04.10.2024

MADE IN GERMANY @ARD-MEDIATHEK now available!

The six-part series “MADE IN GERMANY” is now in the ARD media library. It tells the story of friends Ani, Zehra, Jamila, Mo, Coumba and Nikki. The six are in their early 20s and are the second generation to grow up in Berlin. They all have a different ethnic background, but they have one thing in common: none of them want to accept that there are still doors that remain closed to them. And so they struggle to find their place in society and their families while pursuing their own dreams, reflecting on their identity and confronting life's questions.

I composed the music for the parts “Ani", “Zehra” and "Djamila".

Thanks to @ARD_Degeto @hyperboletv and @Studio_Zentral. ©ARD Degeto/Studio Zentral).

04.10.2024

MADE IN GERMANY @ARD-MEDIATHEK now available!

The six-part series “MADE IN GERMANY” is now in the ARD media library. It tells the story of friends Ani, Zehra, Jamila, Mo, Coumba and Nikki. The six are in their early 20s and are the second generation to grow up in Berlin. They all have a different ethnic background, but they have one thing in common: none of them want to accept that there are still doors that remain closed to them. And so they struggle to find their place in society and their families while pursuing their own dreams, reflecting on their identity and confronting life's questions.
I composed the music for the parts “Ani", “Zehra” and "Djamila".
Thanks to @ARD_Degeto @hyperboletv and @Studio_Zentral. ©ARD Degeto/Studio Zentral).

28.09.2024

Kurzfilmtag 2024- TRAILER!!!

It’s done!
The trailer for the Kurzfilmtag 2024 is ready.
Thanks to all you wonderful people, who made it possible, cause it’s always team-and familywork ❤️❤️❤️

Idee, Regie, Animation:
Anne Isensee
Komposition, Aufnahme, Sound Design, Mix: Franziska May
"Kammerchor":
Jakob Hammerschmidt, Anne Isensee, Jana Wulff-Troeger, Felipa Rodriguez, Franziska May, Joahnnes Hammerschmidt, Sid Padture
Barrierefreie Fassung:
Kinoblindgänger gGmbH, Speaker Search

11.08.2024

Working on the Opener for the KURZFILMTAG 2024

Recording session for our mushroom choir!
With Anne Isensee, animator and director, friend and ice cream lover!

21.04.2024

Made in Germany @ Achtung Berlin 2024

It was such an important project for me last year. I am very grateful to give some musical input together with my dear colleague Marcus Sander.

Diverse stories, diverse series, diverse team!

08.12.2023

MADE IN GERMANY @ Filmfestival Max Ophüls 2024

I had the honor to compose the music with my very dear colleague Marcus Sander for ARD-Series „Made in Germany“. We are nominated in the official selection @ Filmfestival Max Ophüls 2024. Congrats to the whole team!

07.08.2023

MADE IN GERMANY - NEW PROJECT!

I am looking forward to be part of this great project: MADE IN GERMANY! I will compose the music together with my dear colleague Marcus Sander. New ARD Degeto series production for ARD Mediathek:/"Made in Germany" (AT) tells authentic stories about second-generation postmigrant young Berliners.

29.09.2022

"Intro" @ DOK.Leipzig!

What does it mean to make an animated film accessible to people with impaired vision? Can audio description convey what’s happening on the screen and what is, especially in animated film, often entirely a product of the imagination?

"Intro" is in German Competetion Short Film @ DOK LEIPZIG 2022. I am very grateful and happy to be part of this project! Again it was a great collaboration again with animator Anne Isensee. Thx.

12.09.2022

Ruby // ZDF-Mediathek

The sitcom Ruby can be seen in advance in the ZDF-Mediathek

01.08.2022

New collective with CASSIS B. STAUDT!

For a short time I have been working collectively with my very esteemed composer colleague. We compose film music together- feel free to look and listen on our website.

13.04.2022

International Filmfest Music & Cinema Marseille (MCM)

I just came back from the MCM with lots of new experiences, Marseille is a very vibrant city - still a gate to the world! I heard wonderful film scores during the week and met great composers from all over the world. Merci Marseille et je reviendrai.

13.04.2022

BREAKING BERT @ Mediathek

You can now watch the animation "DIESER FILM HEISST AUS RECHTLICHEN GRÜNDEN BREAKING BERT" (2020, Anne Isensee) in the Mediathek of MDR/ARD.

19.03.2022

Familienerbe // 6 Apr 2022 // 20:15 ARD

"Familienerbe" will run on 6.4.2022 at 20:15 on the ARD and is already seven days before in the ARD-Mediathek available. With Ulrike C. Tscharre, Torben Liebrecht, Christina Hecke, Ivy Quainoo, Anne-Marie Lux, Lucas Prisor, Sabine von Maydell, Walter Kreye, Florian Kleine, Hajo Fiete Haase, Jo Jung, Franz-Xaver Zeller and Ralph Hönicke.

04.02.2022

A Day's Work @ FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL MUSIC & CINEMA MARSEILLE (MCM)

The short documentary "A Day's Work" (Max Kerkhoff) is in competition at the Marseille Film Festival. The experimental sound-based music was composed by Isacco Chiaf and myself.

18.01.2022

Hello 2022 - what's going on?

I just finished my work on a Sitcom for ZDFneo, which will be released and broadcasted this year.

Last year I was part of the Female Film Composer Class. 8 Women, including me, are preparing to work in a collective, that is working on an album. Very exciting!

In March I will be part of the Jury for "Jugend Musiziert" (category Composing for Film) and I am very curious about the young composers!!

30.11.2021

ZEBRA Award for the Best Poetry Film 2021

25.11.2021

Female Film Composer Class (Soundtrack Cologne)

"The focus on women film composers is very welcome and appreciated. It's a great thing." (Rachael Portman, oscar winner)

This year I was part of the "Female Film Composer Class" at this year's edition of SoundTrack_Cologne. I enjoyed the programm with great composers, musicians, producers, sound designers.

23.11.2021

dafilms // The Blunder of Love

You can now watch the beautiful documentary "The Blunder of Love" @ dafilms.

Music composed by Franziska May

Music, Lyrics, Vocals, Keys - Franziska May
Guitars - Enrico Antico
Bass/Doublebass - Joe Hammerschmidt
Drums - Tim Sarhan
Orchestra - Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Mixing - Samuel L. Schwenk

06.10.2021

Ella Schön Soundtrack veröffentlicht!!!

23.09.2021

Zwei neue Folgen ELLA SCHÖN (ZDF)

16.09.2021

The Blunder of Love @ Achtung Berlin Festival 2021

A big part of the team came together!

24.08.2021

Ausstrahlung von zwei neuen Folgen ELLA SCHÖN

Zwei neue ELLA SCHÖN-Filme mit Musik von mir werden an folgenden Terminen ausgestrahlt:
03 + 10 OKT 21 // 20:15 Uhr // ZDF...
Ab 25 SEP 21 vorab in der ZDF-Mediathek...

Parallel wird der Soundtrack mit Musikstücken aus den Folgen 5-8 auf Spotify veröffentlicht.

19.07.2021

THE BLUNDER OF LOVE wins the DOC ALLIANCE AWARD 2021

The nominated films were selected by Doc Alliance, the association of seven key European documentary film festivals: CPH:DOX, doclisboa, DOK Leipzig, FIDMarseille, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Millennium Docs Against Gravity and Visions du Réel. For more information, visit docalliance.org

15.06.2021

FILMMUSIK AKTUELL: „Genie oder Handwerk - Kann man das Komponieren von Filmmusik lernen?“

Im Rahmen der 14. Filmmusiktage Sachsen-Anhalt 2021 gibt es ein Panel zum Thema „Genie oder Handwerk - Kann man das Komponieren von Filmmusik lernen?“ /// Gäste: Christine Aufderhaar, Micki Meuser, Prof. Ulrich Reuter, Freya Arde, Franziska May /// Wann: Freitag, 25. Juni 2021 / 18 bis 20 Uhr

22.02.2021

A DAY'S WORK at the TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL FINNLAND

The short movie A DAY'S WORK (shot in Myanmar) is screened at the TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL in March.

06.12.2020

Liebe.Jetzt X-mas Edition

Die X-mas-Edition von "Liebe.Jetzt" ist in der Mediakthek verfügbar. Zu den Folgen "Rosa" und "Ungelegte Eier" habe ich die Musik geschrieben.

08.10.2020

Trailer THE BLUNDER OF LOVE

08.10.2020

THE BLUNDER OF LOVE feiert Premiere auf dem Dok Leipzig!

Der 90-minütige Dokumentarfilm THE BLUNDER OF LOVE von Rocco Di Mento feiert auf dem Dok Leipzig Premiere. Dafür habe ich Songs und Score komponiert.

02.10.2020

ELLA SCHÖN (ZDF) Ausstrahlungstermine

Ella Schön (Teile 5+6) werden ausgestrahlt! So, 25.10. + 01.11.2020, jeweils 20:15 Uhr auf ZDF.

29.09.2020

Trailer für Ella Schön (5+6), ZDF/Dreamtool Entertainment

02.09.2020

Trading Happiness Trailer & Festivals 2020

20. Filmfest FrauenWelten // Sehsüchte // Film Without Borders // Achtung Berlin Filmfestival // Filmfest Dresden // First Steps // Der neue Heimatfilm, Freistadt, Austria

05.06.2020

DEINE SCHÖNE GESTALT/BEAUTIFUL YOU auf dem PALM SPRINGS SHORTFEST

22.04.2020

Ausstrahlung ELLA SCHÖN auf Herbst 2020 verschoben

29.02.2020

Premiere DEINE SCHÖNE GESTALT

DEINE SCHÖNE GESTALT (R: Bernadette Kolonko) wird auf dem Filmfest Dresden Premiere feiern.

22.02.2020

Publikumspreis beim Max Ophüls Filmfestival 2020

Publikumspreis beim Max Ophüls Filmfestival für TRADING HAPPINESS (R: Duc Ngo Ngoc)