'Punch's Journey' Wins Best Original Score

We are delighted to announce that Punch's Journey has received the Best Original Score award at its World Premiere in the 2026 Cinematic European Film Festival. This award recognizes the film's original music composed by writer, director, and composer Marcelle Abela. From the beginning, Punch's Journey was conceived as a film in which image and music would evolve together. Rather than treating the score as something added after the edit, the music became part of the filmmaking process itself, influencing rhythm, pacing, and emotional structure as the film gradually found its final form. The result was a score that does more than accompany the images. It forms an integral part of the film's narrative, helping to express emotion where words are absent. As a dialogue-free film, Punch's Journey relies on the interplay of image, sound, silence, and music to guide the audience through its emotional journey. The original soundtrack can be listened to on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and multiple other online venues. Punch's Journey now continues its festival run which has just commenced.