
145 composers from 27 countries submitted a film score to the 6-minute Swiss animation short “Evermore” by Philip Hofmänner. A panel of four experts nominated five finalists, whose compositions have been word-premiered on September 27th by the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich under the baton of David Zinman. The jury chose the 21-year-old Swiss Michael Künstle (second from right) as the winner of the competition, he has been awarded a ZFF Golden Eye endowed with a prize money of CHF 10,000.
The members of the jury, which designated the five finalists and the winning composition, were:
The five finalists whose compositions have been world-premiered on September 27th were:
The International Film Music Competition is organised by the Zurich Film Festival and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich in collaboration with Forum Filmmusik. The animation film “Evermore” is co-produced by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and by the Swiss television channel SRF.