World Soundtrack Awards 2021

Celebrate the 21st edition with us on Saturday 23 October.

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Vote for your favourite film score!

Who will follow in the footsteps of Alfonso Aguilar (Klaus), John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World) and Carter Burwell (Carol) as winner of the Public Choice Award 2021? You decide! Help your favourite film score win the Public Choice Award.

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Max Richter is guest of honour of WSA2021

Exciting news! Composer Max Richter will be the guest of honour at the World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert. The composer of Mary Queen of Scots, HBO's The Leftovers, Waltz with Bashir, BBC's Taboo, the hit series My Brilliant Friend and almost a dozen solo albums is coming to Ghent and will be working on a special WSA concert programme with Brussels Philharmonic and Dirk Brossé.

WSA2021 will honour Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou

The 21st World Soundtrack Awards will celebrate the art of film music by honouring Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou. Best known for her close collaboration with Theo Angelopoulos, she will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. The World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert will be held on 23 October 2021 as the traditional closing event of Film Fest Ghent.
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