Winner earns $750 cash prize, feature in 2021 event and across Lumedia assets

Lumedia Musicworks will present Early Music Film Competition for the second year, rewarding an artist who successfully brings one of two early music selections to life on-screen.

Dallas-based Lumedia is a nonprofit committed to showcasing and performing early music, performing on historical reproductions of instruments from the baroque, renaissance and medieval periods, at historical pitch. Lumedia Musicworks’ core team is highly trained in historically-informed performance practices.

MUSIC FILM COMPETITION PRIZE

The music film competition is open to all ages, occupations and geographic locations. Applicants can choose from one of two exclusive soundtracks made by Lumedia. The first-place winner will receive a cash prize of $750, a film feature at Lumedia’s summer 2021 short film event and exposure on Lumedia’s media outlets and website.

SUBMISSIONS

Film entries must feature the music as the primary voice in the film and must be submitted online by midnight Sat., May 1. For more details and technical requirements, visit lumediamusicworks.com/filmcompetition. The competition is sponsored by Patricia and Robert Brooks, long-time supporters of Lumedia and the Dallas arts.

Lumedia’s film competition underscores the organization’s push to expose more audiences to early music. “The hope is that they will be intrigued and want to attend a live performance in the future,” said Lumedia Artistic Director Julianna Emanski.

UNITING WORKS OF ART

Emanski observes that directing music films is becoming an important skill for future opera directors. “Music film is a new way we can bring all the arts together into one form, in other words the new Gesamtkunstwerk,” Emanski said. A Gesamtkunstwerk is a “total work of art” that synthesizes the poetic, musical and dramatic arts.

The music film festival will also be in its second year in 2021. Last year’s event featured music films from around the country and world showcasing early music. Emanski said the film submissions Lumedia receives for the contest could also drive content for the summer film festival.

About Lumedia Musicworks

Lumedia Musicworks brings early music to life through captivating live performance, short films and innovative educational outreach programs for students.