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.
Please join our cause by joining the directory or by becoming a sponsor.
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Whet your appetite for film scoring with ASMAC.ORG's upcoming seminar with Rachel Portman about Arranging and Scoring the film JULIA from Sony Classics. The event takes place virtually on Wednesday, December 8th at 11:00am PT. Portman, alongside orchestrator Ed Farmer, will discuss how they created the perfect emotional tone and sound for Julia utilizing the Chamber Orchestra of London. RSVP today!
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In case you missed this panel with LOKI composer Natalie Holt during the World Soundtrack Awards in Gent, you can now watch it online.
Multi-award winning composer Natalie Holt is known equally for large orchestral arrangements and intimate, textural and at times experimental electro-acoustic compositions. She was nominated as TV Composer of the Year for LOKI. She is currently working on the highly anticipated BATGIRL.
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We would like to amplify our members who submitted for the 2022 SCL Awards.
If you submitted in any of the categories please send an email to socialmedia@theawfc.com and include the following info:
CATEGORY:
COMPOSER/S:
PROJECT NAME/ SONG TITLE:
LINK TO LISTEN TO MUSIC:
And include album or project graphic/ key art if you have.
Please make sure to email the info.
Make sure to RSVP to the AWFC Holiday Party in Los Angeles on Dec 9 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Tacos, Margaritas, Disco and Holiday Cheers.
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The three-day long Variety’s Music for Screens Summit starts today, celebrating the excellence in musical artistry and storytelling for film, television, video games and more. Participants for the conference include: Lolita Ritmanis, Germaine Franco, Stephanie Economou, Jessica Rose Weiss, Kathryn Bostic, and Sherri Chung.
Register here to watch!
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Hi folks! All AWFC members are welcome to join us for this week’s session 😊 the link is in your Weekly Notes email
The AWFC Care Program:
An always-open, ongoing, allyship program for composer parents and care-givers.
Please join Board member Jenna Fentimen & Board member Daisy Coole as they moderate an open discussion about this incredibly important topic: composing and care-giving.
As many of our pairings have now had some weeks together, this is an opportunity for them to reconnect with the wider group, as well as for any interested AWFC members to find out more about the AWFC care program.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST
11am-12pm - LOS ANGELES (pdt)
2pm-3pm - NEW YORK (est)
7pm-8pm - LONDON
To all industry professionals, composers who do not identify as women, and other individuals who wish to support the AWFC:
Today on #GivingTuesday, we are reaching out to you, a member of the music and film community, to ask you to join our great organization as a Supporting Member for 2022. By becoming part of our community, you can actively participate in events while simultaneously amplifying the voices of women composers with the goal of reaching gender parity. This supporting membership is for all industry professionals, composers who do not identify as women, and other individuals who wish to support the AWFC. Supporting members are listed on the AWFC website and granted access to numerous events, newsletters, workshops and networking opportunities. The annual membership fee for supporting members is $100 and is renewed per calendar year.
To join: theawfc.com/product/supporting-membership/
The Alliance, with its nearly 700 members, focuses on community building, education, and outreach with the objective of generating visibility and opportunity for women composers. As part of our mission to support and elevate their work, we have streamlined our website with a searchable online directory of our members, offering a spotlight for industry professionals to discover and access their talents for professional opportunities. This directory is actively used in our industry worldwide. Our premier Mentorship Program pairs emerging composers with established industry professionals for a six-month intensive of one-on-one guidance and career development. AWFC Care is an allyship initiative which affords working parents and caregivers support and counsel. Our weekly INSIDE Sessions, a video panel discussion series, provides insight into music technology and creative process with a focus on peer review and industry networking.
Managing these unique programs and events falls on the shoulders of our board members and volunteers, who generously donate their time to serve this community. We charge our regular members a nominal fee of $50 for professionals and $30 for students and aim to keep these fees down so that our services are accessible to as many women as possible. We are thrilled to see such massive membership growth, but our team is operating at capacity. We would be immensely grateful for your financial support to hire paid administrative assistance.
You can visit our website at theawfc.com to learn more about our organization and view a current list of supporters. We sincerely hope that you will consider championing The Alliance for Women Film Composers.
Sincerely,
The AWFC
For any collaboration to succeed, the partners would have to be in fine tune and sync with one another, artistically and intuitively.
Spitfire Audio's Composer Magazine spoke with Ian Hultquist and Drum & Lace about their collaborations.
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Ian Hultquist & Drum & Lace: The Modern Scoring Marriage
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