The Zurich Film Festival is to honour Academy Award-winning composer Gabriel Yared with its Career Achievement Award during its 2026 edition, which takes place from September 24 to October 4.
He will be presented with the award during the festival’s Cinema in Concert Gala on October 1.
Yared has created film scores for movies including The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain and Betty Blue. His score for The English Patient earned him an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Grammy Award and a Bafta.
Yared will also serve as jury president of the festival’s 14th International Film Music Competition (IFMC), which sees emerging composers from around the world invited to create a new orchestral score for the nine-minute short film The Shyness Of Trees.
An international jury chaired by Yared will select three finalist compositions from all submissions. These works will receive their world premieres during the Cinema in Concert Gala at Tonhalle Zurich, performed by the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich under the direction of Frank Strobel.
“Gabriel Yared belongs among the giants of film music. His compositions evoke profound emotions that linger long after the final note,” said ZFF festival director Reta Guetg.
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