VIFF - Composer Filmmaker Accelerator

Vancouver International Film Festival: Composer and Filmmaker Accelerator Shaping the Future of Film Music

This year, 12 talented composers will collaborate with four established filmmakers through virtual sessions and an in-person recording and mixing sessions at Vancouver’s renowned The Warehouse Studios. Their compositions will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Over six weeks, participants will develop symphonic scores through collaboration with the filmmakers and mentorship from industry experts, focusing on both traditional and innovative scoring techniques. The CFA remains a pivotal program for advancing careers for emerging talent, driving forward the future of music in film.

Source: https://viff.org/amp/cfa-2024/

Ian Chen wins Best Film / TV / Game Score at the 18th Independent Music Awards

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Taiwanese artists win seven Independent Music Awards

New York, April 28 (CNA) Taiwanese artists won in seven categories -- the most in history -- at the 18th Independent Music Awards, the results of which were announced Tuesday, according to the Taipei Cultural Center in New York.

The seven winning Taiwanese artists included composer Ian Chen who received the award for Best Film/TV/Game Score for his original soundtrack to the Fantastic Creatures game.

Read full news article here (Ministry of Culture, Taiwan)

Source: https://www.moc.gov.tw/en/News_Content2.as...

"Fantastic Creatures" Music of the Year Nomination @ G.A.N.G. Awards

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Fantastic Creatures has received nomination for the Music of the Year award at the 18th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in the game audio industry, to be held at the Game Developers Conference - GDC on March 19th, 2020.

Nominees include:
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order - Gordy Haab, Stephen Barton
Erica - Austin Wintory
Fantastic Creatures - Ian Chen
Undersea - Magic Leap Studios
Borderlands 3 - Jesper Kyd, Michael McCann, Finishing Move Inc., Raison Varner
Rend - Neal Acree

Source: https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/articl...

"This Land" Soundtrack Album Nomination @ Independent Music Awards

Ian Chen’s Original Soundtrack for THIS LAND Is Among the Year’s Most Exceptional Music Projects Nominated in The 17th Annual Independent Music Awards

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April 10, 2019 – Taiwanese film composer Ian Chen was named by Music Resource Group (MRG) today as a Nominee in The 17th annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential awards program for independent artists and releases. Innovative self-released and indie label projects - in all styles and mediums were nominated by fans and industry panelists in 103 Album, Song, EP, Music Producer, Music Video and Design categories that were culled from thousands of submissions worldwide.

Ian Chen’s Original Soundtrack for THIS LAND is nominated for Best Score (Film/TV/Game) alongside Paul Terry’s Original Soundtrack for SUDNEY & FRIENDS and Kristoffer Lo’s Original Soundtrack for TRONDHEIMSREISEN.

More than 400 artists will be honored at The 17th IMA ceremony on June 22 in New York City including: Masta Ace & Marco Polo, Miss Tara, Prateek Kuhad, Foreigner, Juliana Hatfield, The Motels, Mark Erelli, Ella Vos, Maria Muldaur, QUOR, Pedro Luís, Bleu, Nsimbi, Marta Gómez, Firkin, Bombay Ricky, Jackknife Stiletto, Lucy Wainwright Roche, David Chesky, and Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats.

Source: http://independentmusicawards.com/blog/201...

"This Land" Score Nomination @ International Sound & Film Music Festival

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The soundtrack for This Land has been selected at the 2018 International Sound & Film Music Festival, out of 820 submissions, and will be competing for the Crystal Pine Award in the 'Best Original Score, Documentary' category.

Source: http://www.isfmf.com/isfmf-2018-nominees/

"This Land" Score Nomination @ Tenerife International Film Music Festival

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The soundtrack for This Land has been selected at The 12th Tenerife International Film Music Festival, and will be competing in the 'Best Original Score in a Documentary' category. The film will be screened on Sept. 26th at Tenerife Espacio de las Artes in Tenerife, Spain.

Source: http://fimucite.com/12/en/news/776-fimucin...