Screen Music Awards
On Monday 3 November, Rachel Ward was one of the presenters at the at the 2003 Screen Music Awards at The Hordern Pavilion at Fox Studios Australia. 
Rachel Ward and George Miller
The APRA - AGSC Awards were hosted by Jean Kittson, and presented by the Director of AFTRS, Malcolm Long, a filmmaker Bill Bennett, actors Marcus Graham and John Howard, film composers David Hirschfelder and Nigel Westlake and singer/songwriter Jenny Morris. A 46-piece orchestra entertained the 450 invited industry guests. Among this year's judges were Iva Davies (founding member of the band Ice House and composer of films including Master and Commander: The far side of the world), Bruce Rowland (composer of award winning soundtracks for Man from Snowy River, Phar Lap and Rebel), David Hirschfelder (composer of Shine, Better Than Sex, Elizabeth, and Sliding Doors) and David Bridie (founding member of Not Drowning, Waving and composer for films including In A Savage Land). * Best Music for Children's Television Danny Beckerman and Ric Formosa, Pirate Islands (VIC) * Best Television Theme David Chapman, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (NSW) * Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series Lisa Gerrard 'Go Forward' from Whale Rider (VIC) * Best Music for a Short Film Alan John, Human Contraptions (NSW) * Best Music for an Educational, Training or Corporate Film/Video Ashley Klose, SAFC: 30th Anniversary (SA) * Best Music for a Television Series or Serial Roger Mason, MDA 'Episode 8' (NSW) * Best Music for a Documentary Roger Mason, Horses - The Story of Equus (NSW) * Best Soundtrack Cezary Skubiszewski, After the Deluge (VIC) * APRA International Achievement Award Bruce Smeaton (NSW) * Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie Nerida Tyson Chew, Evil Never Dies (NSW) * Best Feature Film Score Nigel Westlake, The Nugget (NSW) * Best Music for an Advertisement Bruce Heald / Ramesh Sathiah / Rai Thistlethwayte, 'Singapore Airlines' (NSW) The renowned Elmer Bernstein received the AFI/APRA International Prize for Excellence presented by filmmaker and Patron of the AFI George Miller to Nancy Knutsen from ASCAP in Bernstein‚s absence. Bruce Smeaton was awarded International Achievement Award for his body of works over the past 30 years, comprising of 31 Feature Films and 24 TV Productions. He is best known for his scores - Picnic at Hanging Rock, Roxanne, The Cars That Ate Paris and The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith. Smeaton‚s contribution to the betterment of working conditions for Australian Composers was also acknowledged. Source: www.if.com.au |