International Jury for the 2025 HARPA Awards
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Eðvarð Egilsson, ICELAND
2024 HARPA Award Winner for his composition in ... Smoke Sauna Sisterhood His most recent work for film is his score for the 2022 drama film Alle hater Johan (Everybody hates Johan) for which he won the Amanda Award in category Best Original Score and the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award. Several new media projects are underway and will be published in 2024. |
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Michael P. Aust, Germany
MICHAEL P. AUST is a German curator, organiser of cultural events and film producer born in 1965. His focal point of interest lies in the intersectionality of art forms, especially in the relationship of music and moving pictures. He heads the SoundTrack_Cologne film music festival and conference founded in 2004, as well as SoundTrack_Zurich since 2020. He has curated exhibitions, conferences and music festivals and was Festival Director of Braunschweig International Film Festival 2014-2019. Aust has worked in the film industry for more than 25 years with producer credits for 20 feature films and feature-length documentaries, including “101 Reykjavik”, “Stumbling Block”, “Low Lights”, “Parallax Sounds Chicago”, “Eva Hesse” and “The Sound of Cologne”, focusing on music and art. His directorial debut “Can and Me” hit the cinemas in March 2023. He is a voting member of the German Film Academy, Filmbüro NW and of the World Soundtrack Academy and on the Board of the MusicFilmFestivalNetwork and of KulturNetzKöln. The Business graduate is Managing Director, owner and producer at TelevisorTroika GmbH, a Cologne-based company established in 1993 for film production, art events and public relations in arts. |
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Hanna-Greth Peetson, Estonia
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Sydney Levine, USA
Uniquely placed within the film industry with more than 40 years of experience in international acquisitions, sales and distribution of films, Sydney has a vision of bringing additional value to the business through the music of movies, bringing composers and producers together to discover new avenues of exposing their collaboration to the public. She has worked extensively with the Cannes Film Market, Berlinale’s European Film Market, the American Film Market, Toronto and Sundance and other festivals as well as with producers and film commissions. She has also worked in international distribution for Twentieth Century Fox in Amsterdam where she was the first woman ever hired in international distribution, and in marketing for ABC Video Enterprises. Levine has taught at Chapman, UCLA Extension Film and Business Schools, at The New School of Social Research as well as at Deutsche Welle Akademie, MAIA, The Binger Institut, Cannes Market Producers Workshop, Berlinale Talent Campus, and is a frequent moderator on festival panels and seminars. |
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Byun Seung Min, SOUTH KOREA
Byun Seung Min is the Founder and CEO of Climax Studio, based in Seoul, Korea. Founded in 2018, Climax Studio has produced over 21 films and series, gaining critical and commercial success in global markets. Byun works with a diverse range of partners and talents, both rising and established, to maximize the creative potential of Climax Studio's productions. Climax Studio has been selected as the 'Most Anticipated Production Company' in 2022 and 2023 consecutively, and Byun was named as the 'Producer of the Year' in 2023. Focusing on entertaining genre drama infused with strong themes and messages, Byun exec produced series including Paramount+ Bargain, which won the Best Screenplay at Canneseries and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Series at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards. Films produced by Byun include
To expand Climax Studio's international portfolio, Byun is currently developing various projects, including a fantasy action series The Monster Tale with Andy Serkis' Imaginarium Productions. Previously, Byun led the Korean Film division Warner Bros. Korea, overseeing project investments. He began his career at NEW. |
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Erica Procunier, Canada
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