Winners of the first edition of the Camille Awards
Yesterday 20th of October, the first edition of the Camille Awards – European Film Composer Awards was celebrated in Pula (Croatia) during the ISFMF – International Sound & Film Music Festival, which are a set of awards given to composers of exceptional pieces of film and audio-visual music by their peer composers.
Organized jointly by the ECSA – European Composer and Songwriter Alliance and the International Sound & Film Music Festival – ISFMF, these awards come from the previously named Grand Scores Awards, launched in 2014, which this year have been renamed to Camille Awards, in a tribute to who is considered the first composer of film music: Camille Saint-Saëns (French composer, organist, conductor and pianist – read more).
Composers of music for the audio-visual sector are recognized in three categories: Best orchestral score, Best electro-acoustic score and Best original music for a series.
These are the winners and nominees for the first edition of the Camille Awards:
Best Orchestral Score:
- Dario Marianelli (United Kingdom) for “Paddington 2”
- Ginge Anvik (Norway) for “Askeladden: I Dovregubbens hall”
- Lasse Enersen (Finland) for “The Unknown Soldier”
Best Electro-acoustic Score:
- Ola Fløttum (Norway) for “Thelma”
- Adrian Foulkes & Lucio Godoy (Spain) for “La niebla y la doncella”
- Jonas Struck (Denmark) for “QEDA”
Best Original Music for a Series:
- Lorne Balfe & Rupert Gregson-Williams (United Kingdom) for “The Crown” second season
- Jacob Groth (Denmark) for “Modus” second season
- Ivan Martinez Lacámara & Manel Santisteban (Spain) for “La casa de papel”
You can find more information on the official website of the Camille Awards:
International Sound & Film Music Festival – IFSMF official website:
And finally, more information about the ISFMF festival grouped in SoundTrackFest:
http://soundtrackfest.com/en/tag/isfmf-en/
