Camille Awards 2026: pre-selected scores
Brussels, 26 February 2026 – We are happy to officially announce the pre-selected scores for the 2026 edition of the Camille Awards. Delegations of ECSA members representing media composers coming from 17 countries pre-selected 45 compositions in three categories:
Best Original Film Score
- Anja Plaschg (Austria) for “The Devil’s Bath”
- Renger Koning (The Netherlands) for “The Occupant”
- Šimun Matešić (Croatia) for “Bumbarovo ljeto (Bumblebee’s Summer)”
- Jonas Colstrup (Denmark) for “Quislings sidste dage”
- Laetitia Pansanel-Garric (France) for “Hola Frida”
- John Gürtler & Jan Miserre (Germany) for “The Outrun”
- Ginevra Nervi (Italy) for “18 Holes to Paradise”
- Nigji Sanges (Luxembourg) for “La Mort Viendra”
- Kristoffer Lo (Norway) for “Nr. 24”
- Arnau Bataller (Spain) for “El 47”
- Rebekka Karijord (Sweden) for “Rörelser (Raptures)”
- Thomas Foguenne (Belgium) for “Stranger Eyes”
- Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg (Switzerland) for “La Cache (The Safe House)”
- Die Hexen (Ireland) for “Fréwaka”
- Raffertie (Benjamin Stefanski) (United Kingdom) for “The Substance”
- Panu Aaltio (Finland) for “Little Siberia”
Best Original Music for a Drama Series
- Merlijn Snitker & Annelotte Coster (The Netherlands) for “De F*ckulteit”
- Halfdan E. (Denmark) for “Reservatet”
- Clément Tery (France) for “37 Seconds”
- Fabian Kratzer (Germany) for “WALTHER”
- Steve Lynch (Ireland) for “Obituary Season 2”
- Stefano Mainetti (Italy) for “I Casi di Teresa Battaglia – Ninfa dormiente”
- Jeannot Sanavia (Luxembourg) for “Marginal”
- Lars Horntvedt (Norway) for “Ølhunden Berit”
- Iván M. Lacámara & Álvaro Peire (Spain) for “Zorro”
- Peter Nordahl (Sweden) for “Vi på Saltkråkan (Astrid Lindgren’s Seacrow Island)”
- Ruth Barrett (United Kingdom) for “The Girlfriend”
- Daniel Offerman (Belgium) for “Arcanes”
- Michael Künstle & Matteo Pagamici (Switzerland) for “Beschatter Season 2”
Best Original Score for a Feature Documentary
- Thomas Kathriner & Christoph Stock (Austria) for “How To Build A Truth Engine”
- Alex Simu (The Netherlands) for “Neshoma”
- Ozren K. Glaser (Croatia) for “Zaustavi me ako možeš (Catch me if you can)”
- Christian Balvig (Denmark) for “The Sun and the Moon”
- Timo Kaukolampi & Tuomo Puranen (Finland) for “Shadowland”
- Béatrice Thiriet (France) for “Le 5ème plan de la jetée”
- Roland Meyer de Voltaire (Germany) for “Fritz Litzmann, mein Vater und ich”
- Viktor Orri Árnason & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir (Iceland) for “Poems: A Journey Through Icelandic Poetry”
- Lorenzo Tomio (Italy) for “Cosa rimane di una tempesta (No more trouble – What’s left of a storm)”
- Ola Kvernberg (Norway) for “Henden – rekviem for en fotograf”
- Joseba Beristain (Spain) for “Kantauri”
- Katharina Nuttall (Sweden) for “Filmen om Siw (My life as Siw)”
- Mirjam Skal (Switzerland) for “VRACHT”
- Anna Rice (Ireland) for “Our Blue World”
- Nainita Desai (United Kingdom) for “Murder in Monaco”
- Simon Fransquet (Belgium) for “Puisque je suis née”
In each category, representatives of European composers organisations belonging to ECSA’s FFACE Committee will now elect three nominees, to then be reviewed by an international jury of composers. The final winners will be announced at the ceremony, taking place on 22 September 2026 in Vienna, Austria, hosted by our Austrian members Austrian Composers Association. More details about the ceremony will be announced soon.
