AGSC Announces First-Ever National Screen Composers Conference: THE AGSC SCORING SUMMIT

by FilmInk Staff

The Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) today announced its inaugural national screen composers conference. THE AGSC SCORING SUMMIT will take place on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney.

This event celebrates the incredible work of Australian screen composers and offers the community an opportunity to connect, learn, and share ideas across film, television, games, trailers, and advertising – while debating key industry issues such as AI, copyright, and streaming quotas. Delegates can attend in person or online, with every session broadcast live.

“This groundbreaking event for Australian screen composers is designed so everyone can take part—regardless of distance, time, or cost,” said Dale Cornelius, President of the AGSC.

Highlights of the conference include panel discussions, deep-dive sessions into composers’ creative processes, and live musical performances. Delegates will also be able to pitch their ideas, meet with decision makers from the screen industry and collaborate with their colleagues over two days in Sydney. Legal advice and mentors will also be available to all delegates to enable them to solve problems and learn about the screen composing industry.

The conference is generously supported by Screen Australia, Screen NSW and AFTRS, and in partnership with National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Music Organisation (NATSIMO), Trackdown Studios and APRA AMCOS.

“Our program spans film, TV, games, trailers, and advertising—and it’s all about learning from each other as storytellers, sharing creative approaches to the craft, and sparking new collaborations,” said Brontë Horder, AGSC screen composer member and Artistic Lead of the conference. “Over the past four months, our committee of screen composers has created a program that offers insight and perspective for composers at every stage of their careers.”

AGSC members will gain early access to conference tickets in October, followed by ticket availability to the broader screen industry.

Confirmed panel sessions include “Anatomy of a Score – Bluey” with Joff Bush & Daniel O’Brien (Bluey, Fisk); “Designing Dread: Scoring Horror” with Cornel Wilczek, Alex Olijnyk & Thomas Rouch ( Talk To Me, Bring Her Back); Scoring for Interactivity: Music in Games with Montaigne (Stray Gods), Dan Golding (Untitled Goose Game) & Yon Hall (Stray Gods); In Conversation: Composer x Music Editor with Elliott Wheeler & Jamieson Shaw (Elvis, The Great Gatsby); and Contracts, Copyright & Creative Control with Burkhard Dallwitz (The Truman Show, Underbelly ) & Antony Partos (Deeper, Mystery Road).