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“I was blown away by the level
of talent last year. I’m very much looking forward
to judging this year's trail-blazers”
Howard Goodall,
Competition judge and spokesperson
Online voting now closed - winners announced soon!
Voting has now closed for the competition. Thank you to everyone who voted for their favourite entry.
Winners will be announced on Wednesday, January 14th – so keep an eye on this site for further announcements. There will be an awards ceremony for the winners at the Royal Academy of Music in London on the evening of February 12th.
Film Composing Challenge

Compose music for one of eight one-minute film clips kindly provided by the British Film Institute (BFI) andthe National Film & Television School.
To download the videos just right-click the filenames (Command-click on Mac) and save to your desktop. Mac-users are recommended to choose .mov. Windows-users are recommended to choose .mpg.
The prizes: A masterclass with one of the star judges. Screening of your entry at the BFI Southbank, London. Sibelius 5 with all add-on software. £500. Pro Tools LE, an Mbox and DV Toolkit from Digidesign.
Night Shift
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Taken from "Night Shift" by Gemma Burditt and Kirsten McFie Right-click links to save movies. nightshift.mov (14.9 MB) nightshift.mpg (18.2 MB) |
Synchronoff
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Taken from "Synchronoff" by Catia Peres and Jules Powell Right-click links to save movies. synchronoff.mov (23.8 MB) synchronoff.mpg (12.8 MB) |
Hotwire
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Taken from "Inferno" by Paul Kousoulides and Teun Hilte. Right-click links to save movies. hotwire.mov (8.8 MB) hotwire.mpg (11.8 MB) |
Tail Free
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Archive film supplied by the British Film Institute (BFI). Right-click links to save movies. tail_free.mov (15.5 MB) tail_free.mpg (19.9 MB) |
Handwriting (includes dialogue)
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Taken from "The Illiterate" by Orson Nava. Right-click links to save movies. handwriting.mov (16.8 MB) handwriting.mpg (22.6 MB) |
Canine Curiosities
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Archive film supplied by the British Film Institute (BFI). Right-click links to save movies. canine_curiosities.mov (7.7 MB) canine_curiosities.mpg (9.7 MB) |







