IFMCA Award Nominations 2025

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION (IFMCA) AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 12, 2026. The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) has announced its nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2025 for the 22nd annual IFMCA Awards. Composer Alexandre Desplat leads this year’s field with six nominations, followed by Michael ...

Introducing the Critic: John Boles

Tell us a little about your background, both personally and professionally. How did you first discover film music? My path to film music started with musicals: going to dozens of stage shows as a kid with my parents and sisters, and watching films, including both the classics and animated ...

Timetable for 2025 IFMCA Awards set

The timetable for the 2025 International Film Music Critics Association Awards has been set. The critical dates are as follows: Composers, publicists or other industry professionals who would like to submit music for IFMCA consideration must do so before Friday, January 9th, 2026. E-mail for further details or ...

Introducing the Critic: Tomasz Ludward

Tell us a little about your background, both personally and professionally. How did you first discover film music? I can’t remember exactly when I first noticed film without music, music with film, and music without film. I won’t be original here, but as a boy, maybe ten or eleven ...

Joseph Metcalfe and the Simi Valley Symphony Orchestra

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by Jon Broxton It isn’t every day that one gets to hear a film music concert in small-town America, especially if the small town is the one in which you currently live, and even more especially one conducted by a World Soundtrack Award-winning composer, but that’s what happened on ...

Introducing the Critic: Charlie Brigden

Tell us a little about your background, both personally and professionally. How did you first discover film music? I grew up in Minehead, a resort town on the south-west coast of England. It was kind of quaint, and to get most things that couldn’t be found in the local ...