Past activities

Once again, Buma Music in Motion will be present at Amsterdam Dance Event this year. Across several days, we bring together makers and professionals from music, media, advertising, and the audiovisual sector for conversations, encounters, and new connections.

Through the Third Character Film Music Composition Market selected composers are invited to meet and pitch to producers and directors who are working on a film project, but have not yet found a composer. It’s the perfect way for composers, directors and producers alike to build a network and to find common creative ground. Collaborations

Once again, we’ll be fully present at the Netherlands Film Festival this year. From in-depth sessions to encounters with emerging talent: save the dates from 26 September to 3 October.

What happens when a composer responds to your film project with new music? In Script & Score, the closed programme by Buma Music in Motion and the Netherlands Film Festival, filmmakers and composers come together to explore just that. The programme is designed to build meaningful connections between emerging film talent and the music sector.

Through the Third Character Film Music Composition Market selected composers are invited to meet and pitch to producers and directors who are working on a film project, but have not yet found a composer. It’s the perfect way for composers, directors and producers alike to build a network and to find common creative ground. Collaborations

Montréal is the kind of city where music constantly takes on new forms: on stage, on screen, in games, campaigns and in the conversations in between. In November 2026, Buma Music in Motion and Dutch Music Export will travel to Montréal with a small Dutch delegation. We are looking for around 10 Dutch music professionals

This year, Buma Music in Motion, in collaboration with the Netherlands Film Fund and Frontières, is offering one composer the opportunity to take part in the Frontières Co-Production Market during the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montréal. Frontières is an international co-production market and networking platform focused on the financing and co-production of genre projects,

Listening lies at the heart of the work of composer, cellist, and singer Hildur Guðnadóttir, the associate artist of this edition of the Holland Festival. As she puts it: “Music can reach our deepest selves. It can transform the space we inhabit, our mood, and who we are.” In collaboration with the Conservatorium van Amsterdam,

Where music and media meet, the most beautiful things begin. On Wednesday, June 3, BMIM Conference 2026 at Hotel Arena in Amsterdam will bring together an international mix of composers, music supervisors, directors, producers, and other industry professionals for a day filled with talks, workshops, matchmaking, feedback sessions, and networking opportunities. From keynotes and hands-on

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 chosen

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 Festival international Music & Cinema Marseille (MCM). From

It’s that time of year again! Submissions for the 2026 edition of the Music in Media Awards (MIMAs) are officially open. Each year, the MIMAs celebrate the most impactful and compelling use of music in film, television, radio, documentaries, advertising, podcasts, theatre and more. The awards are presented by Buma Music in Motion (BMIM), the