World Soundtrack Awards 2022

For his unconventional soundtracks the Belgian composer Daniel Offermann fuses pop aesthetics, traditional arrangements and contemporary sound-design. Since the beginning of his career as a founding member of the internationally acclaimed pop-band Girls in Hawaii the multi-instrumentalist combines music and visual storytelling.

Eloi Ragot is a Film Composer and Multi-instrumentalist with a unique approach to creating intense, sensorial and immersive soundtracks. His work includes the original music to international series such as the internationally acclaimed Belgian noir series La Trêve, the crime thriller series Keizersvrouwen, Belgium’s latest supernatural thriller Unseen (Invisible) as well as the upcoming German-Japanese football-centered thriller The Window.

Born in Lima (Peru) to Dutch parents, Selma Mutal studied composition at the National Conservatory of Amsterdam and Film Scoring at the 'École Normale de Musique' in Paris. She also studied piano improvisation with renowned improviser Misha Mengelberg.

Film scorer and interdisciplinary artist. Her approach integrates musical composition with the creation of multimedia performances, the application of new technologies, and the development of self-designed instruments.

The 30-year-old film composer Ruben De Gheselle, known for his intimate, hypnotic and sometimes dark scores, is active on various international productions including some recent titles such as the Cannes nominated - and Costa Rican entry for the Academy Awards - Clara Sola (dir. Nathalie Álvarez Mesén (2021) and A Cops & Robbers Story (dir. Ilinca Calugareanu) (2020) which premiered at DOC NYC.

The World Soundtrack Academy is an international community of composers for screen and film music industry professionals. The WSAcademy consists of regular voting members, honorary members, the Advisory Board and the Executive Board.