Best Score nomination at the Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival 2023

Emer is delighted to announce that her work on the short film “Forever Hold Your Peace” has been nominated for the “Best Score” award at the Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival 2023. Lead Actress Tina Kelleher was also recognised for her work in the film and was nominated for “Best Actress”.

The awards took place at The Sugar Club on Sunday October 8th 2023 where the film was named “Best Irish Short Film”. Director Jason Branagan was presented with a painting by artist Pratima Gungados as part of the award.

Emer previously received a nomination for Best Score at the 13th Underground Cinema Awards 2022 for her work on this film, and it was also nominated in a five additional categories at this festival (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Production Design).

The film was named the 1st Runner Up at the Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying Light In Motion Awards Competition as part of the prestigious Foyle Film Festival 2022. She spoke about her experience working on the score as part of a panel on “Composing for Short Film” with the Screen Composers Guild of Ireland at the IndieCork Festival 2022.