Nominees for the 2023 HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award
The composer organizations of the five Nordic countries have announced their national nominees for the 15th Annual HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award.
Once again, the nominees reflect the high quality and uniqueness of Nordic artistry, with a mix of Nordic electronic soundscapes, delicate & strong themes, confident collaborations, richly orchestrated music, and highly original scores.
Once again, the nominees reflect the high quality and uniqueness of Nordic artistry, with a mix of Nordic electronic soundscapes, delicate & strong themes, confident collaborations, richly orchestrated music, and highly original scores.
DENMARK | Martin Dirkov for his score in "Holy Spider" (directed by Ali Abbasi)
*** The music captures the suffocating sense of mortal fear, but manages simultaneously to be beautifully melodic and inventive, and credibly underlines the unpredictable and scary twists of the story. *** Photo by: Carsten Snejbjerg |
FINLAND | Anna Mari Kähärä for her score in "Armotonta menoa - hoivatyön lauluja / Ruthless times - Songs of Care " (directed by Susanna Helke)
*** In Kähärä's music the silent and silenced ones gain a voice so powerful and rugged that it hurts: it’s a cry for help and humanity of the generations. *** Photo by: Tero Ahonen |
ICELAND | Eðvarð Egilsson & Páll Ragnar Pálsson for their score in "Skjálfti/Quake" (directed by Tinna Hrafnsdóttir)
*** A subtle masterpiece from two composers at the pinnacle of their powers *** Photos by: Tim Cole & Bjargey Ólafsdóttir |
NORWAY | Jørund Fluge Samuelsen for his score in "Alle Hater Johan" (directed by Hallvar Witzø)
*** A score which brings a measured amount of comedy, sentimentality and a quirky, homemade feel to the whole film*** Photo by: Morten Henden Aamot |
SWEDEN | Anna von Hausswolff & Filip Leyman for their score in "The most beautiful boy in the world" (directed by Kristina Lindström & Kristian Petri)
*** The low-key, brilliant music by Anna von Hausswolff and Filip Leyman interweaves in a delicate way all the artistical film narratives in this striking documentary. *** Photos by: Gianluca Grasseli |
INTERNATIONAL JURY 2023
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Sanna Salmenkallio | Composer & 2022 HARPA Winner | Finland
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Christine Aufderhaar | Composer | Germany
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Sung-woo Cho | Composer | South Korea
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Sophie Joos | Music projects coordinator | World Soundtrack Awards
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Michael P. Aust | Festival Director SoundTrack_Cologne | Germany
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Lucy Bright | Music Supervisor | UK
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Hotel Registration for Nordic Film Music Days 2023 is Open
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Would you like to join us in Berlin for the 16th annual HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award? We have a limited amount of pre-reserved rooms, ready for you to book on the 17th, 18th or 19th of February. We hope to see you there! Find more information about the hotel and on how to book it through us. |
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SAVE THE DATES Nordic Film Music Days 2023
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Saturday February 18th and Sunday February 19th
We cant wait to welcome you to the next edition of Nordic Film Music Days at Nordische Botschaften in Berlin. Saturday February 18 th | noon til 4 pm | AUDITORIUM AND ONLINE Seminars and talks Saturday February 18 th | 7:00 -7:30 pm | EXHIBITION AREA AND ONLINE nomination videos introduced and shown in exhibition area and streamed online Saturday February 18 th | 7:30 -8 pm | EXHIBITION AREA AND ONLINE Award show where the winner of HARPA 2023 will be announced and live concert honoring the winning score. Sunday February 19 th | 9 am – 9 pm | AUDITORIUM AND ONLINE Screening of the films with the nominated scores. Registration will open december 2022 |
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What is Nordic Film Music Days?
Nordic Film Music Days creates a space to communicate, start future collaborations, educate and to network during the festival. 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. NEXT EDITION: Saturday Feb. 18.- Sunday Feb. 19, 2023 |
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About HARPA & NFMD
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 2023 Lone Nyhuus | BFM, Danish Organization for Film- and Media Composers Turo Pekari | Music Finland Ida-Lee Brandel | FST, Foreningen af Svenske Tonsättere Jesper Siberg | BFM, Danish Organization for Film- and Media Composers Thomas Mikusz, White Bear PR/Associated Publicist and international PR |
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Partners in HARPA Nordic Film Music Days 2023
Collaborators: World Soundtrack Awards | Sound Track Cologne |
