ABOUT
Galen Bremer (b. 1985) is a composer for media, film festival organizer, and occasional filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY.
From 2014–2017, Galen produced Dance on Camera Festival, an internationally recognized event highlighting the intersection of dance and film that is co-presented annually by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association. From 2018–2023, Galen produced the Brooklyn Film Festival, a 10-day international competitive festival presented at venues across the borough. He has directed and produced film and media industry events for numerous arts organizations and independent artists that share his vision of using technology as a means of innovative collaboration and groundbreaking presentation.
Frequently collaborating with NYC-based filmmakers and choreographers, Galen has created films, new media works, and music compositions that have been presented at venues in NYC and abroad, such as Judson Memorial Church, New York Theatre Workshop, West End Theater, Brooklyn Ballet, and Lincoln Center, as well as Cucalorus Film Festival, Detroit Institute of Arts, SXSW, Miami International Film Festival, and festivals worldwide. His music has been featured on Topic Studios, Pitchfork, Stereogum, and FatCat Records.
Galen has been artist-in-residence at The Marble House Project in Dorset, VT, Fleet Moves Dance Festival in Wellfleet, MA, Lake Studios Berlin, and Judson Memorial Church, NYC. He is a New Music USA, MAP Fund, and Brooklyn Arts Council grant recipient, and in 2024 Galen earned an M.F.A. in Media Scoring from the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, part of Brooklyn College and The City University of New York (CUNY).