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JONATHON DEERING WINS BEST ORIGINAL SCORE AT BUCHAREST FILM AWARDS
David Harewood-fronted drama, Man to Man proved incredibly popular at this year’s Bucharest Film Awards, picking up a total of seven gongs including one for composer, Jonathon Deering in the Best Original Score category. Read more about Jonathon here
SHEZ MANZOOR, COMPOSER OF BAFTA-WINNING COMEDY SERIES, WE ARE LADY PARTS, AND COMEDY FEATURE, POLITE SOCIETY, JOINS SMA
Shez is a British-Pakistani London based composer, musician and songwriter who scored the BAFTA-winning musical comedy series, We Are Lady Parts, for producer John Pocock and Working Title Television. It has been recommissioned for a second series which Shez is working on now. The series also features songs co-written by Shez. His first film, Focus Features’ […]
TORI AND MATTHEW BUTLER-HART HAVE COMPLETED FILMING THEIR NEW FEATURE DAGR, A FOUND-FOOTAGE HORROR, STARRING MATT BARBER
Production has wrapped in Wales on found-footage horror Dagr, starring Matt Barber of Downton Abbey and Ellie Duckles from Netflix drama The A List.The feature is directed by Matthew Butler-Hart, who co-wrote and produces the film with Tori-Butler Hart for Fizz and Ginger Films. The duo are known for lockdown sci-fi feature Infinitum: Subject Unknown and supernatural thriller The Isle.Shot near […]
MATTHEW SLATER COMPOSER OF ICONIC ‘ENDEAVOUR’ AND ‘GRACE’, JOINS THE SMA CREW
Matt was invited by Mammoth Screen to score the Endeavour series which has just concluded after 9 seasons. Now screened in 147 countries and in 80 languages the series has brought Matthew’s name to the forefront of British composers. His association with Mammoth Screen goes back many years when he started assisting on Morse.He also […]
DEAN VALENTINE SCORING MASSIVE 80-PART SERIES FOR OSCAR-NOMINATED STUDIO, CARTOON SALOON
Dean Valentine scoring massive 80-part series for Oscar-nominated studio, Cartoon Saloon. Read more on Dean’s profile
DEAN VALENTINE SCORED THE LUCKY MAN BEING SCREENED AT THE 10TH LONDON COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL ON MAY 14. WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY LAOISA SEXTON AND PRODUCED BY JOHN OZMENT FOR TEN THOUSAND HOURS.
Dean Valentine scored The Lucky Man being screened at the 10th London Comedy Film Festival on May 14. Written and directed by Laoisa Sexton and produced by John Ozment for Ten Thousand Hours.Read more on Dean’s profile
TIM CONRAD, AWARD WINNING WRITER / DIRECTOR JOINS THE SMA CREW. CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A FEATURE THE CARETAKER AND 8-PART TV SERIES THE MORNING AFTER.
Tim has written and directed adventure, crime and history drama documentaries for all major UK and US broadcasters, including BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 5, Fox, Discovery, National Geographic, Hulu, History Channel and more. His award winning drama shorts include: Hotel, for Oyster Films, which was shortlisted for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short, and […]
WE’RE PROUD TO WELCOME COMPOSER, CHARLOTTE PARTT TO OUR SMA COMPOSER ROSTER.
Proudly “unclassically” trained, Charlotte had an unorthodox entrance into the world of composing, picking up her first instrument at the age of 14. She made her family’s (as well as her teachers’) lives a living hell, practicing the drums until her arms ached and her ears could no longer take it.She had very little formal […]
SMA TALENT ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE SIGNING OF AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER, BEN BARTLETT
Ben is one of the UK’s most in-demand composers. His music has spanned a huge range of TV and Film over the last 20 years. Since winning a BAFTA for his score for the BBC blockbuster Walking With Dinosaurs, as well as receiving a Primetime Emmy Nomination, Ben’s work has been heard on innumerable award-winning […]