INDUSTRY NEWS
January 2025
The monthly update on business news for professionals in the performing arts and audiovisual industries:
posting new productions, industry previews, calls, deadlines or job ads while connecting coproduction partners, vendors and buyers. Brought to you by the IMZ International Music + Media Centre, the international business network supporting performing arts through audiovisual media.
AVANT PREMIÈRE
Avant Première: Programme Schedule and Participant List Out Now
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The annual trade fair for cultural broadcasting + performing arts on screen is back form 15 - 19 February. Explore our Programme and Participant List to see what and who awaits you.
NEW PRODUCTIONS
A Film by Andrew Staples featuring Alice Sara Ott
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Dive into the world of John Field's Nocturnes as interpreted by pianist Alice Sara Ott in this film, directed by filmmaker and tenor Andrew Staples.
A Magnificat opportunity: J.S. Bach & C.P.E. Bach
SCARLATTI Arts international
Magnificat by J. S. Bach and C. P. E. Bach, performed by Concentus Musicus Wien under the direction of Pablo Heras-Casado at Melk Abbey.
Afanador by Marcus Morau
Auditorium Films
Experience Afanador, where Ballet Nacional de España and Marcos Morau transform Ruven Afanador's photography into a surreal dance masterpiece.
Georges Bizet CARMEN
Clasart Classic
Aigul Akhmetshina stars in the title role of Carmen in Carrie Cracknell’s production that moves the action to the modern day.
Giacomo Puccini TOSCA
Clasart Classic
Extraordinary soprano Lise Davidsen stars in Puccini’s timeless verismo piece.
Giuseppe Verdi LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
Clasart Classic
The Met’s first new staging of Verdi’s masterpiece in nearly 30 years stars soprano Lise Davidsen in her role debut as the opera’s heroine, Leonora.
Jeanine Tesori GROUNDED
Clasart Classic
Emily D’Angelo stars in Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded.
Life in the Bugatti Step
EuroArts Music International
The Czech Avant-Garde between the World Wars. A new documentary by Anne-Kathrin Peitz.
MMM | Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli plays Ravel
sounding images
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli is still the embodiment of Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major.
Naissam Jalal & The Rhythms of Resistance
Auditorium Films
Naissam Jalal unites with the Divertimento Symphonic Orchestra to blend jazz, classical, and world music in an unforgettable symphonic journey.
Requiem, Mozart with Théotime Langlois de Swarte
Auditorium Films
Mozart’s Requiem, a timeless masterpiece, is brought to life by Théotime Langlois de Swarte in a poignant interpretation of this unfinished musical testament.
Roméo et Juliette / Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Clasart Classic
Celebrated French tenor Benjamin Bernheim thrilled audiences in two of opera’s most famous love stories.
S.-J. Cho at Carnegie: Complete Ravel Piano Works
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Few pianists today are better equipped to tackle Ravel’s piano music than Seong-Jin Cho, and this will be brought to bear live from Carnegie Hall.
Stagescreen's new Janis Joplin film
Stanza Media
Stagescreen's new film, A Night With Janis Joplin, is due to hit cinemas in the UK and elsewhere in March.
TEXAS: The Muscle Shoals Sessions
Auditorium Films
Texas revisits their classics with soulful minimalism in an intimate, unmissable performance at Village de Reille Chapel.
PRODUCTIONS IN THE MAKING
Accentus Music at the Shostakovich Festival 2025
Accentus Music
Two outstanding concerts from the International Shostakovich Festival Leipzig 2025 will be recorded by Accentus Music in May.
Umm Kulthum Tribute, The Cairo Symphonic Orchestra
Auditorium Films
Celebrate Umm Kulthum’s legacy with the Cairo Opera Orchestra in a grand tribute at the Philharmonie de Paris in February 2025.
OPEN CALLS
Call for projects: Sunny Side of the Doc
Sunny Side of the Doc
Having your documentary project selected in one of the seven Sunny Side of the Doc pitch sessions increases your chances of finding the right partners, both financial and editorial: channels, platforms, foundations, distributors, international co-producers. If you have a project in development or production with strong international potential, join us in La Rochelle from June 23 to 26, 2025.
Call for Submissions: 2025 SF Dance Film Festival
San Francisco Dance Film Festival
San Francisco Dance Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions for the 2025 Festival.
Golden Prague Call for Entries
Czech Television
Starting 1 March, 2025, Golden Prague Festival will be accepting film submissions for the 62nd edition!
International Emmy® Awards: Last chance to enter
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
This is the last chance to submit your productions for the International Emmy® Awards. The calls for entries will close on 31 January 2025!
INDUSTRY NEWS
CueTV Joins Forces with STAGE+
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Deutsche Grammophon and Operabase are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to enhance the classical music streaming experience worldwide.
Discover Austria: Film Funding, Locations, and Partnerships with FILM in AUSTRIA
Austrian Business Agency
FILM in AUSTRIA is the first and central point of contact for international film, TV and streaming productions that plan to shoot in Austria.
International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announce the 2025 winners
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
On 14 January, the Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announced the winners of the awards for the 2025 edition.
OperaVision - weekly streams from across Europe
OperaVision
Opera Europa’s flagship streaming platform, which offers new weekly streams from across Europe, is expanding. Meet OperaVision at Avant-Première 2025.
Upcoming productions at MusikTheater an der Wien
VBW International GmbH
Big excitement at the MusikTheater an der Wien for Norma, Briefe von Ruth, Heisse Luft and two TaWow workshops.
IMZ NEWS
New IMZ Member: Galope Films
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
A warm welcome to Galope Films, a Lisbon-based production company specalising in specializing in cultural documentaries with a strong focus on classical music.
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