SIRAR
Grant for the Creation of a First Film Score and Its Recording
CALL FOR COMPOSERS
🇫🇷 Only open to French-speaking candidates
Applications are accepted from Tuesday, October 15, to Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 11:59 PM.
This grant is aimed at composers who have not signed the original music for any film produced by a production company. The grant for musical creation is awarded based on a call for applications for composers.
A panel of three members, under the responsibility of MÉRIDIENS in partnership with the Conservatoire Pierre Barbizet in Marseille, will preselect 3 composers from the applications received. These 3 composers are invited to the International Music & Cinema Festival in Marseille (from March 24 to 29, 2025) to meet the winning screenwriter of the production assistance grant. Following this meeting, they must submit their musical proposals for the film. It is then up to the author-director to choose the composer who will sign the film's music. This film will be made under the conditions mentioned on the Sirar Author page, and the winning composer is required to fully accept these conditions. The screenwriter commits to informing their choice by May 31, 2025, at the latest, to the 3 preselected composers.
Application
For any registration, the submission of your script must be done exclusively on our online platform accessible here :
Apply before Sunday December 15, 2024, at 11:59 PM
Regulations
Any registration implies acceptance of the regulations below.
→Find the complete regulations here
Project Eligibility
Interested composers must:
- Be able to present scores and musical recordings.
- Have not signed the original music for any film produced by a production company.
Obligations of the Beneficiary / Composer
In the event of selection, the composer commits to: .
- Participating in a masterclass/meeting with the orchestra of the Conservatoire Pierre Barbizet in Marseille in June 2025.
- Ensuring that the music is performed by the musicians of the Conservatoire Pierre Barbizet in Marseille, within the proposed instrumental nomenclature.
- Having the music recorded and mixed by La SATIS, the public film school of the University of Aix-Marseille in Aubagne, in January 2026. If the timeline is not respected, the Conservatoire Pierre Barbizet cannot guarantee the originally proposed instrumental personnel.
- Producing the score for the music composed for the film and establishing the cue sheet. The publishing and copying of the scores are the responsibility of the composer.
- Communicating the conditions for rehearsals and realization of the music at the Conservatoire Pierre Barbizet in Marseille by mid-September 2025.
Amount of Aid
The grant for composition is valued at €6,500, distributed in cash and mainly in kind (provision of the orchestra from the Conservatoire Pierre Barbizet in Marseille, as well as access to the recording studio of La SATIS, the public film school of the University of Aix Marseille in Aubagne).
Selection Process
A panel consisting of 3 members, under the responsibility of the MERIDIENS structure, selects three young composers from the applications received. The announcement of this preselection takes place in early March. The 3 composers are invited to meet the winning screenwriter of the production assistance grant during the International Music & Cinema Festival in Marseille (between March 24 and 29, 2025). In the month following the SiRAR award ceremony, these 3 composers will submit their musical proposals to the winning screenwriter. It is up to the screenwriter to make the final choice of the composer who will sign the music for their film. The screenwriter commits to informing their choice by May 31, 2025, at the latest, to the 3 preselected composers.