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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