Montreal international film scoring competition - | DESS en musique de film | UQAM
Le programme du Diplôme d’Études Supérieures Spécialisées (D.E.S.S.) en musique de film de l’UQAM, offert conjointement par la Faculté des arts (Département de musique) et la Faculté de communication (École des médias) depuis 2007, forme ses étudiants aux techniques et aux esthétiques de...
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Montreal international film scoring competition - | DESS en musique de film | UQAM
Le programme du Diplôme d’Études Supérieures Spécialisées (D.E.S.S.) en musique de film de l’UQAM, offert conjointement par la Faculté des arts (Département de musique) et la Faculté de communication (École des médias) depuis 2007, forme ses étudiants aux techniques et aux esthétiques de...
musiquedefilm.uqam.ca
Decembre 10th, 2020 - Beginning of the competition
The Specialized Diploma Program in Film Music at the Université du Québec à Montréal and the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois are proud to announce the sixth edition of the Montreal International Film Music Composition Competition. Three short films are proposed to composers of all parts of the world to inspire their creativity.
Multiple awards (see below) shall be awarded to the composer of the best score for each of the following films: Souvenirs de Roumanie, Vapeur et charbon et Jane, as well as to all finalists of the competition, thanks to our amazing sponsors at https://www.acustica-audio.com/store/en (Acustica Audio), UQAM, UQAT and Arturia.
The music by the finalists in each of the categories will be diffused during a special event on line this year.
Concours international de composition de musique de film de Montréal
According to Mathieu Lavoie, the competition’s director, UQAM professor and compositeur at Vibe Avenue: « The four first editions of the competition were an amazing success! To this day, nearly 1200 submissions from composers of two dozen countries have been received. This confirms that Montreal is a key player on the international scene of the movie industry.”
Stages of the Competition
- December 10th, 2020: Competition opens. Three short films are available online on the website of the Montreal International Film Music Composition Competition.
- Ferbruary 22nd 2021, 11:59 PM (EST): Deadline for composers to submit their entries. Composers may submit up to three entries in the competition (one piece per film) if they so desire.
- March 15th 2021: Finalists announced.
- beginning of april : Winners announced. On line event
Eligibility
The contest is open to any composer of any age and is worldwide. There are no registration fees. Past winners are not eligible for the competition. It is possible to participate up to three times to the competition by sumbitting music for each of the three films.
The movies
We are proud that all three films proposed for this competition have been directed by students for Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT).