Course: Advertising and Soundtracks

Location: CASARÃO – Interartes Auditorium

Musical composition in small advertising forms: the soundtrack and jingle. Synchronization with the image; mickeymousing in advertising. The creative process: the briefing given as a problem and composition as a solution. Composition work in different applied musical genres: musical soundtrack, jingle, spot soundtrack (radio). Analysis of acclaimed examples.

• Zeh Netto (RJ)

Course: Sound in Brazilian Cinema

Location: CASARÃO – Interartes Auditorium

Film music and its relationships with other sound elements (voices, noises, silences) and with images. Notes on a history of technology, intermediality, entanglements with the music industry, moments of technological change, techniques, and their narrative impacts on films and their reception.

• Fernando Morais (RJ)

Lecture: EXPANDED GUITAR

Location: CASARÃO – Interartes Auditorium

Processes behind the making of the documentary "UNVEILING THE EXPANDED GUITAR," written and interpreted by Mario da Silva, directed by Anaí Bagnolin. The lecture will discuss how expanded guitar techniques can be a useful aesthetic tool for creating soundtracks.

Documentary available at www.mariodasilva.com/videos.

• Mario da Silva (RJ)

Panel Discussion: Copyright and Related Rights of Musical Works in Audiovisual Works

Location: CASARÃO – Interartes Auditorium

• Marcel Camargo and Godoy & Marcela Godoy (Assim SP)
• Moderator: Tim Rescala (Musimagem RJ)

Panel Discussion: Copyright in Audiovisual

Location: CEART

How does the collection and distribution of copyright in audiovisual works function? Copyright is currently at the center of discussions regarding contracts with streaming platforms and other related topics.

• Lorrayne Patrício (audiovisual coordinator at Ecad) and Diogo Rocha (Abramus)
• Moderator: Marcos Souza (Musimagem RJ)

Festival Opening - Admission R$ 5.00

Location: CEART

• Mario da Silva (guitar), Ana Oliveira & Sergio Raz (violin and guitar) in tribute to this year's awardee Egberto Gismonti
• Mike del Ferro (piano - Netherlands) - "When You Wish Upon a Star" / "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Disney movies), "Once Upon a Time in the West" (Morricone), "Over the Rainbow" (Wizard of Oz)

Panel Discussion: Launch of the book "Interviews with Brazilian Composers of Music for Audiovisual and Dramaturgy"

Location: CASARÃO – Interartes Auditorium

Lucas Bonetti and composers Claudia Usai, Tim Rescala, and Alex Pfeiffer compose this discussion about the metanarratives present in the book, which form an important compendium on the production of soundtracks and music scores in Brazil today, as well as looking back to better understand the main changes that have occurred over the past decades.

• Lucas Bonetti (SP)
• Claudia Usai (RJ)
• Tim Rescala (RJ)
• Alex Pfeiffer (RJ)

Cine Arte UFF - Movie "Wolf" with music by Matthijs Kieboom

Location: Centro de Artes UFF

Lecture by Dutch composer Matthijs Kieboom

Location: CEART

Matthijs Kieboom is one of the most sought-after and well-established composers in the Netherlands. Despite his relatively young age, he has been a full-time composer for over a decade and recently became the head of the film music department at one of the leading conservatories in the Netherlands. Live Portuguese translation available – PLEASE BRING HEADPHONES

Lecture by English composer Harry Gregson-Williams

Location: Cine Arte UFF

Harry Gregson-Williams (London, December 13, 1961) is a British composer, conductor, orchestrator, and music producer. He has composed music for video games, television, and films, including Spy Game, The Chronicles of Narnia, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Antz, Chicken Run, the Shrek franchise, Arthur Christmas, Early Man, and Catch-22. Live Portuguese translation available – PLEASE BRING HEADPHONES

Lecture: Nicola Piovani and his work

Italian composer Nicola Piovani, Oscar winner for the music of "Life is Beautiful," and author of over two hundred scores for directors such as Federico Fellini, the Taviani Brothers, among many others, talks about his career and his music.

• Nicola Piovani (Italy)
• Zeh Netto - moderator (Brazil)

Lecture: The Role of the Music Supervisor

What is a Music Supervisor and their importance in audiovisual production

The responsibilities of a Music Supervisor

Music Supervisor vs. Music Curator vs. Music Producer

Techniques, musical knowledge, best practices, and networking in the Music Supervisor's toolkit

Guild Of Music Supervisor BR - a newly created entity in Brazil directly linked to GMS USA - What is GMS BR and its roles

• José Celso Guida (RJ)
• Lucas Faria (RJ)
• Mario Dipoi (SP)
• Gui Amabis (SP)

Panel Discussion: Playing Film Scores

Renowned flutist Sara Andon and double bassist and orchestrator Norman Ludwin, both based in Los Angeles, along with Spanish composer and conductor Diego Navarro, discuss the characteristics and peculiarities of playing an instrument in a film score.

• Sara Andon (USA)
• Norman Ludwin (USA)
• Diego Navarro (Spain)
• Alexey Kurkdjian - moderator (Brazil)

Lecture: Brad Fiedel and His Work

New Yorker Brad Fiedel, composer of over a hundred scores, including "The Terminator" and its sequels, True Lies, Timecop, and Johnny Mnemonic, discusses his career and his music.

• Brad Fiedel (USA)
• João Batista Melo, moderator (Brazil)
• Zeh Netto, moderator (Brazil)

Panel Discussion: Parents and Sons in the World of Film Scores

Renowned American composer and conductor Peter M. Bernstein, known for his music in numerous films and series, including "Ewok Adventure," as well as orchestrator for films like "Ghostbusters," and the video "Thriller" with Michael Jackson, and Brazilian composer Marcos Souza, will discuss their careers and the work of their parents, Elmer Bernstein and Chico Mário.

• Peter M. Bernstein (USA)
• Marcos Souza (Brazil)
• Alexandre Guerra, mediator (Brazil)

Panel Discussion: Women Composers and Film Scores

Composers Heather McIntosh and Allyson Newman, co-presidents of the Alliance for Women Film Composers, and Catherine Joy, former president of the organization, discuss the presence of women in the world of film scores.

• Catherine Joy (USA)
• Heather McIntosh (USA)
• Allyson Newman (USA / Australia)
• Marion Lemonnier, mediator (Brazil/France)

Lecture: Plinio Profeta and His Work

Plinio Profeta is a musician, film score composer, and music producer. He has won the Best Original Soundtrack award from the Brazilian Academy of Cinema twice, for "O Palhaço" in 2011 and "O Filme da Minha Vida" in 2018. Early in his career, Profeta won a Latin Grammy for producing Lenine's album "Falange Canibal."

• Plinio Profeta (RJ)

Book Launch: "You Composer: Determining Contexts for Musical Creation"

Lecture: "Investigating Creative Processes in Music".

• Felipe Radicetti (Brazil)

Panel Discussion: Debbie Wiseman and Her Work

English composer Debbie Wiseman, known for her approximately 150 film scores, including all seasons of "Father Brown," and who was invited to write some of the music performed at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III, talks about her career and musical work.

Participants:

• Debbie Wiseman (England)
• João Batista Melo, moderator (Brazil)
• Natalia Machiavelli, moderator (Brazil)

Panel Discussion: The Composers of the "Golden Era" of Film Scores in the United States and Brazil

Robert Townson, who has produced over a thousand film score albums, talks with composer and researcher Alexandre Guerra, known for scoring dozens of films and series, including "O Tempo e o Vento." They discuss the key figures in the history of the genre in Brazil and the United States.

Participants:

• Robert Townson (USA)
• Alexandre Guerra (Brazil)