Krakow FMF 2024 – Polish Soundtrack of the Year – Nominees and public voting

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Vote in the Polish Soundtrack of the Year contest!

Which of the 2023 Polish films and TV series stood out with the most original music? Voting has just begun. The decisions of the audience and the Award Academy will be announced on May 25 at the Film Music Festival in Krakow.

 

The Polish Soundtrack of the Year Award will be given for the sixth time. Ten titles have been selected from among the 2023 films and series, in which the music perfectly harmonizes with the image and represents the highest artistic level. The nominations were decided by the program team of the Film Music Festival in Krakow. Then the international Award Academy, which includes cultural journalists and representatives of the domestic and foreign industry and music and film institutions, will select the winner or winners of the Grand Prize. At the same time (until May 21) voting is underway, in which all film music lovers can participate through a form on the website. Based on its results, the Audience Award will be given.

 

The list of nominated titles covers a wide spectrum of cinematography, from intimate auteur film through blockbusters to popular series. “In last year’s productions one can hear the dominance of folk music and folklore in the broadest sense. There were also soundtracks using various progressive solutions, including avant-garde influences, noise sounds or experimental jazz. Polish film music also has no shortage of bold experiments combining sometimes very distant worlds, such as baroque and electronica. The competition for the best FMF soundtrack illustrates this extraordinary stylistic and genre diversity every year, and since this time, too, we are dealing with artists who are already well established in the audiovisual market, it is difficult to predict the outcome of the competition. Every year the verdicts of the Academy and the audience are a surprise,” says Robert Piaskowski, artistic director of the FMF and also chairman of the Academy of the Polish Soundtrack of the Year Award.

 

The results of the audience vote and the Academy’s deliberations will be announced on May 25 during the FMF’s Polish Gala Concert: Modern Roots. The event’s program reflects one of the most important trends in contemporary Polish culture, which is the search for inspiration in the Slavic folk tradition. At the ICE Krakow Congress Center, we will hear motifs from the films Chłopi and Znachor, as well as the TV series 1670 and the game Blacktail, among others. Tickets for the concert are available on the KBF platform: TICKETS.

 

The winner of the main competition will receive a statuette, the opportunity to perform his music at the next FMF in 2025, and a prize donated by the Wojas brand, which has become the Main Sponsor of the Polish Soundtrack of the Year Award. Partners of the Audience Award are Massive Music and Shootme.

 

Composition of the Academy for the Polish Soundtrack of the Year 2023 Award

 

• Robert Piaskowski – artistic director of the Film Music Festival in Krakow, chairman of the Academy
• Maja Baczynska – musician, music journalist at “Presto” magazine, director
• Adam Balas – director of the European Krzysztof Penderecki Music Center
• Miłosz Bembinow – chairman of the board of the ZAiKS Authors’ Association
• Mateusz Bień – deputy dean of the Department of Creativity, Interpretation and Music Education at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow
• Jacek Bromski – screenwriter, director, film producer, president of the Polish Filmmakers Association
• Dirk Brossé – film music composer, artistic director of Film Fest Gent, member of the World Soundtrack Award Advisory Board
• Anna Ceynowa – president of the Empower Poland Foundation, chairwoman of the Polish Music Market Council
• Daniel Cichy – director and editor-in-chief of the Polish Music Publishing House
• Ray Costa – president of Costa Communications
• Katarzyna Czajka-Kominiarczuk – author of the blog “Zwierz Popkulturalny”
• Jaroslaw Czuba – director of the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute
• Annette Gentz – film music agent, managing director of Annette Gentz Music & Film Arts
• Dan Goldwasser – co-founder of Soundtrack.Net, music journalist, publisher
• Tomasz Goska – FilmMusic.pl
• Mariusz Gradowski – Polish Radio Dwójka, program “Music in the frame”.
• Simon Greenaway – vice president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
• Paweł Gzyl – editor of “Polish Daily”
• Marek Hojda – director of Music Export Poland
• Szymon Jakubowski – podcast “[soundtrack]”
• Ryszard Jaźwiński – Polish Radio Trójka, program “Trójkowo, filmowo”.
• Tamara Kaminska – director of Music Export Poland
• Adam Krysinski – editor-in-chief of Soundtracks.pl
• Anna Laskowska – managing director of Sony Music Publishing Poland
• Michael Łyczek – deputy director for program affairs at KBF
• Łukasz Maciejewski – journalist, film expert, film critic, artistic director of Grand Prix Komeda
• Paweł Małecki, Ph.D. – professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics in the Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow
• Tracy McKnight – vice president of Broadcast Music, Inc. (Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media)
• Thomas Mikusz – director of White Bear PR
• Szymon Miszczak – director of Mastercard OFF Camera
• Magdalena Miśka-Jackowska – “Score and the City” podcast.
• Diego Navarro – director of the Fimucité festival
• Marco Patrignani – artistic director of the Roma Film Music Festival
• Paweł Piotrowicz – Onet Kultura
• Tomasz Raczek – Radio New World, “Raczek Movie” program
• Maggie Rodford – music producer, managing director of Air-Edel
• Miłosz Stelmach – editor-in-chief of “Ekrany” magazine
• Paweł Stroinski – FilmMusic.pl
• Rafał Syska – director of the National Film Culture Center
• Magdalena Wojewoda-Mleczko – music director of RMF Classic

 

 

 

Organizers of the Film Music Festival in Krakow: City of Krakow, KBF, RMF Classic.

FMF Strategic Partner: Kazimierz Gallery.

FMF partners: Mini Melts, Naree, RMF FM.

Partner Beauty: Sochacki.

Media Patrons: Wyborcza.pl, Screens.

Main Sponsor of the Polish Soundtrack of the Year Award: Wojas.

Partners of the Polish Soundtrack of the Year – Audience Awards: Massive Music and Shootme.

Co-organizer of the FMF Young Talent Award and the Audiovisual Forum: Bettermaker.

Co-organizer of the Traces of Memory concert: the Krakow Philharmonic.

Main Partner of the event Disney. The Lion King – film with live music: TAURON Arena Krakow. The event takes place as part of the 10th anniversary of TAURON Arena Krakow.

The screening of Disney. The Lion King – movie with live music licensed by Disney Concerts. © 2024 Disney. All rights reserved.

The public task is financed by the City of Krakow.