INDUSTRY NEWS
March 2026
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.
IMZ NEWS

Avant Première 2026: That's a Wrap
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
From 14–18 February, Berlin hosted the IMZ's flagship market Avant Première, drawing 330 organisations across 40+ countries, with ARD, ARTE, Deutsche Grammophon, the EBU, London Symphony Orchestra, NHK, Unitel, ZDF and many more all in one room.

IMZ Academy 2026: Live Multi-Camera Directing of Opera Performances
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Applications now open for an intensive multi-camera directing course at the Royal College of Music, London. The workshop offers a rare hands-on opportunity for screen directors, filmmakers, and production professionals to master the craft of live multi-camera opera direction.

IMZ General Assembly Confirms New Board and Directorate
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
On 18 February in Berlin, the IMZ General Assembly formally confirmed the new Board and Directorate that will steer the organisation through the 2026–2028 term.

The First Issue of the IMZ Magazine Is Out Now
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The IMZ has launched the IMZ Magazine, a new annual publication dedicated to the evolving landscape of performing arts in audiovisual media. The first issue is now out, offering a curated collection of essays, reflections and industry insights from leading voices across our field.
NEW PRODUCTIONS

Aris Quartet plays Beethoven's Razumovsky Quartets
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
The award-winning quartet not only performs these groundbreaking works but also discusses what makes them so pivotal to the history of an entire genre.

Cinderella: A Luminous Revival
Auditorium Films
Pauline Viardot’s comic opera Cinderella reimagined by David Lescot in a tender, intimate staging.

Das Rheingold staged by Kirill Serebrennikov
EuroArts Music International
1–6 April from the Salzburg Easter Festival: the Berliner Philharmoniker returns with a new Wagner Ring Cycle.

Fatma Said at the Great Pyramid of Giza
EuroArts Music International
Unique: One artist, One monument, One concert: Fatma Said at the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Glyndebourne: Léhar: The Merry Widow
EuroArts Music International
The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár in a new version by Stephen Plaice and Marcia Bellamy based on the original libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein.

Heroes Never Die: Bowie’s Living Legacy
Auditorium Films
Ten years after his death, a new film celebrates David Bowie through unreleased covers and artists shaped by his eternal reinvention.

Joana Mallwitz conducts Haydn's Die Schöpfung
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Mallwitz brings characteristic conviction to a performance defined by clarity, momentum and a strong sense of musical narrative.

Mary Lou Williams: Zodiac Rediscovered
Auditorium Films
A documentary traces the lost-and-found journey of Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac Suite, revived decades later from original scores.

Melody Gardot Live at the Olympia
Auditorium Films
Eight sold-out nights in Paris. Melody Gardot celebrates 15 years on stage with a powerful, elegant show captured live at the Olympia.

Midnight Souls, Carolyn Carlson with Hugo Marchand
Auditorium Films
Carlson’s Midnight Souls, starring Hugo Marchand, creates a dialogue between dance and Othoniel’s monumental glass sculpture for a hypnotic premiere.
IN THE MAKING

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden: Wagner’s Lohengrin
EuroArts Music International
Joana Mallwitz conducts the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Live signal available from the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden.
NEWS

Golden Prague Festival – submissions now open!
Czech Television
Filmmakers and television creators can now submit their works to the 63rd edition of the Golden Prague International Television Festival!

Queen’s Delight at Flagey
Flagey asbl/vzw
Flagey celebrates 150 years of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium with a concert day reuniting iconic laureates of the Queen Elisabeth Competition.
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