Wolfsonian wins award for best original score to Oxford film

Former Wolfson Research Fellow Geoff Cottrell has won the best original score at the 2013 Idyllwild Cinemafest in California for his score to the film Tortoise in Love, which was produced and financed by the villagers of Kingston Bagpuize in Oxfordshire.

He recorded and conducted the score for the film, directed by Guy Browning, in the Royal Northern College of Music's main concert hall in Manchester with a twenty-five piece orchestra, and said in response to the accolade, “I'm very excited and obviously extremely happy to receive this award.”

Geoff is a musician and fusion research physicist, and regularly plays piano jazz at Wolfson Winter Balls and other College music events over the years. More information and music is available on his website.