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Fair Trade Music International Award winners announced
Cape Verdean songwriter Solange Cesarovna and German composer Jörg Evers are award recipients in 2023 10 November 2023 – Rio de Janeiro: Fair Trade Music International (FTMI) has announced Cape Verdean artist, lyricist and songwriter Solange Cesarovna and the late German songwriter and producer, Jörg Evers as recipients of the inaugural FTMI Award. The […]
CASMA 2023 Winners announced
The Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC) has announced the winners for the second annual Canadian Screen Music Awards (CASMA) on Thursday 26 October at the El Mocambo in Toronto. These awards honour composers for their outstanding work in media and screen-based industries and are the first to be juried and awarded by fellow composers […]
Event: SCGC Screen Composer Summit
Registration now open Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 We are excited to hold a new event that we’ve been working on for some time. The SCGC Screen Composer Summit will take place on Tuesday, September 12th at the Rivoli in Toronto just around the corner from TIFF, and will comprise a full day of unmissable […]
SCGC shares member survey results in new advocacy brochure
The SCGC recently conducted a survey of its membership to understand the real issues being faced by the Canadian screen composing community. More than 100 members took the time to complete this survey and add comments to illustrate the current economic challenges they face. Our thanks to all for your responses. We have already started […]
SCGC Stands in Solidarity with WGA, SAG-AFTRA
Toronto, 15 August 2023: The SCGC offer its solidarity and support to SAG-AFTRA, the WGA, and their members in their efforts to achieve a fair and equitable contract through strike action. “The cause of our fellow audiovisual artists is our cause, as we believe every creator’s work holds profound value,” said John Welsman, SCGC’s President. […]
Independent music creator groups alert US congress to “black box” royalty issue
The Screen Composers Guild of Canada has joined with MusicAnswers and eight other international music creator groups to alert the US Congress to the hundreds of millions of dollars in the The Mechanical Licensing Collective’s “Black Box”. Most of this was earned by independent music creators, but unless action is taken it will be heading […]
Event: The Music of Carbon – The Unauthorised Biography
On March 3, 2023, we held a unique live-streamed event that saw director Niobe Thompson and composer Jonathan Kawchuk draw back the curtain on the creation of the ambitious score for the feature length documentary “Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography”. Featuring an orchestra and choir performing to picture, we were able to discover what goes into […]
New Free Resource for Canadian Music Creators
The SCGC is proud to announce the launch of musiccreator.ca and créationdemusique.ca The Screen Composers Guild of Canada and partners have announced the launch of musiccreator.ca and créationdemusique.ca – a comprehensive and free online resource for Canadian composers, songwriters, and other originators of music. The multimedia website provides a wealth of useful information and tools […]
SCGC Sponsoring Student Passes to Victoria Film Festival Springboard Industry Event
The SCGC is excited to provide an opportunity for students enrolled in a film/music program that wish to attend the Victoria Film Festival Springboard Industry Event by sponsoring 10 student passes! Email industry@victoriafilmfestival.com for your Pass! First come, first served. Visit https://www.victoriafilmfestival.com/festival/springboard/ to find out more.
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