INDUSTRY NEWS
April 2020
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
Let's stay connected!
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The IMZ presents an overview of measures to support IMZ Members in times of uncertainty in order to increase connectivity in the performing arts film network.
Special News: Music + Dance in Times of Covid-19
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
In times of closed concert halls, we bring you the latest live streams and other initiatives by IMZ Members that bring music + dance directly to your homes!
Thank you for a fantastic edition of Avant Première!
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
From 22-26 February 2020, the international cultural film industry met in Berlin to make business, see new + old friends and get inspired!
This was the IMZ Academy Session on digital projects in opera + ballet
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
This online session “What does ‘good’ look like for digital projects in the Performing Arts?” examined the crucial relationship between technological + creative innovation.
NEW PRODUCTIONS
Beethoven Reloaded - Ready for Delivery
Accentus Music
Accentus Music has completed post-production of its Beethoven film. Online screener available.
Die Walküre from the Royal Opera House
Opus Arte
Keith Warner’s iconic production sets the stage for Wagner’s epic tale of family and power.
Frühlingsstürme (Spring Storms)
NAXOS Audiovisual Division
The “last operetta of the Weimar Republic” returns!
Isabelle Faust plays Bach in Leipzig
Accentus Music
The violinist played Bach's Sonata No. 2 and Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin at Leipzig's empty St. Thomas Church. Still available on Arte Concert.
Quarantine with Quarantunes: João Gilberto
EuroArts Music International
Get in the mood for Brazilian tunes and play music for the soul! For the first time available for TV broadcast: João Gilberto - Live recorded in Tokyo.
Queen Victoria by Cathy Marston
Opus Arte
A beautiful new narrative ballet marking 200 years since Queen Victoria's birth, created by Cathy Marston.
Top Secret: A concert on a special mission...
EuroArts Music International
With original music from the best spy and detective movies and TV shows in full classical orchestration.
Written on Water
NAXOS Audiovisual Division
Written on Water is a film by director/choreographer Pontus Lidberg, featuring Aurélie Dupont, with Leslie Caron, Stina Ekblad and Alexander Jones.
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International Arts Manager
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IDAGIO GmbH
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AWARDS
Nominees for FEDORA Digital Prize 2020 announced
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The four most innovative digital opera + ballet projects have been selected and will engage in a crowdfunding campaign throughout the summer. Learn all about them here!
Weill's Street Scene nominated for IOA
Bel Air Media
The recording of “Street Scene”, from Teatro Real Madrid, is nominated for “Best Opera Recording” at the International Opera Awards.
CALLS
SF Dance Film Festival Call for Submissions
San Francisco Dance Film Festival
SF Dance Film Festival is searching for dance-focused films and announces a new festival structure, including the spring Live Performance Capture Festival.
Sunny Side of the Doc rolls out online pitches
Sunny Side of the Doc
The 2020 edition will include online pitches and a new submission fee of 90€ in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit your documentary works by 16 April!
BEETHOVEN 2020
Beethoven Unlimited – The entire opus on ARTE
ARTE G.E.I.E.
ARTE Concert celebrates Beethoven 2020 throughout the year: All opus works performed by outstanding musicians past and present Arte.tv.
Beethoven’s Ninth – A Symphony for the World
C Major Entertainment
The Ninth is perhaps the most performed and most dazzling symphony of all time. A masterpiece of incredible beauty. What is its secret?
Digitale Kunsthalle presents Beethoven exhibition
Beethoven Jubiläums Gesellschaft
The digital show “BEETHOVEN. Welt.Bürger.Musik” of the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn provides a lively insight into the nature and work of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Fidelio staged by Christoph Waltz
C Major Entertainment
None other than Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz has been engaged for the stage direction of the new production of Fidelio from the Theater an der Wien.
Rattle conducts Christ on the Mount of Olives
C Major Entertainment
Christ on the Mount of Olives is a rarely heard masterpiece and Beethoven’s only oratorio.
MORE INDUSTRY NEWS
a survey on the impact of Covid-19 on the music sector
IMC – International Music Council
Fill in this quick survey to help the IMC International Music Council in gaining insights into the impact of Covid-19 on the music sector!
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