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Vuoden pohjoismaisen elokuvamusiikkipalkinnon Harpan voitti Edvard Egilsson musiikistaan elokuvaan Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Julkaistu: 21.2.2024Kuva: Thomas Kolbein Bjork Olsen Berlinkontoret

Palkinto jaettiin Berliinissä 18.2.2024. Suomen ehdokkaana oli Pessi Levanto musiikistaan elokuvaan Superposition.

The International jury released a statement about the nominated composers and Eðvarð’s award- winning score:

The score that the jury has chosen as this year’s HARPA recipient, is very special. Special, not only because it is the result of a cooperative process between the composer and the director, but also because it is melting together human voices, rhythmic, yet fleshy sounds. Giving an earthy, earnest and poetic smoke to the film. Read more here about it here.

Producer of ’Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’, Marianne Ostrat:

[…] It is Edvard’s talent of course, but even more importantly his openess and curiosity towards South-Estonian smoke sauna culture, flexibility and readiness to dive into the unknown and the primordial synchronicity with our mindsets and sensibility, that made the soundtrack of Smoke Sauna Sisterhood- of which I am so happy and proud – possible. Heartfelt congratulations to our very dear friend Eddi! Thousand times deserved. Read more about it here.

The Icelandic composer association, STEF, CEO, Guðrún Björk Bjarnadóttir:

It is with tremendous pleasure and pride that I congratulate Edvard Egilsson on winning the Harpa Award 2024 for best score. I find it almost unbelievable that this is the 5th time that Iceland, such a small nation, has won this prestigious award. […] the investment in arts and culture, along with government support for musical education and the growing infrastructure of the music industry, also has some bearing, […] But having said that, then I think it’s fair to say, that in this case, there’s no doubt that the biggest reason is simply the hard work and talent of Edvard Egilsson, who I think has a great film music career in front of him. Read more about it here.

A score, which is melting together human voices, rhythmic, yet fleshy sounds. Giving an earthy, earnest, and poetic smoke to the film.

The international HARPA jury 2024 is:

Norwegian composer Jørund Fluge Samuelsen, HARPA winner 2023
Canadian composer Erica Procunier,
German producer and director of SoundTrack Cologne, Michael P. Aust.
Project Manager for Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, and Music Meets Film Hanna-Greth Peetson.
Lee Dongjune, Jecheon International Music and Film Festival in South Korea.
Director of European Film Market, Dennis Ruh
American international film consultant, Sydney Levine.

The other nominated scores for the HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award 2024 were:

DENMARK ’Apolonia, Apolonia’, a documentary directed by Lea Glob, scored by Jonas Struck. Words from the jury: In the Danish documentary, Apolonia Apolonia, covering a span of 13 years, and the development of the young artist Apolonia Sokol, Jonas Struck’s music is as well developing over the years, transcending decades and the structure of the art world – becoming the rhythm of Apolonia’s soul.

FINLAND ’Superposition’, by Karoline Lyngbye, scored by Finnish Pessi Levanto. Words from the jury: We heard Finnish composer Pessi Levanto and his extremely effective, yet suggestive score for the Danish film, Superposition.

NORWAY Let The River Flow (Ellos eatnu – La elva leve), directed by Ole Giæver, scored by Norwegian Ola Fløttum. Words from the jury: With his almost omnipresent score, Norwegian Ola Fløttum is cleverly balancing the stories told and not told in the Norwegian authentic drama, Let the River Flow.

SWEDEN Thin Blue Line, a series directed by Anders Hazelius & Sanna Lenken, and scored by Swedish Irya Gmeyner & Martin Hederos. Words from the jury: Swedish composers Irya Gmeyner and Martin Hederos are just as effective: With its subtle ethnic profile, the score for the police series Thin Blue Line literally glues the scenes and events together.

This years award ceremony took place, once again, at Felleshuset at Nordische Botschaften in Berlin,; hosted by 2023 HARPA winner Jørund Fluge Samuelsen (NO) as well as 2022 HARPA winner, Sanna Salmenkallio (FIN).
See more pictures and read more about the weekend here.

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What is HARPA Nordic Film Music Days & Nordic Film Composers Award?

An annual event during Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival & All Year-Round online seminars

Communicating & presenting the quality of Nordic film and media-music.
Strengthening artistic and musical interaction between the Nordic countries and beyond.
Creating a platform where the composers can meet, communicate, and cooperate.

Partners in HARPA Nordic Film Music Days 2024

Skap (The Swedish Society of Songwriters, Composers & Authors)
FST (Swedish Society of Composers)
Music Finland
Finnish Music Creators FMC
STEF (Icelandic Collective Rights Management Society)
NOPA (Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists)
BFM (Danish Organization for Film- and Media Composers)

Collaborators in HARPA Nordic Film Music Days 2024:

Sound Track Cologne
EFM (European Film Market)
Jecheon International Film & Music Festival
Industry@Tallinn & Music Meets Film
Riga International Film Festival
Vilnius Film Festival & Kino Pavasaris Distribution
Nordic Music Days & Glasgow Film Festival
IMMSANE, The International Media Music and Sound Arts Network in Education
Orchestral Tools
GENELEC

With support from:

Nordische Botschaften
Nordic Film and TV Foundation
Botschaft von Estland Berlin
Botschaft der Republik Lettland in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Botschaft der Republik Litauen
The Carlsberg Group
DPA (Danish Publishers Association) & Koda Kultur
Danish Music Publishers Association & Koda Kultur
Funded by the European Union and the Goethe-Institut: This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union

Vuoden pohjoismaisen elokuvamusiikkipalkinnon Harpan voitti Edvard Egilsson musiikistaan elokuvaan Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Vuoden pohjoismaisen elokuvamusiikkipalkinnon Harpan voitti Edvard Egilsson musiikistaan elokuvaan Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

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