WHAT IS NORDIC FILM MUSIC DAYS AND NORDIC FILM COMPOSERS AWARD ? Since 2009, film composers from the five Nordic countries have met twice a year. In order to divert more attention to Nordic film music, the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award was created. Each of the Nordic countries has been given free reign in developping an individual profile, find collaborative partners and an arena for the award ceremony. From 2010 through 2014, the prize has been handed out once in each of the Nordic countries in conjunction with a film festival . By convening, the film- and mediacomposers also exchange ideas and thoughts, and thereby strengthen the awareness and the working situation of the film- and media-composers in each country. The founding partners in Nordic Film Composers Network are: - SKAP (The Swedish Society of Songwriters, Composers & Authors) & FST (Föreningen af Svenske Tonsättere)
- ELVIS (Foreningen Populärauktorer in Finland), from 2018 The Finnish Society of Composers and Lyricists in cooperation with Music Finland
- ISAC (The Icelandic Society of Authors & Composers, Iceland) & STEFF
- NOPA (Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists), since 2018 assisted by Music Norway and Norsk Komponistforening.
- BFM Danish organization for film- and media composers.
The winners of the HARPA award 2010 - 2014 and the prize of 10.000 euro have been: - 2010 Gothenburg Dani Strömbäck (Finland) for the music to the Finnish film "Letters to Father Jacob" (Finland)
- 2011 Copenhagen Gaute Storaas (Norway) for the music to the Norwegian film "Elias og jakten på havets gull"
- 2012 Reykjavik Fredrik Emilson (Sweden) for the music to the Swedish film "Kronjuvelarna"
- 2013 Trondheim Tuomas Kantelinen (Finland) for the music to the Finnish film "Puhdistus" ("The Purge").
- 2014 Espoo Matti Bye (Sweden) for the music for the Swedish film "Faro"
- 2016, Berlin Atli Örvarsson for his music for the film "Rams' and Honor award to Icelandic Jóhann Jóhannsson.
- 2017, Berlin and Cannes Sune Martin for his music for "Land of Mine" and Honor award to Bent Fabricius-Bjerre.
HARPA Nordic Film Music Days 2018 is carried out by: - Thor Joachim Haga, moderator and curator of the seminars, NORWAY
- Halfdan E, filmcomposer and initiator of NFCN (chairman), DENMARK
- Tine Tangestuen, executive manager and Ingrid Kindem, chairman, NORWAY
- Staff from Nordische Botschaft and the other Nordic embassies, GERMANY/NORDIC COUNTRIES
- Jonas Vebner and Reuben Saturo Fenemore, Music Norway, GERMANY/NORWAY
- Videos of nominees are created by videoartist Tine Louise Kortermand, DENMARK
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