Georgian composer Ana Kasrashvili is the winner of the second edition of the Gil Soundtrack Award.
SOUNDTRACK AWARD 2018
San Esteban Palace, seat of the Presidency and Governing Council of the Region of Murcia, was the setting for the presentation of the winner of the second edition of the Juan Gil International Soundtrack Award Composition.
The 32-year-old Georgian composer Ana Kasrashvili showed her emotion, joy and gratitude, saying that she was proud to be the winner of the second edition of this contest, especially since she was a finalist in the first edition in 2016.
The applicants —musicians of any nationality between the ages of 18 and 35— had to create a soundtrack for the short film Esencia, directed by José Mellado and written by Tessy Díez specifically for the competition. The film stars Jon Arias, with the intervention of Rafael Sandoval and Mariela Garriga, and the collaboration of Armando del Río and lmanol Arias.
Patrick Doyle, a Scottish film composer recognized worldwide for soundtracks such as Henry V, Sense and Sensibility, Hamlet, Bridget Jones's Diary, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire or Brave and twice nominated for an Oscar, was the President of the jury. Doyle highlighted the subtlety, elegance and great instincts of the cinematographic structure and in the musical treatment of the story of the soundtrack created by Ana Kasrashvili, entitled The True Treasure
Patrick Doyle, a Scottish film composer recognized worldwide for soundtracks such as Henry V, Sense and Sensibility, Hamlet, Bridget Jones's Diary, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire or Brave and twice nominated for an Oscar, was the President of the jury. Doyle highlighted the subtlety, elegance and great instincts of the cinematographic structure and in the musical treatment of the story of the soundtrack created by Ana Kasrashvili, entitled The True Treasure.
The winning work was premiered at the Victor Villegas Auditorium in the city of Murcia in an event presented by Murcian actor Carlos Santos. The soundtrack was performed simultaneously with the screening of the short film Esencia at a concert offered by the Film Symphony Orchestra, during which the award was presented to Ana Kasrashvili.