What is HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award and Nordic Film Music Days?
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Each year during the Harpa Nordic Film Music Days the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award is awarded this years most outstanding Nordic composer - and thereby putting spotlight on Nordic talent and craftmanship. Over the last two months national juries from each Nordic country has watched, listened, discussed and finally decided which of the 50 submitted scores will proceed as their national nominee. Now the decision is handed over to an international jury, and the winner of the 11th HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award will be revealed as part of the 2021 HARPA Nordic Film Music Days, Sunday February 14th and Monday February 15th, 2021. |
International jury 2021 Gaute Storaas | Norway | 2020 HARPA Winner Harriet Moss | United Kingdom | Managing Director Manners McDade Artist Management LLP Michael Aust | Germany | Festival Director SoundTrack_Cologne & SoundTrack_Zurich Nainita Desai | United Kingdom | Award-winning Film and Media Composer Simon Greenaway | United Kingdom | ASCAP Vice President, Membership UK/ Europe |
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HARPA Nordic Film Music Days & Composers Award
• An annual event during Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival • Communicating & presenting the quality of Nordic film and media-music • Strengthening artistic and musical interaction between the Nordic countries and beyond • Increasing Nordic film composers’ access to the European markets • Strengthening the Nordic film position in EU • Connecting Nordic creatives with global decision makers for international collaborations. For the past years HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award & Nordic Film Music Days at Nordische Botschaften in Berlin have become a fixture on the event calendar during BERLINALE – Berlin International Film Festival. It’s a unique opportunity to spotlight Nordic composers and to celebrate their music during this prestigious festival. Nordic Film Music Days create a space to communicate, start future collaborations, educate and to network during the festival. Make sure to submit for the 2021 HARPA Awards and to participate in the Nordic Film Music Days. NEXT EDITION: SATURDAY FEB 13.- THURSDAY FEB 18. |
Winners HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award
2020 Berlin | Gaute Storaas (Norway) | Bröllop, begravning & dop 2019 Berlin | Davíð Þór Jónsson and Benedikt Erlingsson (Iceland)| Woman at war 2018 Berlin| Daníel Bjarnason (Iceland) | Under the Tree 2017 Berlin and Cannes | Honor award | Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (Denmark) 2017 Berlin and Cannes | Sune Martin (Denmark) | Land of Mine 2016 Berlin | Honor award | Johann Johannsson (Iceland) 2016 Berlin | Atli Örvarsson | Rams 2014 Espoo | Matti Bye (Sweden) | Faro 2013 Trondheim |Tuomas Kantelinen (Finland) | Puhdistus 2012 Reykjavik |Fredrik Emilson (Sweden) | Kronjuvelarna 2011 Copenhagen | Gaute Storaas (Norway) | Elias og jakten på havets gull 2010 Gothenburg | Dani Strömbäck (Finland) | Letters to Father Jacob |
SEMINAR #1
was monday November 16nd 5:30 pm - 7:00 PM
PR & SELF PROMOTION with Thomas Mikusz & Chandler Poling of White Bear PR.
In collaboration with Nomex.
Watch seminar here
SEMINAR #2
Tuesday December 8th . 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (CET – Central European Time)
CONTRACTs, COPYRIGHTs & BUYOUTs
with Adrian Strain & Cristina Perpiñá-Robert Navarro from CISAC
Watch lecture here
SEMINAR #3
Was tuesday January 12, and was a talk with composers
Rebekka Karijord & Jon Ekstrand,
and Katrine Amsler & Flemming Nordkrog.
Looking at the various forms that collaboration can take,
and discussing any tips for composers who are considering pairing up on a creative project.
was monday November 16nd 5:30 pm - 7:00 PM
PR & SELF PROMOTION with Thomas Mikusz & Chandler Poling of White Bear PR.
In collaboration with Nomex.
Watch seminar here
SEMINAR #2
Tuesday December 8th . 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (CET – Central European Time)
CONTRACTs, COPYRIGHTs & BUYOUTs
with Adrian Strain & Cristina Perpiñá-Robert Navarro from CISAC
Watch lecture here
SEMINAR #3
Was tuesday January 12, and was a talk with composers
Rebekka Karijord & Jon Ekstrand,
and Katrine Amsler & Flemming Nordkrog.
Looking at the various forms that collaboration can take,
and discussing any tips for composers who are considering pairing up on a creative project.
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Nordic Film & Media Composers
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Adam Norden (SWE)
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Anders Niska (SWE)
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Andreas Hald (DK)
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Anna Rosenkilde (DK)
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Arild Jensen (N)
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Bendik Giske (N)
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Christine Hals (N/SWE)
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Davíð Þór Jónsson (IS)
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Eirik Myhr (N)
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Ellen Bødtker (N)
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Emil Friss (DK)
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Frederik Hjulmand (DK)
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Flemming Nordkrog (DK)
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Fredrik Kinbom (S)
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Gaute Storaas (N)
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Gisli Galdur Thorgeirsson (IS)
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Halfdan E (DK)
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Henrik skram (N)
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Gyða Valtýsdóttir (IS)
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Ingrid Kindem (N)
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Irya Gmeyner (SWE)
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Jean-Paul Wall (SWE)
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Jesper Hansen (DK)
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Jesper Siberg (DK)
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Johan Testad (SWE)
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John Erik Kadaa (N)
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Jon Ekstrand (SWE)
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Kaspar Kaae (DK)
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Kate Havnevik (N)
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Knut Avenstroup Haugen (N)
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Kåre Bjerkø (DK)
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Laura Naukkarinen (FIN)
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Lauri Porra (FIN)
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Lisa Nordström (SWE)
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Magnus Strömberg (SWE)
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Oscar Fogelström (SWE)
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Patricio Fraile (DK)
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Panu Aaltio (FIN)
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Patrick Rydman (SWE)
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Peder Kjellsby (N)
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Per Störby Jutbrings (SWE)
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Peter Baden (N)
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Pétur Jónsson (IS)
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Sanna Salmenkallio (FIN)
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Salla Luhtala (FIN)
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Sverre Indris Jorner
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Stein Johan Grieg Halvorsen (N)
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SØS Gunver Ryberg (DK)
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Tin Soheili (DK)
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Therese Aune (N)
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Tormod Tvete Vik (N)
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Tuomas Kantelinen (FIN)
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Biggi Hilmars (IS)
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Uno Hermansson (SWE)
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Anders Herrlin & Jennie Löfgren (SWE)
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Simon Kölle (SWE)
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Eicca Toppinen (FIN)
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Antony Bentley (FIN)
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Lars Kronlund (SWE)
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Hallur Ingólfsson (IS)
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Bergur Þórisson and
Pétur Jónsson (IS) |
Peter Due (DK)
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Sebastian Öberg (SWE)
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Kirka Sainio (FIN)
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Karzan Mahmood (SWE)
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Lisa Montan (SWE)
Bjarni Biering Margeirsson (IS) |
Joel Danell (SWE)
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Timo Kaukolampi & Tuomo Puranen (FIN)
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Rasmus Zwicki (DK)
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David Engellau (SWE)
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Bjarni Biering Margeirsson (IS)
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Marcus Paus (N)
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Povl Kristian Mortensen (DK)
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ABOUT HARPA Since 2010, Nordic composers have joined forces to put focus on Nordic Film Music and Nordic Film with the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award. From 2016 the HARPA Nordic Film Music Days and the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award have been taking place at the Nordische Botschaften in Berlin in connection with the Berlinale film festival. With new collaborators within the Norwegian and the Finnish Music export offices our event has been seriously strengthened. The working group behind HARPA Nordic Film Music Days 2021 is Kate Havnevik | NOPA Katariina Sorsa | Music Finland Einar Idsøe Eidsvåg | Music Norway Jon Olav Kringeland | Komponistforeningen Ida-Lee Brandel | FST, Foreningen af Svenske Tonsättere Thomas Mikusz, White Bear PR/Associated Publicist and international PR |
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Partners in HARPA Nordic Film Music Days 2021
-SKAP (The Swedish Society of Songwriters, Composers & Authors) -FST (Föreningen af Svenske Tonsättere) -Music Finland -Finnish Music Creators FMC -STEF (Icelandic Collective Rights Management Society) -NOPA (Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists) -Komponistforeningen (Norwegian Society of Composers) -Music Norway -BFM (Danish Organization for Film- and Media Composers) -Thomas Mikusz, White Bear PR/Associated Publicist and international PR Collaborators: EAVE producers | Sound Track Cologne |
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graphic design for Nordic Film Music Days is made by Lilienfeld