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Festival is one of the three largest and most important sound and film music festivals in the world.

ISFMF is promoting awareness of the importance of music and sound as irreplaceable elements of film. The festival also provides visibility to audiovisual professions who work in the field of composing music, sound design and sound mixing. 

Our mission is:

  • To originate and encourage constructive discussions about the link between film and music.
  • To connect people through discussion panels, seminars, film markets and media publishing.
  • To advise and educate young composers and other people.
  • To start and maintain creative conversations about film and music.
  • To provide a space for film music enthusiasts to come together and share their knowledge.
EXPERIENCES FROM ISFMF
Alfi Kabiljo
composer, Camille Award winner
It was a great honor for me to receive the prestigious Crystal Pine Award in Samobor.
Also, it was a great pleasure to meet the city major who is doing great effort to make her city a city of culture.
The award ceremony and the entire spectacle was well organized with performances by talented musicians.
Scott Millan
re-recording mixer, Oscar winner
One of the most rewarding experiences of my career was on July 24th 2022, In the Arena Pula…
Thanks to my dear friends at the International Sound and Film Music Festival.
Eddy Joseph
sound engineer, BAFTA winner
We were greeted and made to feel at home.
I presented a lecture on Sound in Film and was gratified that so many composers attended.
There were many masterclasses, all enjoyable and informative.
The climax was the presentation of awards which was part of a concert. Altogether a most precious and memorable experience.
Kyle Eastwood
jazz bassist and composer,
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards winner
It was a great honor for me to participate in the International Sound & Film Music Festival,
great people, great panel discussions and master classes.
I believe we will see each other again soon.
Aleksandra Kovač
composer, Best Adriatic Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards winner
I really enjoyed the great International Sound & Film Music Festival, many different events, extremely professional but also very fun.
I invite all my fellow composers to visit and actively participate in this unique festival in the coming years.
Michael Minkler
sound designer, Oscar winner
„Let me begin by saying that our trip to ISFMF in Croatia was unforgettable. Such pleasant people, good food and wonderful hospitality.“
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ISFMF ARTISTIC BOARD

Michael Minkler

sound designer
one of Hollywood's top sound designers with three Oscar® wins and 13 nominations, including three BAFTA Awards. He is responsible for the fantastic sound in films such as TRON, JFK, Black Hawk Down, Collateral, Chicago, Kingdom of Heaven, Dreamgirls, Into the Wild, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and many others.

Robert Townson

music producer
is the most prolific film music producer in the world. Robert has been described as "the living embodiment of the history of film music". His lifelong passion for film and classical music has made him one of the world's greatest film music educators, inspiring others through his lectures, writings, concerts and recordings. He released over 1400 albums.

Stephen Warbeck

composer
British composer, best known for his film and television music. He became famous for his score for Prime Suspect and he won an Academy Award® for his score for Shakespeare in Love. He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play, as well as numerous awards for Billy Elliot and Captain Corelli's Mandolin. In 2020, he directed his first feature film, The Thin Man, which has since been renamed in France as The Man in the Hat, starring Ciarán Hinds and Stephen Dillane.

Richard King

sound designer
American sound designer and winner of four Oscars®, is responsible for the magnificent sound in the films Dunkirk, Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Thor, The Dark Knight, War of the Worlds, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Master and Commander and Signs.

Randy Thom

sound designer
two-time Oscar® winner and one of the most important and respected sound designers in Hollywood. His masterpieces include films like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Forrest Gump, Contact, Cast Away, Harry Potter, The Polar Express, The Incredibles, War of the World, Ratatouille, How to Train Your Dragon, Flight, The Revenant and many others. Randy Thom is the director of sound design at Skywalker Sound, the largest and most important sound studio in the world, which is also part of George Lucas' Lucasfilm Company.

Ozren K. Glaser

composer, director, writer and producer
Croatian composer, director, writer and producer, also founder and artistic director of the International Sound & Film Music Festival.

SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR ISFMF 2026 IS NOW OPEN

Open from October 28th 2025 to May 1th 2026

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A Friend of Dorothy

Oscar-nominated for Best Live Action Short, this tender tale follows widow Dorothy (Miriam Margolyes) whose quiet life transforms when a teenage football lands in her garden. Director Lee Knight crafts a lyrical chamber score of live strings and piano, where a colourful montage captures their flourishing intergenerational friendship, celebrating LGBTQ+ resilience through melody.

The Planet That Doesn't Exist

Professor Star l'Etoile calculates an invisible second planet from her spiral observatory until a mysterious dark visitor reveals she died before confirming the discovery. Director Nadav Embon adapts this haunting tale into an animated meditation on mortality where the intimate sounds of pencil on paper dissolve into cosmic silence.

Head on the wall

Three years have passed since the abolition of bullfighting, and Rafael Jesús will no longer be able to become the bullfighting figure he was destined to be. He wanders the streets, trying to fit into this new world that has no place for him. Each step he takes leads him further from the arena and closer to the blood.

The Black Smoke of Prediction

Space forces from a modest nation voyage to planet New Paradise, revealing grandiose ambitions and provincial mentality through politically incorrect satire. Director Damir dado Šuša orchestrates this cosmic comedy where rousing military fanfares dissolve into stellar silence, celebrating the liberating sound of nations laughing at themselves.

Angel & Meow

A visionary composer and his extraordinary cat transcend studio walls to save humanity on a distant planet, replacing dialogue with an immersive symphonic landscape. Director Clemhyn Escosora’s 3D meta-cinematic odyssey features a Grammy-winning soundtrack mastered by Vlado Meller—honored on NASA’s Golden Record—and a Dolby-ready mix celebrating the cosmic bond between creativity and pure sound.

Where the Deer Sleep

When her mother dies tragically, young Zoe embarks on a physical journey through grief's five stages, encountering mystical forest animals that deliver messages from beyond and transform her forever. First-time director Matt Udvari draws on his rust-belt heritage to craft a haunting sonic landscape where Appalachian forest whispers and ethereal silence give voice to the transformative power of loss.

Run Wild (16mm)

Rayla, an eight-year-old love child from a violently broken home, is torn between adoring and fearing her estranged alcoholic father, Taz. When the obligatory weekend visitation finally transpires, Rayla finds herself forced into a terrifying task in the desert.

As the Sea

As the Sea is an intimate story about love between two people with disabilities. A love that grows quietly and refuses to disappear. The film represents a turning point in the national landscape: it is the first cinematic project in Italy to address the theme of emotional and intimate relationships in the context of disability, integrating into the narrative individuals with disabilities who live at the Don Orione Center.

For Deer Life

Beneath the beauty of spring lies a brutal tragedy… The birth of roe deer fawns coincides with the mowing season in Austria’s meadows, leading to a brutal struggle between nature and modern agriculture. “For Deer Life” tells the story of the dedicated drone operators, who put their heart and soul into rescuing the lives of as many fawns as possible.

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