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La-La Land Records receives IFMCA Awards for Best Archival Re-Release, Label of the Year

Representatives of the film music record label La-La Land Records have been presented with International Film Music Critics Association Awards for Best Archival Re-Release of an Existing Score and Record Label of the Year by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Craig Lysy. Also in attendance at the presentation were IFMCA members Dan Goldwasser and Daniel [...]

Walter Murphy receives IFMCA Award for Ted

Composer Walter Murphy has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Score in 2012, for his score for Ted, by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Oscar Flores. This is Murphy’s first nomination and first win. The other nominees in the comedy category were Moonrise Kingdom by Alexandre Desplat, Salmon [...]

Panu Aaltio receives IFMCA Award for Metsän Tarina

Composer Panu Aaltio has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Score in 2012, for his score for Metsän Tarina, by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Craig Richard Lysy. This is Aaltio’s first nomination and first win. The other nominees in the documentary category were Kingdom of Plants by [...]

IFMCA Winners 2012

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION HONORS MULTIPLE FILMS; “LIFE OF PI” TAKES SCORE OF THE YEAR BUT DESPLAT, ELFMAN, GIACCHINO, NEWMAN, VELÁZQUEZ, WILLIAMS ALSO WIN FEBRUARY 21, 2013 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for excellence in musical scoring in 2012. Unlike in previous years, where one score [...]

IFMCA Nominations 2012

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS AWARD NOMINATIONS REVEAL MOST OPEN RACE IN YEARS, WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS FOR DANNA, DESPLAT, VELÁZQUEZ, WILLIAMS FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2012. The largest numbers this year are, for the most part, split evenly [...]

IFMCA welcomes its new members for 2012

We are very pleased to announce that two film music journalists have joined the IFMCA in 2012 as full members with voting rights. We are delighted to have the expertise and experience of  Sergio Hardasmal and Thor Joachim Haga. Sergio is from Màlaga, Spain, has interviewed a host of Spanish composers and was present at [...]

Ludovic Bource receives IFMCA Award for The Artist

Composer Ludovic Bource has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Breakout Composer of the Year in 2011 by IFMCA members Olivier Desbrosses and Florent Groult. Bource had a banner year in 2011 winning dozens of accolades for his score for The Artist, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a [...]

Knut Avenstroup Haugen receives his IFMCA award for 2008′s Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

Composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media, for his score for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, by IFMCA collaborator and film music journalist, Thor Joachim Haga. It took a good 4 years to set a meeting [...]

Arnau Bataller receives IFMCA Award for Ermessenda

Composer Arnau Bataller has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Television Score in 2011, for his score for Ermessenda, by IFMCA member Conrado Xalabarder. This is Bataller’s first IFMCA win, having been previously nominated as Breakout Composer of the Year in 2010 following his astonishing mainstream debut, the Gothic [...]

IFMCA at the Krakow Film Music Festival

Seven members of the International Film Music Critics Association took part in the 5th Film Music Festival held in Krakow, Poland, between 24-26 May 2012. The highlight of the event was a special “festival academy” session on May 25th entitled “Film Music and the Film Music Fan Community Phenomenon”, which was held at the historic [...]