The Australian Guild of Screen Composers co-hosted with the Australian Directors Guild a booked out seminar in Sydney on Underbelly with composer Burkhard Dallwitz, director Tony Tilse and producer Brenda Pam (pictured above) on April 1st. A similar seminar will also be held in Melbourne later this year. Please see the Photos page (pick from tabs above) for more photos from the Seminar & Drinks.
The AGSC thank APRA, NSW Film & TV Office and Studios 301 for their support for this event.
The AGSC and the Australian Directors Guild co-hosted a free Seminar & Complimentary Drinks on the feature film Noise with the composer Bryony Marks and the writer and director of the film, Matthew Saville. Noise was the winner of 7 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, including Best Original Score, Director and Film; was nominated for 8 AFI Awards, including Music, Directing and Film; nominated for 5 IF Awards including Music and Director, as well as nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Photos on website shortly.
The AGSC thank APRA and Film Victoria for their support for this event.
2007 APRA – AGSC Screen Music Awards
Nominations
The winners of the 2007 APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards were announced in Sydney on Tuesday, 27 November.
The unstoppable HG Nelson proved himself to be an MC extraordinaire while musical director Paul Grabowsky provided beautifully orchestrated renditions of some of the nominated works throughout the Ceremony. Rachel Ward, Gary Sweet and Iva Davies were amongst the highly respected presenters of the Awards.
Nigel Westlake collected an impressive three Awards this year including his fifth Award for Feature Film Score of the Year. These three Awards add to his already hearty stockpile of nine Screen Music Awards won across various categories.
The Wiggles continue to have substantial success overseas, this year winning both the Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas and the 2007 International Achievement Award. The Wiggles have previously won for Best Music for Children’s Television in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999.
All of the winners were at the Ceremony to accept their Awards and joined 500 friends and industry luminaries at a black tie dinner at the Westin Hotel following the Awards Ceremony.
The complete list of winners of the 2007 APRA AGSC Screen Music Awards is as follows:
Best Music for an Advertisement
Hylton Mowday for Children See (NAPCAM)
Best Music for a Documentary
Caitlin Yeo for Bomb Harvest
Best Music for a Short Film
Ash Gibson Greig for Iron Bird
Best Soundtrack Album
Nigel Westlake for Miss Potter (Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd)
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
John Gray for He is Not Alone (The Bet)
Best Music for Children’s Television
Luke Jurevicius for Dust Echoes 2 (ABC Music Publishing administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd)
Best Television Theme
Michael Lira for Staines Down Drains (Supersonic Pty Ltd/Fintage Publishing and Collection Australia)
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
Nerida Tyson-Chew for Two Twisted
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
Nigel Westlake for Stepfather of the Bride
Feature Film Score of the Year
Nigel Westlake for Miss Potter (Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd)
Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia
Jay Stewart
Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas
Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt , Anthony Field, John Field and Greg Page
International Achievement Award
Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt , Anthony Field, John Field and Greg Page
9th Johnny Dennis Music Awards
Call for Entries
Entries are currently being judged for the Johnny Dennis Music Awards. Winners will be announced at an event at NSW Government House on 11 June, and details of winners will be published on this website 12 June. Thanks to all who have entered the JD Awards.