Biography

2018 Award for the Best Outstanding Music Composition for A Limited Series, Movie Or Special at the 70th Emmy Awards for the Original Music of the Documentary Film "March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step" by Luc Jacquet.

Winner of many prizes from both Paris and Lyon Music Academies, Cyrille Aufort first started composing music for the theater, short films and animation films before working extensively in cinema. In 2006, Cyrille Aufort composed music for feature films as 9A directed by Reza Rezaï, HELL directed by Bruno Chiche "Splice" directed by Vincenzo Natali.

In 2011, he composed the music for "Ombline" directed by Stephane Cazès and received the Ecran Junior Award at Cannes Festival 2012.

In 2012, Cyrille Aufort continued with "A Royal Affair" (awarded Silver Bear for best main actor and best scenario at the Berlinale 2012 and nine Robert Awards at film festival in Denmark 2013), directed by Nicolaj Arcel, an original soundtrack co-composed with Gabriel Yared.

More recently, he composes the music of "Antarctica: Ice & Sky" by Luc Jacquet. He then works on Avi Nesher's movie "Past Life" and continues with "Knock" directed by Lorraine Levy.

Same year, he composes the Original Score of the TV Series "Nox", directed by Mabrouk El Mechri and broadcasted on Canal+. Then, he works again with Yann Samuell composing the Original Soundtrack of the TV Film "Ma mère, le crabe et moi" and Avi Nesher for the movie "The Other Story".
- IMDb mini biography by: Marie Sabbah Agency