FILM AND TV

Alan Bergman, WSA's Marian Ponnett, ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman and Sir George Martin

Maurice Jarre and Gabriel Yared

In October, The World Soundtrack Awards were presented during the 31st Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent, Belgium. Sir George Martin presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman. Gabriel Yared received two prestigious awards: Soundtrack Composer of the Year for Cold Mountain and Best Original Soundtrack of the Year for Cold Mountain.

The 2004 World Soundtrack Awards concert included the participation of composers, songwriters and music industry professionals from throughout the world. Pictured (l-r) front row: concert producer Maggie Rodford; SABAM composer Wim Mertens; PRS composer Christian Henson; SABAM composer/conductor Dirk Brosse; Flanders Film Festival CEO Jacques Dubrulle. second row: Brazilian composer Ed Cortez; ASCAP's Nancy Knutsen; PRS songwriter Don Black; Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Alan and Marilyn Bergman. third row: GEMA composer Klaus Badelt; PRS member Sir George Martin; SACEM composers Gabriel Yared and Maurice Jarre. fourth row: new ASCAP composer Antonio Pinto of Brazil; SABAM composer; SACEM composer Cyril Morin; Fong Jarre, SABAN composer Steven Prengels.

In September, ASCAP co-sponsored the annual Society of Composers and Lyricists Emmy nominee reception, held at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Burbank, CA. Pictured are members of the ASCAP Los Angeles Membership staff celebrating with nominees Bruce Broughton, Alf Clausen, Ian Fraser, Grant Geissman, Rob Lane (PRS), Dan MacKenzie and Sheldon Mirowitz, and SCL present and past presidents Dan Foliart and Ray Colcord.

Pictured at the Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies are ASCAP's Mike Todd, Shawn LeMone and Pamela Allen; Emmy winner Dean Grinsfelder; and ASCAP's Nancy Knutsen and Kevin Coogan.

Knutsen and Allen with nominee Dan MacKenzie

Knutsen and LeMone (r) with nominees Alf Clausen, Sheldon Mirowitz and Ian Fraser.