Celebrating the best music in media
From film to documentary, podcast to advertising, the MIMAs spotlight music’s role across all media. These prestigious awards are presented by Buma Music in Motion for the ninth time. It’s an unmissable event honoring top talents in music for media—complete with well-deserved recognition and plenty of champagne.
Applications for the MIMAs 2025 are closed. The (extended) deadline was January 19th 23:59h.
Sounds good, but what’s in it for me?
The Music in Media Awards are all about celebrating the best music in films, games, podcasts, radio, documentaries, theatre, advertising and television. A panel of experienced and professional judges from across the audio and visual industries will select the winners. If you’re a composer or musician, then this is your chance to stand out and show your craft!
View here some tips and tricksThis years’ categories
This year, the judges will choose one winner in each of the following MIMAs categories:
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Film
Awarded to a Dutch composer who has composed the original music for a feature film, animated film or telefilm that premiered or was first shown to the public in the previous year.
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Short Film
Awarded to a Dutch composer who has composed the original music for a short film or short animated film that premiered or was first shown to the public in the previous year.
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Documentary
Awarded to a Dutch composer who has composed the original music for a documentary or documentary series that has premiered or was first shown to the public in the previous year.
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Series
Awarded to a Dutch composer who has composed the original music for a series that premiered or was shown to the public for the first time in the past year.
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Advertising
Awarded to a Dutch composer who composed the original music for an advertisement that had its premiere or first public screening in the previous year.
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Sync Advertising
Awarded to a Dutch composer involved in the best existing song used in advertising that had its premiere or first public screening in the previous year.
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Game
Awarded to a Dutch composer who has composed the original music for a game that has had its premiere or first public screening within the past two years.
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Sync
Awarded to a Dutch composer involved in the best existing song used in a trailer or game, in a selected scene from a feature film, documentary or series that had its premiere or first public screening in the previous year.
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Podcast
Awarded to a Dutch composer who has composed the original music for a podcast that has premiered or had its first public screening in the previous year.
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Imaging
Awarded to a Dutch composer for the best original (music) imaging for a television and/or radio channel, program or podcast that had its premiere or first public screening in the previous year.
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Experience
Awarded to a Dutch composer who has composed original music for theatre, museums, VR, Metaverse, etc. that has had its premiere or first public screening in the previous year.
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New Talent
Awarded to a Dutch composer for the most promising en new coming (music) composer of the previous year.
Write down these dates so you won’t miss a deadline.
- 1 November 2024Call open
- 19 January 2025Submission deadline (extended)
- April 2025Announcement nominees
- April 2025Award show