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In partnership with SOCAN, and the Alliance of Women Film Composers, the SCGC is excited to hold our third SCGC Screen Composer Summit. This will take place just ahead of our CASMA celebrations, on Wednesday, September 10th at the El Mocambo in Toronto. It will comprise a full day of unmissable education and networking opportunities.

The full schedule is as follows:

 

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AWFC Film Music Mixer during TIFF 2025

The Alliance of Women Film Composers invites you to their Film Music Mixer during TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) in Toronto.

AWFC Networking Coffee 10:30am to 11:30am

Beyond the Glass Ceiling 11:30am to 12:20pm

SOCAN CEO Jennifer Brown moderates a candid conversation with composers Sarah Slean, Steph Copeland and Alexandra Petkovski; Trish Klein (Agent, CORE Music Agency); and Heather Gardner (President, Guild of Music Supervisors Canada) on women’s career journeys, challenges, and opportunities in screen composing.

> REGISTER HERE

 

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SCGC Emerging Composer Stream

12:30 to 1:30pm — Lunch & Learn: Scoring Starts Here

Tom Third (Composer & SCGC Board Member) moderates a discussion with Robert Kraft (SOCAN Hollywood Ambassador), Larissa Giroux (Agent, OAZ), Robbie Teehan (The Pro Composer), Iva Delic (Composer), and Andrew Cohen (Impact24 PR) about navigating the often complex and solitary path to a sustainable composing career.

1:45–2:45pm — Unlocking the Mysteries (and Money) Behind Production Music [sponsored by Hard Music]

Once seen as a last-resort option, production music is now a thriving income source for composers. Janal Bechthold (Composer) speaks with Evan Macdonald (Composer), Mitch Cook (BellMedia Music), Ross Hardy (CEO, Hard Music), and Caron Nightingale (APM Music) about business models, creative approaches, and protecting your work in this growing field.

> REGISTER: EMERGING COMPOSER STREAM

 

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SCGC Established Composer Stream

1:00 to 2:30pm — Lunch & Learn: Composing Through the Storm [lunch sponsored by SOCAN]

Amid COVID aftershocks, strikes, shrinking royalties, and AI disruption, composers face unprecedented challenges. Darren Fung (Composer & SCGC/SOCAN Board Member) moderates a discussion with SOCAN CEO Jennifer Brown, SOCAN General Counsel Andrea Kokonis, CORE Music Agency Founder Ari Wise and SCGC Chair Adrian Ellis on the current state of the business, the road ahead, and how composers can adapt.

> REGISTER: ESTABLISHED COMPOSER STREAM

 

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CASMA Panel

3:00 to 4:30pm — Stories Behind the Cue: Celebrating our CASMA nominees

Amin Bhatia (Composer) and nominees Justin Delorme, Erica Procunier, Suad Bushnaq, Andrés Galindo Arteaga, and Caleb and Brian Chan share nominated cues coupled with production stories, and collaboration insights.

> REGISTER: CASMA PANEL

 

 

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CASMA Awards

4:30pm – Doors Open/Red Carpet
6pm – Ceremony Begins
7:30pm – Party

> BUY CASMA TICKETS HERE

 

 

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Tiff-i-liscious after-party

From 9:30pm

Join the Tiff-i-liscious after-party networking hang at the Rhino Bar and Grill.

 

 

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With thanks to our summit sponsors

SOCAN • The Alliance of Women Film Composers • Hard Music Group • Orchestral Tools • The Pro Composer • Impact24 Public Relations