A celebration of Canadian screen composing

The Screen Composers Guild of Canada has launched an annual celebration of composer’s excellence in scoring original music for the screen. Its Canadian Screen Music Awards (CASMA) are open to all Canadian and permanent resident composers with winners chosen by the SCGC’s roster of judges.

CASMA aims to honour these composers for their outstanding work in media and screen-based industries. These accolades are the first to be juried and awarded by fellow screen composers in Canada.

The CASMAs comprise nine awards for screen composing with a tenth special award also presented for distinguished services to the industry. This is dedicated to the person or company that have shown outstanding support for the Canadian screen composer sector.

The 2022 event was held at the historic El Mocambo in Toronto and simultaneously live streamed around the world. It was sponsored by Socan, City of Toronto, Cinesamples, Orchestral Tools, Native Instruments, Core Music Agency, Hard Music Group, The Arts Firm Inc., Musio and Long & McQuade.

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2022 Winners

Best Original Score for a Television Special

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Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film

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Best Original Score for Interactive Media

Nominees

  • Felix Arifin – REM Cycles
  • Janal Bechthold – The Choice

Winner

  • Janal Bechthold & La-Nai Gabriel – “No Reason to Apologize: The Resilient Legacy of Viola Desmond”

Best Original Score for a Children’s Program or Series

Nominees

  • Caleb Chan & Brian Chan – “Pinecone & Pony”
  • Caleb Chan and Brian Chan – “Team Zenko Go”
  • Neil Parfitt – “Matchbox Adventures”
  • Neil Parfitt – “Ranger Rob”

Winner

  • Steffan Andrews – “LEGO Marvel Avengers: Time Twisted”

Best Original Main Title Theme Music (sponsored by Cinesamples)

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Best Original Score for a Non-Fiction Series or Limited Series

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Best Original Score for a Short Film (Sponsored by City of Toronto)

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Best Original Score for a Narrative Feature Film (Sponsored by Orchestral Tools)

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Best Original Score for a Series or Limited Series

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The SCGC Award for Distinguished Service to the Industry

Awarded by the Screen Composers Guild of Canada Board of Directors

Winners


Raffle Winners 2022


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