The size and relevance of your personal network is one of the most important distinguishing factors, and it's one that can make or break a career. That's why we at BMIM promote Dutch music copyright in both The Netherlands and in key export markets with the aim of increasing the percentage of Dutch music in both the domestic and foreign markets. Each year BMIM is hosting a series of networking activities: BMIM Connects. Whether you want to share your hard-earned knowledge, pitch music, discuss the current state of the industry, get feedback on a project or simply do business, we're delighted to be able to bring people with complimentary skills and areas of expertise together. Get yourself in motion and join us!
BMIM Connects
With BMIM Connects, Buma Music in Motion underlines its role as a network center for the innovative use of music in media.

Some recent highlights:
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020
Eurosonic Noorderslag 2020
Sync Writing Camp @ ADE 2019
Read the report about this Sync Writing Camp here >
NFF Script & Score
Son Mieux and Matchmaking during Cannes Lions
Musexpo Creative Summit
supported by Dutch Music Export
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Furthermore we highlighted six Dutch composers and their work during IFFR PRO. This year, following an open call, BMIM and IFFR selected the following composers, all of whom created excellent scores for movies which have premiered in theatres or at festivals: Ella van der Woude, Vincent van Warmerdam, Merlijn Snitker, Minco Eggersman, Floris Verbeij and Alex Simu. They were featured in the CineMart Dossier and got the chance to network with filmmakers during the CineMart sessions. For further information about IFFR Pro: iffr.com/en/pro-days-2019.
Eurosonic Noorderslag
Meet the Music Supervisors at ESNS is presented by DME, supported by Buma Music in Motion
You could also find us at ESNS 2019 with a few panels about composing, sync and partnerships with brands. On Thursday January 17: I’m With the Brand, Friday January 18: Taking it up a Level: The Soundtrack that makes the Game and on Saturday January 19: The Sync Songwriting Camp Follow-Up Debrief. Also, on Thursday and Friday: we hosted our second sync-themed songwriters camp, where twenty-four immensely talented writers, drawn from acts performing at Eurosonic, were brought together for a two day writers camp in the Artist Village. In the panel on Saturday, a team of specialists, together with the audience, analysed and discussed all the tracks written during the camp.
Playgrounds Festival: Soundscape
The Epica Awards 2018
Netherlands Film Festival 2018
"I felt very honoured to hear an elaborate soundtrack for my film so early in the development of the project."
"I found it very inspiring and special that so many people have given their time and attention to my script and very valuable to listen to what was made."
"We made two follow-up appointments, so it would be very good if we can continue to work with one of them. It is really a matter of looking for the right working match."
Cannes Lions 2018
Musexpo Los Angeles
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Meet & Greet Junkie XL at Nederlands Film Festival
Script & Score and Matchmaking at Nederlands Film Festival
In cooperation with Nederlands Film Festival
Reeperbahn Festival Conference
BMIM reserved two spots at the Reeperbahn Matchmaking session on September 22, 2017. Dutch composers, artists, publishers, producers had a chance to meet top international music supervisors who work on music and artists for film, trailers, ad campaigns and games from Germany and the UK, such as: Milena Fessmann, Cinesong (DE); Pia Hoffmann, musicsupervising.com (DE); Ulli Kleppi, CookiesForAll (DE); Jan Schlüter, Witty Music Agency (DE); Niko Floss, TRO (DE); Tom Stanford, Theodore (UK); Lauren Wilson, Rekord: Spiel (UK); Sian Rogers, Siren (UK); Markus Linde, thag's agent (DE).
Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity
MediaSoundHamburg
The seventh edition of MediaSoundHamburg, the International Summerschool for Filmmusic, Gamemusic and Sounddesign took place in June 2017 in Hamburg. Together with HKU and MiMM, Buma Music in Motion selected two young composers for a scholarship: Beau Damian Schaepman and Sjoerd van der Ven. This scholarship included free participation in any masterclass, workshop, forum and special events as well as accommodation and board.
Musexpo Los Angeles
An Afternoon with Jeff Beal
IFFR
At the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) Froukje Jansen spoke with filmmaker Boudewijn Koole and composer Alex Simu on the role of music in film, and about how composers and filmmakers meet each other. Boudewijn and Alex collaborated on ‘Beyond Sleep’, the opening film of IFFR 2016 and winner of a Gouden Kalf for Best Film Music.
Writing Camp at Eurosonic Noorderslag
Every January Eurosonic Noorderslag is undeniably the epicentre of European music. For this reason, BMIM joined forces with Sizzer Amsterdam and organised a Writing Camp with nine highly talented (both domestic and international) musicians, who also played the showcase festival at night. During the day they wrote brand-new tailor-made compositions for actual briefs, like the new brand theme for Etos.