INDUSTRY NEWS
April 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.
IMZ NEWS

Brian Large Presents His Memoir at the Vienna State Opera
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Acclaimed television director and IMZ Honorary Member Brian Large presented his memoir 'At Large – Behind the Camera with Brian Large' at the Vienna State Opera last week.

Classical:Next Film Showcases
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The IMZ has partnered with Classical:NEXT to create the Film Showcases, which give filmmakers the opportunity to present their work and foster new connections between the classical music and film industries.
NEW PRODUCTIONS

Alice Sara Ott – Nocturne
C Major Entertainment
Alice Sara Ott performs seven of John Field's Nocturnes, set against the backdrop of impressive visual landscapes created by director Andrew Staples.

GUSTAVIA, the Royal Swedish Ballet
Auditorium Films
A lost royal tale reimagined in motion: Gustavia brings Gustav Couschi’s extraordinary life to the stage with boldness and grace.

Hania Rani
Auditorium Films
Hania Rani blurs genres and time in a hypnotic piano journey filmed live at Stereolux, Nantes.

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
EuroArts Music International
The story of the enigmatic cellist, introduced and narrated by Yo-Yo Ma.

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra with Alain Altinoglu
Auditorium Films
La Monnaie Orchestra’s opening of Colmar Festival with Altinoglu, Degout, and a journey from Wagner to Mahler to Franck.

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts Britten & Čiurlionis
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts a concert that offers a double celebration: of the sea, and of the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Čiurlionis.

Samara Joy
Auditorium Films
A rising jazz star meets the world’s most prestigious stage: Samara Joy’s 2025 debut at the Philharmonie de Paris is not to be missed.

Sven Helbig's Requiem A
C Major Entertainment
80 years after the end of the Second World War, Sven Helbig's Requiem A is performed in Dresden, commemorating the anniversary of the city's destruction.

The Black Prince of Sweden
Auditorium Films
From slavery to royalty: a powerful ballet meets real history in this behind-the-scenes documentary starring Guillaume Diop.

Yuja x Hockney at Lightroom, London
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
One remarkable pianist, one remarkable artist: Yuja Wang performs music in response to a series of carefully selected artworks by David Hockney.
PRODUCTIONS IN THE MAKING

A Concert of Remembrance
Accentus Music
Christoph Eschenbach conducts Schoenberg and Brahms with the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Live: Europakonzert 2025 from Bari, Italy
EuroArts Music International
The Berliner Philharmoniker & Riccardo Muti with a mixed programme of Italian and German music.
INDUSTRY NEWS

Film Showcases debut at Classical:NEXT 2025
Classical:NEXT
Calling all music and media innovators! Join us in Berlin 12–15 May for the largest international gathering of classical and art music professionals!

Introducing the Golden Prague Festival 2025 Jury
Czech Television
We are proud to present this years distinguished international jury, tasked with evaluating competing films and selecting the festival’s prestigious awards
CALLS

2025 SF Dance Film Festival: Final Call for Films
San Francisco Dance Film Festival
The San Francisco Dance Film Festival is accepting dance film submissions of all styles, lengths, and budgets. Apply by 8 May.

Golden Prague: the call for entries is still open!
Czech Television
Time is running out to submit your work to the prestigious Golden Prague International Television Festival 2025.
- INDUSTRY NEWS