BIFSC
Berlin International Film Scoring Competition
BIFSC offers emerging Film Composers the platform to showcase their work and compete to receive multiple Awards worth of over 3500 Euros, participate in Film Scoring Workshops and have their music recorded by a live ensemble, be invited in Film Festivals with VIP accreditation.
Berlin International Sound Design Competition
2024
WINNERS
First Prize Winner
Jordan Mullen
Second Prize Winner
Cameron McMichael
Third Prize Winner
Francisco Nascimento
Finalists
(Finalists in alphabetical order)
Mathilde Langlois Bettez
Evgenii Diachenko
Kyung Hee Kang
Yu-Wei Lai
Jean-Baptiste Montlibert
Alexander Nezhinskiy
Huang Yao Pei
Berlin International Sound Design Competition
2024
AWARD WINNERS
Below you can watch the 3 Award-Winning Sound Desings
1st Pirize Winner: Jordan Mullen
1st Prize Winner
Jordan Mullen
2nd Prize Winner: Cameron McMichael
2nd Prize Winner
Cameron McMichael
3rd Prize Winner: Francisco Nascimento
3rd Prize Winner
Francisco Nascimento
In the vastness of space, there's a a small speck of rock inhabited by the most peculiar lifeforms: Dark little dots that start to replicate fast and begin to show signs of intelligence. "Globosome" tells the story of the rise and fall of these little creatures. This film is inspired by the special times we're living through on our own planet. We're at the crossroads. The question is what makes humans actually different from bacteria in a petri dish. Surely we have culture, science and art but what does remain of these achievements if you look at our world from a global perspective.—Sascha Geddert
IMPORTANT DATES
Don't miss a deadline
This is your time table, plan ahead and deliver on time
Registration
1st of July- 1st of September
Early Bird Deadline:
1st July 2024 - 31st July 2024
30 Euros
Regular Deadline:
1st August 2024 - 1st of September 2024
40 Euros
Film sent to participants
After Registration
After registering each participant will receive an award-winning short film of an approximate duration of 5 minutes in high resolution to create the Sound Design for the competition.
Deadline day
21st of September 2024
18.00 pm GMT
This is your day. Time to deliver your Sound Design on film and celebrate!
Winners and Finalists Announced
10th of October 2024
3 Overall Winners will be Announced
Up to 10 finalists will be announced and their names will be published on BIFSC website.
Every participant
in the Berlin International Sound Design Competition 2024
will receive the following gifts
A 3-month ZAP IV license from Zynaptiq
A 3-month Krotos Studio Pro Subscription from Krotos
A 35-day Soundly Pro Subscription
A Copy of the Timelapse Sound Effects Library by Silverplatter Audio
Details and promo codes will be provided upon registration to the competition.
3 Award Winners will be announced.
The three (3) Award Winning Sound Designs will be sent to all the composers participating in the Berlin International Film Scoring Competition, laying the grounds for future collaborations, and providing one of the most important networking opportunities in the film industry for Sound Designers. The Composers can choose between the three (3) Winning Sound Designs and use the one they prefer with their original Composition to participate in the Berlin International Film Scoring Competition.
BIFSC Sound Design 2024 AWARDS
1st Prize
300€ Prize money
Universe Bundle by Soundmorph
Zap IV Bundle by Zynaptiq
Everything Bundle (All products) by Glitchmachines
MEssentialsFXBundle & MSoundFactory by MeldaProduction
All Sound Packs (All products) by Empty Sea Audio
Everything Bundle (All products) by Silverplatter Audio
Ultimate Bundle from Kilohearts
One-Year Krotos Studio Pro Subscription by Krotos
Pro FX Bundle by Devious Machines
A Bundle of choice by UnitedPlugins
One-Year Soundly Pro Subscription from Soundly
Four (4) SFX Libraries from Sonicsalute
+ Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
2nd Prize
CREATE Bundle by Zynaptiq
Software Bundle 4 by Soundmorph
MEssentialsFXBundle & MSoundFactory by MeldaProduction
Plugin Bundle by Glitchmachines
A Bundle of choice by UnitedPlugins
20 Libraries from Silverplatter Audio
One-Year Krotos Studio Pro Subscription by Krotos
Sci-Fi Bundle from Empty Sea Audio
Phaseplant by Kilohearts
One-Year Soundly Pro Subscription by Soundly
Two (2) SFX Libraries by Sonicsalute
A Plugin of Choice by Devious Machines
+ Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
3rd Prize
Morph III and Orange Vocoder IV by Zynaptiq
MEssentialsFXBundle & MSoundFactory by MeldaProduction
Horror Bundle by Soundmorph
Sample Bundle by Glitchmachines
One-Year Krotos Studio Pro Subscription by Krotos
A Bundle of choice by UnitedPlugins
One-Year Soundly Pro Subscription from Soundly
10 Libraries from Silverplatter Audio
Phaseplant by Kilohearts
Two (2) SFX Libraries from Sonicsalute
Dronos from Empty Sea Audio
A Plugin of Choice by Devious Machines
+ Award Diploma
+ Representation of your work by BIFSC
REGISTER
Create a Winning Sound Design
Registrations are now closed
RULES
BIFSC is open to Sound Designers of all ages and nationalities. The process is simple: A short Animation Film of approximately 5 minutes in total duration is given to the participants in high resolution. Each Sound Designer will have to create the Foley & SFX for the film. Up to 10 finalists and 3 Prize Winners will be announced.
DISTINGUISHED JUDGES
Fredi Devas
Filmmaker - Producer
Primetime Emmy nominee Dr. Fredi Devas is a wildlife filmmaker who cares deeply about the natural world and the challenges it faces. Having worked on Meerkat Manor and Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures, he joined the BBC to work on Frozen Planet and then Wild Arabia. On Planet Earth II he decided to leave the wildernesses behind to produce and direct.
Steve Fanagan
Sound Designer - Rerecording Mixer
Steve Fanagan (MPSE, CAS) is a BAFTA (Normal People) and EMMY-nominated (Game Of Thrones) sound designer, supervising sound editor, and re-recording mixer who has worked on a broad spectrum of projects across film and television. In 2011 he won an MPSE Golden Reel Award for his work on series 1 of Game Of Thrones. In 2016, he was nominated for an HPA Award (Hollywood Professional Association), an International Music+Sound Award and an MPSE Golden Reel Award for his work on Lenny Abrahamson's Oscar®-nominated drama, Room.
Bo Li
Sound Designer
Bo Li is a sound artist. As an audio director. He created the Sound Design for the Oscar Student Academy Awards Gold Medal-winning animation film Unforgotten and Best Film Awards at Oscar-qualifying festivals like Cinequest. He has collaborated with THEA Award-winning companies, creating soundscapes for theme parks and the world's largest aquarium. His work is featured on platforms like Amazon and Apple TV. Bo has worked with top creative companies, including Tencent, EA, and SYN World. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, pioneering fully AI-generated sound and music.
Ali Tocher
Audio Designer
A 2020 BAFTA Breakthrough Participant, Ali is the Lead Audio Designer at Bonsai Collective, a UK games studio. Specializing in making bespoke soundscapes with non-traditional techniques, Ali's career in sound has seen him work in games, medical applications, film, TV, live broadcast, advertising, Virtual Reality, live music, and contemporary art installations.
Mihali Paleologou
Composer
Dr. Mihali Palaeologou is an award-winning composer. His music has been performed in Europe, USA, Japan, China and Australia. He is a passionate Film Music educator and conductor. Mihali teaches Music and Sound for Film at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, is the Artistic Director of the Berlin International Film Scoring and Sound Design Competition and the founder of the Fusion Film Scoring Workshops.
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