Apulia Soundtrack Awards 2026 – 5th edition – Guests & Program

The magic of the Apulia Soundtrack Awards is back for its 5th edition, which will be celebrated on July 2–4, 2026, in the beautiful city of Carovigno in Puglia, Italy. The festival will present three days of music, cinema, and masterclasses, open to the public, giving special emphasis to the educative activities, with the guests & the composers finalists of the Emerging Composers Contest (read more).

Apulia Soundtrack Awards 2026 – 5th edition – Guests & Program

 

As in previous editions, the festival will have many national and international guests, such as: Bruno Coulais, Andrea Guerra, Nicola Tescari, Jean Michel Bernard, Luis Ivars, Cyril Morin, Sharon Farber, Roberta D’Angelo, Ray Costa, George Christopoulos, Massimo Privitera, Gorka Oteiza, Vincenzo Cipriani, Simone Prattico, Marco Siniscalco.

 

This is the program of the 5th edition:

Thursday, July 2, 2026

  • 10:30h – Seminar with the emerging composers & professionals (90 minutes) – “The storytelling: how to approach a score” – With Luis Ivars(Composer, Alliance of European Film Composer/  Cyril Morin (Composer, producer, Academy member)

 

  • 16:30h – Seminar with the emerging composers & professionals (90 minutes) “Perspectives for film composers: AI, legislation, streaming, etc… ” – With Luis Ivars(Composer, Alliance of European Film Composer/ Sharon Farber (Composer, Women Composer Alliance, Academy member) Cyril Morin (Composer, producer, Academy member).

 

Friday, July 3, 2026

  • 10:30h – Castle of Carovigno – Seminar with the emerging composers & professionals (90 minutes) – “Composing international: From home studio to the world” – With Andrea Guerra, Nicola Tescari (Composer), Roberta D’Angelo (music supervisor), Cyril Morin & Luis Ivars (Composer)

 

  • 16:30h – Castle of Carovigno – Seminar with the emerging composers & professionals (90 minutes) – Composing international: Going to Hollywood – With Bruno Coulais, Jean Michel Bernard, Cyril Morin & Luis Ivars (Composer), Ray Costa (Publicist) George Christopoulos (Agent)

 

  • 21:00h – Castle of Carovigno: Awards & Concert – Jean Michel Bernard, Simone Prattico, Marco Siniscalco – Homage to Lalo Schifrin – Film scores composed by Jean Michel Bernard

 

  • Screening Coco di Mama directed by Antonio Ribezzi (20 min) – Music by Fabio Massimo Capogrosso (2023 Best composer)

 

Saturday, July 4, 2026

  • 10:30h – Castle of Carovigno – Seminar with the emerging composers & professionals (90 minutes) – Round table with guest and emerging “The future of film scoring” & “Guest’s next projects” – Moderator: Ray Costa (Publicist, Academy member) & Cyril Morin (Composer, producer, Academy Member), Bruno Coulais, Andrea Guerra, Nicola Tescari, Luis Ivars (composer), Jean Michel Bernard (Composer, Academy Member), Sharon Farber (Composer, Academy Member, Women Composer Alliance) George Christopoulos (Agent), Roberta D’Angelo (Music supervisor) , and Gorka Oteiza (SoundTrackFest), Massimo Privitera (Colonnesonore.net – Journalist)

 

  • 21:00h – Castel of Carovigno: Award ceremony/ Concert
    • Career achievement award to Bruno Coulais & Charles Fox
    • Emerging composer award
    • Italian composer 2026
    • International composer 2026
    • Concert withVincenzo Cipriani (Piano and String Quartet)

 

https://apuliasoundtrack.com/program/

 

SoundTrackFest is proud to be a media partner of the festival, and Gorka Oteiza, founder and director, has been invited to be in Carovigno, and will be bringing you daily news from the festival.

 

The Apulia Soundtrack Awards – ASA is a project born from the vision of Loredana Epifani, Antonella La Camera, Cyril Morin, and Antonio Ribezzi, who have combined their skills and passions to create an event that promotes film music culture and facilitates dialogue between established and emerging professionals.

 

More information about the Apulia Soundtrack Awards:

https://soundtrackfest.com/en/tag/apulia-soundtrack-awards-en/

 

Official website:

https://apuliasoundtrack.com/