1ST INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC COMPETITION 2012
AND THE WINNER IS … MICHAEL KÜNSTLE!
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:
- David Zinman (principal conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich)
- Annette Focks (film music composer)
- Henning Lohner (film music composer)
- Philip Hofmänner (director of the film “Evermore”)
The five finalists whose compositions have been world-premiered on September 27th were:
- Adrian Diery (Australia)
- Jan Glembotzki (Japan)
- Michael Künstle (Switzerland)
- Anže Rozman (Slovenia)
- Adam Zurada (Poland)
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.
