutes and exchange ideas on a European level. Students will have the possibility to develop their own projects within a multicultural environment, providing them with fundamental insights into the diversity of European thinking. Even though the course will be taught in English, the variety of European philosophic and artistic traditions is at the heart of this MA.


When does it begin?
The EMAS partners are now developing the curriculum with the aim of accepting applications from late-2013 and classes beginning in October 2014.

From September 2012 we will have our website online to disseminate information about EMAS and our progress with the curriculum.

If you would like to be kept informed about EMAS and receive periodic newsletters, send your name, your organisation’s name and email address, to

Lieva Reunes
Administrative Coordinator EMAS
lieva.reunes@hogent.be



Partner organisations and their representatives

Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Finland
Pietari Koskinen
Professor of Practice, Film Sound Design, Department of Film, Television and Scenography. Multiple award-winning sound designer in feature films, documentaries and animation for 24 years. http://elo.aalto.fi/en

Nederlandse Film en Televisie Academie
Ben Zijlstra
Studied mechanical engineering followed by sound and camera at the Netherlands Film Academy. Worked free-lance for 17 years in documentary and feature film: sound recording, sound editing, sound design and mixing. From 2001 until present: Head of Sound Design at the Netherlands Film Academy, developed the sound design curriculum from scratch with emphasis on ‘team teaching’ and ‘sound as storytelling tool’. http://www.ahk.nl/filmacademie

Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre (ENSATT), France
Daniel Deshays
Sound explorer and recorder for theater, cinema and music for 40 years. Teacher in National schools and for professional lifelong education. Coordinator of the Dept. of Sound Conception in ENSATT since 1992. Lecturer since 1989. Writer of essays about 'sound writing': De L'écriture Sonore, 1999, publisher Entre-Vues, Marseille; Pour une Ecriture du son, 2006, Entendre le Cinéma, 2010, publisher Klincksieck, Paris. www.ensatt.fr

Festival International du Film d'Aubagne (FIFA), France
Samya Papasoff
In charge of international relations and artistic adviser for FIFA.
After studying in management and administration of arts in Canada and France, she worked in press relations for the Festival International du Jazz de Montréal/Francofolies de Montréal/Montreal HightLights Festival (2009-2010) and as a communication and partnership assistant for Jazz des 5 continents, Marseille (2011). www.cineaubagne.fr

Ghent International Film Festival, Belgium
Valerie Dobbelaere
The Festival started in 1974 and has developed into one of Europe's foremost film events. In 1985 it introduced the innovative theme, 'The Impact of Music on Film', focusing the international film competition on the importance of film music and sound design and organising a series of film music concerts and seminars with guests such as Ennio Morricone, Georges Delerue, Nicola Piovani, etc. The World Soundtrack Academy and the annual World Soundtrack Awards, launched in 2001, has intensified our focus on the importance of film music. www.filmfestival.be & www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com

ifs, internationale filmschule köln, Germany
Su Nicholls-Gärtner
Su started her career on international film sets in Vancouver, Canada then moved to Germany in 1993. Here she became an editor for film and television. She has taught at the RTL School for Journalism and the ifs internationale filmschule köln and since 2001 has worked there as Head of Editing Picture & Sound. In July 2012 she will take over the position of Head of Studies. www.filmschule.de

Andre Bendocchi-Alves
Andre Bendocchi-Alves studied and fell in love with film at the USP University in Sao Paulo, Brasil. Since 1988 he has worked on many award winning films such as Lisbon Story, Smilla Sense of Snow and Picco. He has been a member of the German Film Academy and the EFA since 2003 and has taught Filmmontage and Sound Design at the ifs since 2001. In 2009 Andre took on the position of Professor for Editing Picture and Sound at the ifs.

School of Arts Ghent, Belgium
Martine Huvenne
Musicologist, lecturer and researcher on Sound and Music in Film at the School of Arts, Ghent. Trained in Laban technique as a dancer. PhD on a phenomenological approach of sound in film (UVA 2012). Curator of the annual film music seminar of the Ghent International Film Festival. Coordinator of EMAS. www.kask.be

The School of Sound, UK
Larry Sider
Sound designer and film editor in features, documentary, animation and experimental productions for 30 years. Teacher at film, media and art schools around the world. Former Head of Post-Production at the NFTS (UK). Co-founded the School of Sound with Diane Freeman in 1997. Co-editor Soundscape: The School of Sound Lectures 1998-2001; Co-editor The New Soundtrack journal. www.schoolofsound.co.uk


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