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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ACADEMY AWARDS® SUBMISSIONS
Please let us know if you submitted to the Academy Awards this year and have a project FYC in the score category. We would love to amplify on AWFC social media.
Deadline for submissions: Nov 30, 2022
Email your info to socialmedia@theawfc.com
We are excited to announce that the AWFC has launched the first round of its RECORDING INITIATIVE!
The goal of the initiative is to work with participants to develop their skills in delivering professional scores and parts, producing live sessions, and writing for different ensemblres. All participants are partnered with composers from the AWFC leadership.
We would like to introduce you to the 2022 Recording Initiative Class:
Chanell Crichlow is a composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California. She is known for her lush sound and vibrant compositions that have garnered praise from Flaunt Magazine, Downbeat Magazine, and more. A 2021 Sundance Composers Lab Fellow, Chanell had the opportunity to work closely with Film and Television composers on her craft and enters the scoring world with a unique perspective and path.
Charlotte McMillan is a game and film composer in southern California. Music she composed was performed at a Video Games Live concert at the Hollywood Bowl and has appeared in various iOS and PC games as well as in film festivals throughout the United States.
Gemma Castro is a Mexican-American artist and audio engineer based in Los Angeles. As a musician, Castro has performed on a venues across different including the Getty, The Broad, the Fonda, and the Echo. As an artist, Castro has a practice of creating art installations and has shown work at Tlaloc Studios and SomArts.
Michelle Lorimer is a composer for screen & live ensemble, living & working in Toronto, Canada. She is currently completing the score for the upcoming documentary When I Go Outside (produced by Toronto filmmaker Geordie Sabbagh), which features the life & art of Bistyek, a Kurdish visual artist who came to Canada as a refugee. This fall, a movement from her Suite for Grief, a piece for orchestra that explores the journey through loss, was chosen as runner-up in the Toronto Symphony's Explore the Score program.
Joyce Oh is a composer for film and television from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her music is driven by a bold lyrical voice, often described as compelling and dramatic. Her past achievements include composing for the BLM-involved short film "Unlike Any Other", which won the New York Oniros Film Award and which was honourably mentioned for Best Original Score at the Global Film Awards.
Kati Falk-Flores is a composer known for her start in trailer music. Her work has been featured in trailers like Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage (Trailer 2), Xbox Series X: A New Generation Awaits, and Apple TV's advertising campaign for Finch. As a composer, Kati has written music for film, trailers, advertising and sonic branding, and commissioned for choral and orchestral works.
Maria Linares, A native of Colombia, is a multi-talented composer who has composed music for a vast array of projects, including film, documentaries, theatre, and television, having her scores and original songs featured on television shows and web series.
Yay! Congrats all 🙂
Save The Date: AWFC - NYC Holiday Hang on Friday, Dec 9 at 7 in the evening (ET); venue tba
Hollywood Records has released its newest episode of their music docuseries & podcast - THE BIG SCORE. This episode features composer Amanda Jones giving an inside look at her work on the series SUPER/NATURAL.
Watch the episode or listen to the podcast here: hollywoodrecs.lnk.to/TheBigScore
Variety reports on Chanda Dancy and her Oscar-worthy score to DEVOTION. “With “Devotion,” which is opening this weekend, the Music Branch has an opportunity to nominate the first Black woman for original score with Chanda Dancy, whose orchestral chords are among the most impressive of the period drama.” variety.com/feature/2023-oscars-best-original-score-predictions-1235381044/#recipient_hashed=0d1f...[…]34ffaa52e62b094d7ee26f9056072b0
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) to present a Composer Roundtable at Variety’s Music for Screens virtual summit including DEVOTION comChanda Dancy Dancy and THE LIVING comEmilie Levienaise-Farrouchrrouch. www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-presents-composer-roundtable-at-variety-music-for-screens
that´s a group of seriously lovely people!
In two scores [WOMEN TALKING and TAR], Hildur Gudnadóttir creates music ‘like a ghost’ and finds hope amid anger.
“Hildur’s original take on the music was magnificent,” says [Women Talking director] Polley, “and it was also part of her process of excising that grief and anger for what these women went through in order to land in a more expansive world of possibility.”
www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-11-16/score-hildur-guðnadottir-tar-women-ta...