Press release, Tuesday February 12th 2019
HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award 2019 goes to composer Davíð Þór Jónsson and his director Benedikt Erlingsson.
Concluding an Award Show at the beautiful Auditorium of the Felleshus of Nordische Botschaften, Tuesday February 12th 2019 HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award was handed out for the 9th time as a part of Nordic Film Music Days 2019.
Nomination text
This year's five nominated scores for the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award were vastly different between them but separately they were truly the perfect fit for the stories they were composed for.
A supernatural drama from Norway, THELMA, fused atmospheric electronic elements with beautiful acoustic melodic lines. A Danish tale, QEDA, set on a dystopian future, was equally served by a score that was cruising between the ambient evocative score and the immersive sound design. On the contrary the story of GOLIAT didn't want to evoke the audience but to awaken it, like its protagonist, gradually, powerfully yet subtly. The nominated score from Finland, for the high concept of the historical drama, LAUGH OR DIE, from its first frame set the tone of a lyrical, comical and tragic journey, all at the same time. And similarly the determined Icelandic female lead of WOMAN AT WAR, was accompanied by her own... band, that set the tone not only to her story, and the narrative's rhythm, but the character itself, too.
This exact last element, together with the exquisite originality of the score and its usage within the film, has lead the jury of the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award to give the best score award to WOMAN AT WAR. In film scoring the criteria are never solely musical but also include the creative collision of the craftsmanship of a director and a composer. Hence, specifically this year's award goes to both the director composer Davíð Þór Jónsson and the director Benedikt Erlingsson, for the distinct and highly original result their collaboration generated both musically and visually. With this Award this year we wish to further encourage the filmmakers to see music as a significant element of the story that elevates the story's impact and not just as a formulaic ingredient that becomes somewhat important during post-production.
Jury
Composer Christine Aufderhaar (Switzerland)
Filmmusic agent George Christopoulos (Greece)
Festival manager Florian Vollmers (Germany)
Nomination video (where David is telling about the cooperation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV0vOZSjeW4
Link to press photo
ABOUT HARPA Nordic Film Music Days and Harpa Nordic Film Composers Award
Since 2009 the Nordic film composers from the five Nordic countries have met twice a year.
As part of the strategy to put more attention to Nordic Film Music the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award was created. Each of the Nordic countries has been given a free hand to develop an individual profile, collaborative partners and arena for the award ceremony.
From 2010 through 2014 the price was handed out in each of the Nordic countries in conjunction with a local film festival.
By meeting at NFMD, the film- and media composers are also exchanging ideas, and thereby strengthening the awareness of the working situation of the film- and media-composers in each country.
Working from a multifaceted musical palette with a vast variety of experiences to draw from, the Nordic film and media composers are known for their ability to do whatever it takes to tell the story; whatever it takes to serve the film. You can say that Nordic composers make their movies and directors win prices.
In the seminars and workshops Nordic Film Music Days 2019 will also focus on cooperation.
Full program here http://www.nordicfilmmusicdays.com/program-2019.html
List of HARPA winners:
2010 | Gothenburg Dani Strömbäck | Postia pappi Kaakobille | Finland
2011 | Copenhagen Gaute Storaas | Elias og jakten på havets gull | Norway
2012 | Reykjavik Fredrik Emilson | Kronjuvelarna | Sweden
2013 | Norway Tuomas Kantelinen | Puhdistus | Finland
2014 | Espoo | Matti Bye | Faro | Sweden
2016 | Berlin | Johann Johannsson | Lifetime achievement | Iceland
2016 | Berlin | Atli Örvarsson | Rams | Iceland
2017 | Berlin and Cannes Sune Martin | Under sandet | Denmark
2017 | Berlin and Cannes | Bent Fabricius-Bjerre | Lifetime achievement | Denmark
2018 | Berlin | Daníel Bjarnason | Undir trénu |Iceland
Partners in HARPA Nordic Film Music Days
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)
Concluding an Award Show at the beautiful Auditorium of the Felleshus of Nordische Botschaften, Tuesday February 12th 2019 HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award was handed out for the 9th time as a part of Nordic Film Music Days 2019.
Nomination text
This year's five nominated scores for the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award were vastly different between them but separately they were truly the perfect fit for the stories they were composed for.
A supernatural drama from Norway, THELMA, fused atmospheric electronic elements with beautiful acoustic melodic lines. A Danish tale, QEDA, set on a dystopian future, was equally served by a score that was cruising between the ambient evocative score and the immersive sound design. On the contrary the story of GOLIAT didn't want to evoke the audience but to awaken it, like its protagonist, gradually, powerfully yet subtly. The nominated score from Finland, for the high concept of the historical drama, LAUGH OR DIE, from its first frame set the tone of a lyrical, comical and tragic journey, all at the same time. And similarly the determined Icelandic female lead of WOMAN AT WAR, was accompanied by her own... band, that set the tone not only to her story, and the narrative's rhythm, but the character itself, too.
This exact last element, together with the exquisite originality of the score and its usage within the film, has lead the jury of the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award to give the best score award to WOMAN AT WAR. In film scoring the criteria are never solely musical but also include the creative collision of the craftsmanship of a director and a composer. Hence, specifically this year's award goes to both the director composer Davíð Þór Jónsson and the director Benedikt Erlingsson, for the distinct and highly original result their collaboration generated both musically and visually. With this Award this year we wish to further encourage the filmmakers to see music as a significant element of the story that elevates the story's impact and not just as a formulaic ingredient that becomes somewhat important during post-production.
Jury
Composer Christine Aufderhaar (Switzerland)
Filmmusic agent George Christopoulos (Greece)
Festival manager Florian Vollmers (Germany)
Nomination video (where David is telling about the cooperation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV0vOZSjeW4
Link to press photo
ABOUT HARPA Nordic Film Music Days and Harpa Nordic Film Composers Award
Since 2009 the Nordic film composers from the five Nordic countries have met twice a year.
As part of the strategy to put more attention to Nordic Film Music the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award was created. Each of the Nordic countries has been given a free hand to develop an individual profile, collaborative partners and arena for the award ceremony.
From 2010 through 2014 the price was handed out in each of the Nordic countries in conjunction with a local film festival.
By meeting at NFMD, the film- and media composers are also exchanging ideas, and thereby strengthening the awareness of the working situation of the film- and media-composers in each country.
Working from a multifaceted musical palette with a vast variety of experiences to draw from, the Nordic film and media composers are known for their ability to do whatever it takes to tell the story; whatever it takes to serve the film. You can say that Nordic composers make their movies and directors win prices.
In the seminars and workshops Nordic Film Music Days 2019 will also focus on cooperation.
Full program here http://www.nordicfilmmusicdays.com/program-2019.html
List of HARPA winners:
2010 | Gothenburg Dani Strömbäck | Postia pappi Kaakobille | Finland
2011 | Copenhagen Gaute Storaas | Elias og jakten på havets gull | Norway
2012 | Reykjavik Fredrik Emilson | Kronjuvelarna | Sweden
2013 | Norway Tuomas Kantelinen | Puhdistus | Finland
2014 | Espoo | Matti Bye | Faro | Sweden
2016 | Berlin | Johann Johannsson | Lifetime achievement | Iceland
2016 | Berlin | Atli Örvarsson | Rams | Iceland
2017 | Berlin and Cannes Sune Martin | Under sandet | Denmark
2017 | Berlin and Cannes | Bent Fabricius-Bjerre | Lifetime achievement | Denmark
2018 | Berlin | Daníel Bjarnason | Undir trénu |Iceland
Partners in HARPA Nordic Film Music Days
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)
PRESS-RELEASE, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3rd
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As part of the HARPA Nordic Film Music Days
Monday February 11th & Tuesday Februray 12th HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award will be handed out for the 10th time. HARPA Nordic Film Music Days will once again take place at the Nordische Botschaften in Berlin's Tiergarten-area and in 2019 Nordic Film Music Days are inviting editors, producers, directors, sound designers a.o. to a session of informal speed-meetings with the Nordic composers. Nordic Film Music Days is an opportunity to see, hear and meet some of the Nordic film- and mediacomposers. You can attend the seminars and lectures, speed-meet composers, have lunch with them, applaud the winner of the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award and get a good beer at the afterparty. Following the great international branding around "Nordic Noir" and the popular wave of Nordic TV shows, HARPA Nordic Film Music Days offers the opportunity to present Nordic film- and mediacomposers to the film industry at the Berlinale. HARPA Nordic Film Music Days will also offer opportunities for capacity-building network meetings and workshops for Nordic film- and mediacomposers. HARPA Nordic Film Music Days is supported by the Nordic Embassies of Berlin. HARPA Nordic Film Music Days Nordische Botschaften Rauchstrasse 1, 10787 Berlin Monday February 11th and Tuesday February 12th 10 am until 7 pm See preliminary program here http://www.nordicfilmmusicdays.com/ - and sign up for our newsletter! We will be delighted to welcome you! |
WHAT IS NORDIC FILM MUSIC DAYS AND HARPA NORDIC FILM COMPOSERS AWARD?
Since 2009 the Nordic film composers from the five Nordic countries have met twice a year. As part of the strategy to put more attention to Nordic Film Music the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award was created. Each of the Nordic countries has been given a free hand to develop an individual profile, collaborative partners and arena for the award ceremony. From 2010 through 2014 the price was handed out in each of the Nordic countries in conjunction with a local film festival. By meeting at NFMD, the film- and mediacomposers are also exchanging ideas, and thereby strengthening the awareness of the working situation of the film- and media-composers in each country. 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) HARPA Nordic Film Music Day 2019 will be carried out by Project management: Lone Nyhuus, BFM, Denmark | Kate Havnevik, NOPA, Norway | Jonas Vebner MUSIC NORWAY, Berlin | Katariina Sorsa, MUSIC FINLAND, Finland | Halfdan E, Jesper Siberg, BFM, Denmark | Staff from NORDISCHE BOTSCHAFTEN, Berlin | Graphic design: Lilienfeld, Berlin | Advisory board: Edna Pletchero, George Christopolous Collaborators: Speedmeetings | EAVE and ACE producers Please note that for the 2019 edition of the Berlinale Norway will be ‘Country in focus’ at European Film Market. |
The winners of the HARPA award 2010 - 2014 and the prize of 10.000 euro were:
2010 Gothenburg Dani Strömbäck (Finland) for the music to the Finnish film "Letters to Father Jacob" (Finland).
2011 Copenhagen Gaute Storaas (Norway) for the music to the Norwegian film "Elias og jakten på havets gull".
2012 Reykjavik Fredrik Emilson (Sweden) for the music to the Swedish film "Kronjuvelarna".
2013 Trondheim Tuomas Kantelinen (Finland) for the music to the Finnish film "Puhdistus" ("The Purge").
2014 Espoo Matti Bye (Sweden) for the music for the Swedish film "Faro"
The winners of the HARPA award 2015 - 2018 were:
2016, Berlin Atli Örvarsson for his music for the film "Rams' and honorary award to Icelandic Johann Johannsson.
2017, Berlin and Cannes Sune Martin for his music for "Land of Mine" and honorary award to Bent Fabricius-Bjerre.
2018, Berlin, Daníel Bjarnason (Iceland) for his score to the feature film Under the Tree.
Contact Information
Project coordinator, Lone Nyhuus, DENMARK
lony@filmkomponister.dk - + 45 23 84 24 56 Paragraph. Klik her for at redigere.
2010 Gothenburg Dani Strömbäck (Finland) for the music to the Finnish film "Letters to Father Jacob" (Finland).
2011 Copenhagen Gaute Storaas (Norway) for the music to the Norwegian film "Elias og jakten på havets gull".
2012 Reykjavik Fredrik Emilson (Sweden) for the music to the Swedish film "Kronjuvelarna".
2013 Trondheim Tuomas Kantelinen (Finland) for the music to the Finnish film "Puhdistus" ("The Purge").
2014 Espoo Matti Bye (Sweden) for the music for the Swedish film "Faro"
The winners of the HARPA award 2015 - 2018 were:
2016, Berlin Atli Örvarsson for his music for the film "Rams' and honorary award to Icelandic Johann Johannsson.
2017, Berlin and Cannes Sune Martin for his music for "Land of Mine" and honorary award to Bent Fabricius-Bjerre.
2018, Berlin, Daníel Bjarnason (Iceland) for his score to the feature film Under the Tree.
Contact Information
Project coordinator, Lone Nyhuus, DENMARK
lony@filmkomponister.dk - + 45 23 84 24 56 Paragraph. Klik her for at redigere.
Fotos from 2018
