Welcome to The AWFC!
We are a community of composers and colleagues who strive to support and celebrate the work of women composers through advocacy and education. This visibility is important to herald in equality amongst our industry and bring diverse voices to film, television, video games and multimedia projects. We are proud to host the first ever directory of women film composers allowing filmmakers and decision makers the opportunity to discover new talent. Please also check out our weekly composer spotlight featuring short interviews with our members.
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A new label revives forgotten female composers' music. The record label La Boîte à Pépites dedicated its first release to French composer Charlotte Sohy (1877-1955). www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2022/08/17/1117799706/a-new-label-exhumes-forgotten-female-...
At the beginning of her career, Kaija Saariaho had plenty of doubts. She ended up becoming one of the most revered composers of her generation.
www.npr.org/2022/07/21/1112423462/kaija-saariaho-a-composer-with-ears-wide-open?utm_source=facebo...
Brilliant!
Very interesting interview.
This is the inspiration I needed today. Thanks!
#WSAcademy members: final week to vote for the winner in the first 3 categories of the World Soundtrack Awards (Film Composer of the Year, Television Composer of the Year, Best Original Song). Congrats to the women composers, nominated this year:
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Germaine Franco, Encanto
TELEVISION COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Natalie Holt & John Williams, Obi-Wan Kenobi
Cast your vote before Aug 22 (23:59, W. Europe Standard Time).
→ Not a member (yet)? Discover how to join the Academy: www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/awards/become-a-member.
New members (applied before 18 Aug) can still vote in the second round for this year’s WSAwards.
www.worldsoundtrackawards.com
Join the AWFC for this in-person event and hang out with your fellow Alliance for Women Film Composers. Let's meet up and have fun.
Wednesday, August 31 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Registration required: www.eventbrite.com/e/awfc-summer-hang-tickets-403257934337
Thanks to Spitfire Audio for their generous support for this event.
Appetizers provided | Cash Bar
Outdoor Event.
Ride service recommended | Underground parking lot available for parking ($ 15)
Nainita Desai (Emmy Nominee in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary category for 14 PEAKS: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE) will join some of her peers for this The Society of Composers & Lyricists FYC COMPOSIUM Online Screening + Q&A on Tuesday, August 16, 2:00PM (PT); moderated by Kaya Savas of Film.Music.Media.
Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/scl-virtual-screening-qa-fyc-composium-tickets-401426055137?fbclid=IwAR0pIQG...
Music For Superheroes - Natalie Holt (Loki) & Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel) will join John Murphy (The Suicide Squad), Hesham Nazih (Moon Knight), and Benjamin Wallfisch (Shazam!)
on August 17 @ 11am PDT at Twitter.com/VareseSarabande
Join these five SUPER composers for a LIVE Twitter Spaces event, hosted by Varèse Sarabande. Listen as they discuss the intricate process of scoring for Superhero (and sometimes Supervillain) Films and TV, followed by an audience Q&A. Moderated by Chandler Paul Poling.