:: Spotlight :: 2008 APRA – AGSC Screen Music AwardsBy: Carmine PascuzziNow in its 7th year, the APRA – AGSC Screen Music Awards, have evolved into a premier event on the film and music industry calendars. The 2008 version occurs in Sydney on Monday, November 3, 2008. The unique awards remain the only Australian event to honour the unseen champions of music composition in film and television. The Screen Music Awards, which is an event held jointly by APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) and AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) will be staged at the impressive City Recital Hall at Angel Place to celebrate the two defining elements of contemporary Australian culture: music and film. APRA CEO Brett Cottle said, “It has been a strong year for Australian cinema and television; we look forward to celebrating the outstanding contribution that screen composers have made to this body of work. The annual Screen Awards afford us the opportunity to honour Australian composers’ commitment to their craft: the creative, collaborative and challenging process of composing for the screen.” The 2008 APRA – AGSC Screen Music Awards will honour music composers across 13 categories including compositions for documentaries, short films, mini-series, 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. The prestigious International Achievement Award (previous winners include Bruce Rowland, Lisa Gerrard, David Hirschfelder, Bruce Smeaton, Peter Best and The Wiggles) will be announced at the event on November 3. The APRA Board of Directors determines the International Achievement Award. A live orchestra, conducted by musical director Cezary Skubiszewski, will perform a selection of nominated compositions at the event. An APRA – AGSC Screen Music Award winner himself, Cezary is one of Australia’s most celebrated composers and responsible for numerous well known pieces including screen compositions for Two Hands, After The Deluge and The Rage on Placid Lake. This very special black tie event will be hosted by radio identity H.G. NELSON. Nominees in the following categories for the 2008 APRA – AGSC Screen Music Awards will be announced on Thursday October 9. •Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia 2008 APRA – AGSC Screen Music Awards ********************************************* In what is the only Australian event to recognize the unsung heroes of music composition for the large and small screen, APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) and the AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) are proud to announce the nominees for the 2008 SCREEN MUSIC AWARDS, which will be held in Sydney on Monday November 3rd. The nominations for 2008 feature an eclectic group of musicians who run the gamut of experience – from well-established screen composers which include David Hirschfelder, Burkhard Dallwitz, Clive Harrison, Art Phillips, Roger Mason, Guy Gross, Christopher Elves and Cezary Skubiszewski to up and coming artists Chris Lilley, Bryony Marks, Caitlin Yeo and Greg Walker. Here is the list of nominees. Music for an Advertisement Title - Herringbone - Hands Title - LMFF - Loreal Melbourne Fashion Festival - 2008 Title - SBS Station ID - Six Billion Stories & Counting Best Music for a Documentary Title - Last Trimate Title - Night Title - Secrets Of The Forbidden City Best Music for a Short Film Title - Shot Open Title - The Funk Title - The Ground Beneath Best Soundtrack Album Title - Rogue Title - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Title - The Black Balloon Best Original Song Composed for the Screen Title - It’s a Jungle Out There – Underbelly Title - The Greatest Act in History – The Black Balloon Title - When We Get There – The Black Balloon Best Music for Children’s Television Title - Dogstar - Episode 24 Title - Gumnutz! A Juicy Tale Title - Pirate Islands the Lost Treasure of Fiji Best Television Theme Title - Underbelly Title - Summer Heights High Title - The Gruen Transfer Best Music for a Television Series or Serial Title - Summer Heights High – Episode 8 Title - Underbelly – Episode 5 Title - Who Do You Think You Are? – Episode 2
Title - Emerald Falls Title - Indonesia a Reporter's Journey - Episode 1 ‘A difficult engagement’ Best Feature Film Score Title - Rogue Title - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Title - Unfinished Sky Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia Composer- Jay Stewart Composer- Neil Sutherland Composer- Dinesh Wickremeratne
Composer- Guy Gross Composer- Chris Pettifer Composer- Neil Sutherland |
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