Irish Composer Anna Rice wins Camille Award in Paris

Irish composer Anna Rice has been granted a Camille award at a ceremony in Paris yesterday. Rice was recognised for her compositions featured in I Dream in Photos, directed by Gary Lennon and Ollie Aislin.

The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) presents the Camille Awards biennially to honour composers of outstanding film and audiovisual music. I

Dream in Photos follows the life of photojournalist Cathal McNaughton, who quits his job at the peak of his career after it drives him away from his family, he is then forced to rebuild his personal relationships.

This year marks the first time Irish composers have been selected as finalists at the Camille Awards. In addition to Rice's win, Northern Ireland based composer Hannah Peel was also shortlisted in the TV Drama category for her work on Sky drama series, The Midwich Cuckoos.

Over her two decade career, Rice has produced her scores, songs and arrangements for the likes of Lang Lang, Gidon Kremer, Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones), Andrea Corr, Avishai Cohen, Donal Lunny, The Chieftains, Moxie, Cara Dillon, Joseph, Jam Hsiao and Coco Lee.

Rice has written for a multitude of worldwide orchestras including  the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Galaxy Studios Symphony Orchestra.

Rice’s win marks an achievement in the international music composition landscape, for Ireland and the SCGI. The soundtrack for I Dream in Photos can be found here.