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Cinemagic Patrick Doyle Workshop | IFMCA

Cinemagic has been operating for 21 years. Inaugurated in Belfast as a dynamic cross-community initiative to educate young people with each aspect of film. Over the years Cinemagic have expanded to other parts of the UK and Europe and more recently to the USA. I’ve worked with Cinemagic since 2001, helping in various guises and [...]

IFMCA awards Honorary Membership to Mikael Carlsson

On May 22 the members of the IFMCA, by official vote,  bestowed Honorary Membership on Mikael Carlsson, in recognition of his initiative to unite film music journalists from many countries, establishing the worldwide organisation that has ultimately become the International Film Music Critics Association. In addition, the graphic design of the IFMCA is Mikael’s creation. Being [...]

See what the First Special IFMCA Jury Prize Award is all about!

Entry for 2011 Unheard Film Festival Battle. Winner of IFMCA award. Original score by Matt Davies and Oliver Cadman View the video with the awarded music by following the link below.

IFMCA announces its 2010 Winners for scoring excellence

JOHN POWELL’S HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON IS NAMED INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS’ 2010 FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR The International Film Music Critics Association announces the winners of its seventh annual awards for excellence in musical scoring in 2010 with John Powell’s score for the animated film HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON topping the [...]

Armand Amar accepts IFMCA Award for Home

Composer Armand Amar has been presented with his International Film Music Critics’ Award in Paris, France, by IFMCA member Olivier Desbrosses. Armand Amar won the 2009 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature for Home, directed by the French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Home is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various [...]