AWARDS
Every year, the competition uncovers the most brilliant and talented film composers from around the globe, providing them with opportunities to attend prestigious festivals, where they engage directly with today’s most successful composers, filmmakers and industry professionals.
Two Grand Winners
Two Grand Winners receive equal prizes, with assignments to either the Krakow Film Music Festival or the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, as decided by the President of the Jury.
IMPORTANT NOTE: For the live events, both Grand Winners are accompanied by the Oticons Faculty Founder & Talent Agent George Christopoulos, who personally introduces them to the festivals' guests and attending film industry professionals. They will also be guided through all events, workshops, masterclasses, and panels.
Krakow Film Music Festival Prize
Private Workshop at the Penderecki European Centre for Music, Industry Networking & Personal Mentoring at Krakow FMF
One Grand Winner attends the full eight days of our longest partner, the prestigious Krakow FMF, featuring exclusive events and concerts. As a highlight, they join an extraordinary three-day Film Music workshop at the Penderecki European Centre of Music, including invaluable collaborative sessions with directors along with recording & mixing sessions led by acclaimed documentary composer Miriam Cutler, plus personal mentoring by George Christopoulos for effective networking during every single event of the festival.
Previous luminaries include: Alexandre Desplat, Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Brian Tyler, Howard Shore, Elliot Goldenthal, Patrick Doyle, Ramin Djawadi, Harry Gregson-Williams and many more.
Music Meets Film Prize @ Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Education program of Discovery Campus at Industry@Tallinn & Networking with Filmmakers at PÖFF
The other Grand Winner receives a VIP guest package to the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, specifically its Music Meets Film program, part of Discovery Campus – one of Northern Europe’s largest film industry conferences emphasizing world cinema and industry interaction. They benefit from the selective Music Meets Film program (only 8 film composers chosen yearly), plus enriching discussion panels, masterclasses, and personal interactions with celebrated guests, opening doors to career-enhancing connections.
Upon completing their awards journey, the two Grand Winners will be welcomed into the OTICONS Talent Agency family! They will receive expert consultation and support for their careers as film and media composers. Over the years, many Winners have found their place on the agency's prestigious roster of represented composers!
Four of the TOP10 Finalists will receive virtual instrument libraries sponsored by Orchestral Tools. Specifically, "Pēteris Vasks Strings" will be awarded to the Best Assignment 1, "Benjamin Wallfisch Strings" to the Best Assignment 2, "SALU" to the Best Assignment 3, and "Berlin Series Mains Collection" to the Best Assignment 4. The selection will be made by the Orchestral Tools team.
Our Top10 Finalists will participate in a "Film Music Business Mentoring Roundtable" with our founder and talent agent for film composers, George Christopoulos. These sessions offer finalists the opportunity to ask questions related to a career in film music and gain essential insights into advancing their careers!
The submitted compositions of the TOP·10 Winners—along with additional Bonus Tracks from the rest of the TOP20 finalists—will be curated by the Oticons Faculty team and, in collaboration with the composers, digitally released as a Soundtrack Album on all major streaming services worldwide. Such soundtrack albums have historically provided valuable publicity for the featured composers!
