 This year also saw Ela Orleans win two mentorships.Orleans worked under the aegis of composer David Shire, known for soundtracks including "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three", Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation", and "All the President's Men", after Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the United States performing rights organisation, chose her for its film scoring mentorship program.The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in addition paired Orleans with Viennese composer Lukas Ligeti after it selected her for its Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program.