Congratulations to the 2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award Winners and Nominees
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The films for the 2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards were generously provided by Miyu and the Animation Workshop, VIA University College (Bacchus, Emerging Division) and the DigiPen Intitute of Technology (Etude, Youth Division). Composers were tasked with scoring the film (Film/Media Scoring categories) or creating a composition inspired by the film (Classical Composition, Jazz Composition, and Musical Theatre Composition categories).
We are grateful to these filmmakers and partners for their generosity and for sharing their amazing films with us.
Film credits
2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award Winners
FILM/MEDIA SCORING, EMERGING DIVISION
NOMINEES, FILM/MEDIA SCORING, EMERGING DIVISION
FILM/MEDIA SCORING, YOUTH DIVISION
MATTHEW CAREN
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
NOMINEES, FILM/MEDIA SCORING, YOUTH DIVISION
2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award Winners
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION, EMERGING DIVISION
DANIEL GROTINO
LYON, FRANCE
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NOMINEES, CLASSICAL COMPOSITION, EMERGING DIVISION
2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award Winners
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION, YOUTH DIVISION
LUCA PASQUINI
DENVER, COLORADO, USA
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NOMINEES, CLASSICAL COMPOSITION, YOUTH DIVISION
2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award Winners
JAZZ COMPOSITION, EMERGING DIVISION
PATRICK LUI
HONG KONG
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NOMINEES, JAZZ COMPOSITION, EMERGING DIVISION
2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award Winners
JAZZ COMPOSITION, YOUTH DIVISION
WILL EVERITT
LONDON, UK
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2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award Winners
MUSICAL THEATRE COMPOSITION, EMERGING DIVISION
AUSTIN GATUS
SAN DIEGO, california, usa
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NOMINEES, MUSICAL THEATRE COMPOSITION, EMERGING DIVISION
2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award Winners
Musical theatre COMPOSITION, YOUTH DIVISION
ISABELLA DUSSIAS
HILLSBORO, NEW JERSEY, USA
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NOMINEES, MUSICAL THEATRE COMPOSITION, YOUTH DIVISION
OUR THANKS TO OUR 2020-2021 DISTINGUISHED JURY
THE MARVIN HAMLISCH FILM SCORING CONTEST
WINNERS AND FINALISTS, 2012 - 2018
SELECTED SCORES BY WINNERS OF THE MARVIN HAMLISCH FILM SCORING CONTEST





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marvin hamlisch award winners
Winner, 2018, Emerging Composer Diversity Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition
Presented in partnership with The Alliance For Women Film Composers
Hometown: Altadena, California, USA
Winner, 2017, Emerging Category
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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marvin hamlisch award RUNNERS UP
First Runner Up, 2018, Emerging Category
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
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First Runner Up, 2018, Youth Category
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Second Runner Up, 2018, Youth Category
Hometown: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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First Runner Up, 2017, Emerging Category
Hometown: North Yorkshire, UK
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First Runner Up, 2017, Youth Category
Hometown: Athens, Greece
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Second Runner Up, 2017, Youth Category / Finalist, 2016, Youth Category
Hometown: Vienna, Austria
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First Runner Up, 2016, Emerging Category
Hometown: Paris, France
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Second Runner Up, 2016, Emerging Category
Hometown: London, UK
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MARVIN HAMLISCH AWARD FINALISTS