THE »INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC SYMPOSIUM VIENNA«  ENABLES EDUCATION FOR EMERGING COMPOSERS AND FILMMAKERS BY TOP INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.

S ince 2009, our concern is not only to present high quality concerts with A-list performers and star guests from Hollywood, but also to provide emerging talent with the possibility to learn from our distinguished guests.

International award-winning composers, from Alan Silvestri to James Horner and Hans Zimmer, leading orchestrators, conductors or sound designers, as well as top-notch agents, producers and directors have held lectures and workshops, giving invaluable insight into the media music business.

FIMU Vienna thereby also enables a get-together and exchange of ideas with the aim of creating new synergies between local and international emerging talent and industry professionals.

Past lecturers of »FIMU Vienna« include:
COMPOSERS
Hans Zimmer
Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator, Inception // Awards: Oscar, 3 Grammies, 2 Golden Globes
Danny Elfman
The Simpsons, Batman, Edward Scissorhands // Awards: Grammy, Emmy
James Horner
Film Music Composer
Avatar, Braveheart, Titanic – 2 Grammies, 2 Oscars, Max 
Steiner Award Winner 2013
Alexandre Desplat
The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Games
2 Oscars, Max 
Steiner Award Winner 2016
 James Newton Howard
Film Composer
Batman, Hunger Games, Bourne Legacy
1 Grammy
Howard Shore
Film Music Composer
The Lord of the Rings, The Fly, Naked Lunch, The Departed, The Silence of Lambs
3 Oscars, 4 Grammys, 3 Golden Globes
Max 
Steiner Award Winner 2010
Alan Silvestri
Film Music Composer
Forrest Gump, Back to the Future
Max Steiner Award 2011
Bruce Broughton
Film Music Composer,
10 Emmys, ASCAP Board Member, Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Academy of Television Arts 
and Sciences 
David Newman
Film Music Composer and Conductor
War of the Roses, Ice Age
David Arnold
Film Music Composer
Roland Emmerich’s Stargate, Godzilla, Independence Day
Klaus Badelt
Composer
Pirates of the Caribbean, P
earl Harbor, Gladiator
Richard Bellis
Film Composer
IT
Emmy Winner
Nicholas Dodd
Orchestrator and Soundtrack Conductor
FILM INDUSTRY
Sam Schwartz
Chair Film Gorfaine & Schwartz Agency 
Laura Engel
Chair Krass an Engel Agency
Steve Kofsky
Managing Director RCO Global
Maggie Rodford
Managing Director Air Edel, London
Robert Townson
CEO Varèse Sarabande
Michael Haas
Music Producer
6 times Grammy Winner
Peter-Sylvester Lehner
Chair Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Mario Rossori
Music Producer
Dominique Meyer
Director of the Vienna State Opera
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Film Director
Oscar for Die Fälscher
Robert Dornhelm
Film Director
 Veit Heiduschka
Film Producer, WEGA Film
 Peter Patzak
Film Director