NORDIC FILM MUSIC DAYS 2018

Sun. 18.02.18
NORDIC FILM MUSIC DAYS 2018 will take place at Nordische Botschaften.

NORDIC FILM MUSIC DAYS will aim at presenting the high quality of Nordic film- and mediamusic for the participating composers and to the young professionals present at the Berlinale. The HARPA NORDIC FILM COMPOSERS AWARD will be handed out as a part of NORDIC FILM MUSIC DAYS. The winner will receive a small statuette designed by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson. 

Using the multiple opportunities of the Nordische Botschaften NORDIC FILM MUSIC DAYS will also offer opportunities for capacity-building network meetings and workshops for Nordic film- and mediacomposers. This is arranged in cooperation with EAVE, European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs and ACE producers. 

In 2018 the nominees for HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award is: 
  • Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen (Denmark) for his score for Amanda Kernell's 'Sameblood'. Meet Kristian  
  • Daníel Bjarnason (Iceland) for his score for Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson feature film 'Under the Tree'. Meet Daniel  
  • Miska and Juri Seppä (Finland) for their score for Rike Jokela's 'Tatu and Patu'. Meet Miska and Juri
  • Henrik Skram (Norway) for his score for  Synne Teksum's 'Snøfall'
    Meet Henrik
  • Björn Olsson (Sweden) for his score for Johannes Nyholms 'Jätten' 
    Meet Björn
 
The winner will be selected by an international jury
  • Christine Aufderhaar (Suisse)
  • Brian Satterwhite (USA)
  • Nuno Freire Malo (Portugal)
Preliminary program of the NORDIC FILM MUSIC DAYS 2018

​10.00 – 10.15 – Musical entertainment. 

10.15 – 11.00 – Game Music & Sound Design: Practices and Aesthetics. Lecture by Thomas Bärtschi (DEN). 

11.00 – 11.45 – The director/composer relationship: Bent Hamer (NOR) & John Erik Kaada (NOR)". Moderated by Thor Joachim Haga (NOR).  

11.45 – 12.00 – Break
 
12.00 – 12.45 – How to be your own agent? Nordic composers usually have to self-represent, handle their own rights and work on multiple arenas beyond film music to sustain their livelihood. How do they manage?. 
Panel with composers Jean-Paul Wall (SWE), Hildur Gudnadottir (ICE) and Paanu Altio (FIN). Moderated by Andrea Reuter.  (SWE/FIN)

​12.45 – 13.00 – A Multiple-Arena Case Study: Preserving Nordic Film Music History. By Jesper Hansen.(DEN) 

13.00 –14.00 – Lunch

14.00 –15.45  – Speedmeetings with ACE and EAVE producers 

16.00 – 17.00 – Award ceremony

17.00 – 19.00 – Afterparty 
NFMD 2018 Pictures
NFMD 2018 GIFs
Nordic Film Music Days 2018 is organized by ​
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