Past Activities

The time is now! Submit your work now for a Music in Media Award! The annual awards for the use of music in media. From film, television, documentaries to commercials, games, theatre and podcasts. The MIMAs are presented by Buma Music in Motion (BMIM), the platform in the creative industries where music and media converge.

Would the global success of The Last of Us have been the same without its haunting score by Gustavo Santaolalla and the 1987 Depeche Mode classic ’Never Let Me Down Again’? Or think about how Wednesday skyrocketed The Cramps’ ‘Goo Goo Muck’ to cult status decades after its release. And we’re already looking forward to the third season of The White

After this year’s collaboration with The Third Character project at the WSA Film Music Days in Ghent, we’re happy to announce the continuation of this collaboration during MCM in Marseille. Interested in connecting with duos of producers and directors working on a film project? Let’s build your international network during this matchmaking. The project gives

For the second year in a row, we are very happy to work with Les Arcs Film Festival.Created in 2009, Les Arcs Film Festival takes place every year during the opening week of the Bourg Saint-Maurice ski resort – Les Arcs, Savoie. Qualified as a “European Sundance” by the Hollywood Reporter, the festival is a

Introducing you to our delegates for the London Sync Mission 2024. Check out their profile and get links to their websites and music. Want to reach out? Let us know! About the London Sync Mission 2024In this three-day program we will guide our delegates through company visits, network events and meetings.

BMIM is happy to announce our collaboration with IDFA. At the Producers Connection during IDFA national and international film/documentary professionals come together to network and explore opportunities to finance their films. Via an open call we offered five spots to media composers to be a part of this networking program. About IDFA Forum and Producers Connection

Looking to broaden your network in film documentary? BMIM is happy to announce our collaboration with IDFAcademy. During IDFAcademy, six emerging composers, at the start of their career, will get the chance to meet with the six selected film makers of IDFA Project Space NL. Read more about them here. IDFAcademy gives emerging filmmakers the

As a reference to Federico Fellini, who used to call film music the “Third Character”, this project aims to facilitate meetings between film composers, directors and producers. Selected composers are invited to meet duos of producers and directors working on a film project in development during the WSA Film Music Days in Ghent. From mid

Another year of collaboration with ADE. This leading platform for electronic music is the place to be to spot the latest developments in the music scene. From musical trends and emerging talent to the latest work from pioneers and superstars. We are committed to delivering media-music’s most exciting thinkers, movers and shakers. Find the panels

BMIM is happy to announce our collaboration with IDFA. At the Producers Connection during IDFA national and international film/documentary professionals come together to network and explore opportunity’s to finance their films. Via an open call we offered five spots to media composers to be a part of this networking program.About IDFA Forum and Producers ConnectionAs a

Buma Music in Motion and the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) are committed to ensure more and deeper connections between young filmmakers and the music sector. One of the initiatives that supports this commitment is NFF Script & Score. The core idea of this program is that young filmmakers and composers get acquainted with each other and

Looking to broaden your network in film documentary? BMIM is happy to announce our collaboration with IDFAcademy. We can offer six spots to emerging composers to be a part of a networking program. Are you a film composer at the start of your career? Then you can apply for this opportunity. Read all about the

Oliver Coates constantly moves between the roles of composer, performer, experimental musician, and record producer. It’s no surprise that he is sought after for a wide range of projects, from mainstream to arthouse. As a versatile artist, Coates composes for film and television and has provided the music for films such as The Stranger and

An amazing opportunity to ask everything you want to know about Oliver Coates in an intimate setting. Oliver Coates is a British cellist, film composer and music producer. He is not a stranger to working with big names, to name a few: Massive Attack, Goldie, Radiohead and Mica Levi. He scored for projects like Under

Buma Music in Motion and the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) are committed to ensure more and deeper connections between young filmmakers and the music sector. One of the initiatives that supports this commitment is NFF Script & Score. The core idea of this program is that young filmmakers and composers get acquainted with each other

Very proud to announce this open call together with WSA Film Music Days in Ghent. Interested in connecting with duos of producers and directors working on a filmproject? Let’s build your international network during this matchmaking. The project gives composers the opportunity to meet duos of producers and directors who are working on a film

We collaborate with Dekmantel once more! This festival is more than just the place to discover new techno and house. This year the have an extended conference programme at multiple locations. Their programme at EYE Filmmuseum is one that is of special interest for our filmmusic lovers. Some events are free to attend, others (like

Besides our own events, BMIM is known to present panels at other events. Especially at places where composing music for media and/or sync is not yet fully embraced. At inJazz, the Netherlands’ main showcase festival, conference, and networking event for jazz music and its affiliate genres, we present a panel about scoring for film with

We are returning to the beaches of Cannes Lions. This is the world’s most important network event in the creative industry, and we are very happy and proud to be joining this year. Our focus this year: networking! We facilitate two moments for the creative and music industry to get to know each other. Are

On June 5 we will organize BMIM Special for the second time. The networking and knowledge event for everyone working in music media. Here we organize a matchmaking, you can attend panels and build your network, while enjoying a drink. This is last year’s impression of the atmosphere, but you can also see how it

The MIMAs is the annual award show where we celebrate the very best music in film, television, radio, documentary, advertising and other media. Each year, composers, sync agents and media professionals can send it their best work of the previous year for a chance to win a MIMA (nomination). The nominees and winners are picked

During Go Short, the international short film festival in Nijmegen (3 – 7 April) we organize a matchmaking between composers with a preference for short film and directors of short film. It’s a perfect way to pitch ideas regarding the current project the director is working on, ask questions about everything related to short film

While shooting a movie, there are a lot of different disciplines that must work together. Composers, directors, sound designers and editors need to have a good flow to make sure the movie comes out just how they intended it to be. How does that creative process work? Join us on 22 March (midday) during a

For the second year in a row we organise a matchmaking, together with Generation Inclusion, for composers, who would like to contribute to an inclusive film and television world. Generation Inclusion is ROSE Academy’s talent program that focuses on creatives from underrepresented groups to make the Dutch film and TV industry more inclusive. Participants

Always wanted to compose for short film? Let us help you with your next step! Meet a few directors of short film during Go Short, thé short film festival in the Netherlands. You can pitch ideas regarding the current project the director is working on, ask questions about everything related to short film and grow

In 2024 BMIM will continue its collaboration with Generation Inclusion, ROSE Academy’s talent program that focuses on creatives from underrepresented groups to make the Dutch film and TV industry more inclusive. Our collaboration consists of a matchmaking session between composers and the participants of Generation Inclusion and a case study about a film where we