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INTERNATIONAL MARKET FOR FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION｜3RD CHARACTER

CALL FOR COMPOSERS

The Market for Film Music Composition (3rd Character) will take place on Thursday, April 2nd and Friday, April 3rd, 2026, as part of the MCM.

Organised with the aim of supporting original music creation for screen, the Market for Film Music Composition offers selected composers the opportunity to take part in one-on-one meetings with producers and filmmakers. These producer-director teams are developing short films, feature films, or series, and are actively seeking a composer to write the original score.

BEFOREHAND

The Market is organised around two calls: one for projects (short films, feature films, and series, both French and international), and one for composer applications.

Each producer-director duo must submit a short film, feature film or series they are committed to producing. The screenplay and a musical brief will be shared with the selected composers one month before the Festival.

Composers will then have three weeks to work on musical excerpts, which they will present to the duos during one-on-one meetings held at the Festival.

THE PROCESS

During the Festival, producers and filmmakers will meet with composers in one-on-one sessions to assess the artistic quality of the musical proposals. It will be up to the composers to convince them to initiate a collaboration.

Following these individual meetings, each producer-director duo will decide whether to pursue a potential collaboration with one of the composers by entrusting them with the original score for their project.

Each meeting will last a maximum of one hour. The sessions will take place on Thursday, April 2nd, and Friday, April 3rd, 2026.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications will be open from Tuesday, December 16th 2025 to Monday, January 12th 2026 at 11:59 pm.

Composers wishing to take part in this programme must submit an application including the following materials:

  • CV and filmography
  • A cover letter
  • A link to your music (SoundCloud, YouTube, Spotify, or other platform)
  • A short biography in French (maximum 400 characters including spaces), in Word or OpenOffice format (PDFs will not be accepted)
  • A short biography in English (maximum 400 characters including spaces), in Word or OpenOffice format (PDFs will not be accepted)
  • A portrait photo (portrait format, JPEG or PNG, minimum 3000 px)

A €12 registration fee (incl. VAT) is required. If selected, a professional accreditation will be provided.

Selected composers must be available on Thursday, April 2nd, and Friday, April 3rd 2026 to attend the European Market for Film Music Composition in Marseille.

For further information, please contact Cécilia Humez-Kabadanian at +33 (0)6 51 43 80 38 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Please note: If your short biographies exceed the character limit, your application may not be considered.