The annual Screen Music Awards are presented by APRA AMCOS in conjunction with the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). The ceremony acknowledges excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition.
The Screen Music Awards represent the successful marriage of two defining elements of contemporary Australian culture: music and film. Presented by APRA AMCOS in conjunction with the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), the ceremony is our chance to acknowledge excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition.
The Screen Awards honour music composers across thirteen categories. APRA AMCOS uses statistical analysis to define nominations based on performance activity, as reflected by earnings, for two categories: Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia, and Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas. Panels of highly respected Australian film and television composers determine four nominees across each of the remaining ten categories. The Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award is given at the discretion of the APRA Board of Directors.
Publishers, producers, and directors may enter on behalf of a composer. The account should be made in the name of the person submitting the application (this can be the composer or not), and applications can be made on behalf of multiple composers.
The work must have been for a production which has received its first public screening, broadcast or release in the relevant 12 month period (1st July 2021 - 30th June 2022).
The eligibility period for Feature Film Score of the Year requires that the production must have received its first public screening, broadcast or commercial release in the relevant 15 month period (1st July 2021 - 30th September 2022). This includes first releases on YouTube, Facebook, Netflix or any other platform.
APRA AMCOS will not accept any physical applications. To avoid your application timing out, we recommend preparing everything before you begin.
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The Screen Music Awards cover thirteen award categories.
The following awards are given based on APRA AMCOS's statistical analysis:
The following awards are judged by panels of leading screen composers from across Australia:
A special Award is given at the discretion of the APRA Board of Directors
1. Thirteen Awards are conferred.
A special Award is given at the discretion of the APRA Board of Directors
2. The Award is in the form of a trophy suitably inscribed.
All entrants are required to provide the following items for possible adaptation by the Music Director on the night;
a) An MP3 or M4A recording of the main theme (s)
b) Any material that can be used for orchestration - lead sheets, MIDI files, manuscripts etc.
Please note our arrangers and orchestrators will adapt your music scores to suit our orchestral line up.
The entrant shall (or shall cause the copyright owner of the entry if different from the entrant) to permit APRA AMCOS and any person APRA AMCOS authorises to perform the entry in and as part of any APRA AMCOS award ceremony and to record it for those purposes and for the purposes of communication to the public or promotional use.
The entrant agrees to allow APRA AMCOS to use audio and video from the APRA & AGSC Screen Music Awards for promotional purposes.