2011 Screen Music Awards presented by APRA and the AGSC
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Date, Host and Musical Director Confirmed for Screen Composers Night of Nights.
Since its humble beginnings in 1992 in a small, smoke-filled club with just 40 guests, the SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS have evolved into a premier event on the film and music industry calendars.
Now in its 10th year (in the current format), the SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS, which is an event held jointly by APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) and AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers Limited) remains the only Australian event to honour the unseen champions of music composition in film and television.
This year’s celebration of the marriage between screen and music will be staged at the impressive City Recital Hall at Angel Place on MONDAY NOVEMBER 14TH.
APRA|AMCOS CEO Brett Cottle said: “The Screen Music awards showcase the depth of talent and diversity of creativity of Australia’s film and television composers. Through this annual event, we can show our support for, and shine the spotlight on, the often unsung heroes of the creative experience in film.”
The 2011 SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS will honour music composers across 12 categories including compositions for documentaries, short films, miniseries, children’s television and feature film scores. A panel of highly respected Australian film and television composers will determine four nominees across 10 categories. APRA will use statistical analysis to define nominations based on performance activity as reflected by earning for the categories of Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia and Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas.
“Music is the life blood for any screen project and the Screen Music Awards honours the blood, sweat and tears spent by all composers bringing a project to life. The past year has been a rich year for screen music reflecting the creative talent across many crafts in the Australian screen industry” said AGSC President Clive Harrison
In keeping with recent tradition a live orchestra, conducted by musical director CEZARY SKUBISZEWSKI will perform a selection of nominated compositions at the event. A Screen Music Award winner himself, CEZARY SKUBISZEWSKI is one of Australia’s leading film composers and responsible for numerous well known pieces including screen compositions for Two Hands, After The Deluge, The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Bran Nue Day, Beneath Hill 60 and Red Dog.
The wildly talented actress NONI HAZLEHURST who most recently made headlines for her online narration of Go The F--- to Sleep, the runaway book by American novelist Adam Mansbach and illustrator Ricardo Cortes will host this very special black tie event.
Nominees in the following categories for the 2011 SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS will be announced on Tuesday 18th October.
2011 SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS CATEGORIES
- Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia*
- Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas*
- Best Music for a Documentary
- Best Music for a Short Film
- Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
- Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
- Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
- Best Television Theme
- Best Music for Children’s Television
- Best Feature Film Score
- Best Music for an Advertisement
- Best Soundtrack Album
*Determined by statistical analysis
2011 SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS
- Presented by APRA and the AGSC
- Monday November 14th
- City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney
- Hosted by Noni Hazlehurst
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