INDUSTRY NEWS
July 2021
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.
NEWS FROM THE IMZ
Content.Agent: It's Here!
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The search engine + digital B2B marketplace for film licence trading developed by the IMZ + the IMZ Members is here to shape the audiovisual industry!
Digital Cross Over Final Presentation to watch
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The Digital Cross Over Final Presentation on cross-sectoral innovation in the creative + arts field is available to watch on the IMZ Innovation Channel!
Fedora Digital Prize 2021: Discover the winning project
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
We are delighted to announce the winner of the Fedora Digital Prize 2021: Out of the Ordinary by Irish National Opera!
IMZ Standards: shaping the industry, for + by the IMZ Members
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The IMZ + its Members define a new set of Standards - setting new boundaries in the audiovisual sector.
International Emmy® Awards: Semi Final Judging
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
On 14 June 2021, the IMZ and ORF-Enterprise hosted the 49th Semi Final Judging Round for the International Emmy Awards online, streamed from Vienna.
The IMZ at Sunny Side of the Doc
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Sunny Side of the Doc, the international marketplace for documentary + narrative experiences, took place online from 21-24 June with the IMZ as pitching sponsor.
This was the online IMZ Flying Academy on higher music education
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
This online IMZ Flying Academy “Fostering digital creativity and innovation in the performing arts” took place this June, preparing students effectively for the challenges + opportunities in the digital realm.
NEW PRODUCTIONS
Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón sing La Traviata
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In this internationally acclaimed performance of La Traviata, Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón shine as a couple, playing to everyone's fantasy.
Arthur Rubinstein - Farewell to Chopin
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In 1975, the legendary pianist Arthur Rubinstein wants to leave a legacy to the world: Chopin's Second Piano Concerto is brought to life a final time.
Comic and offbeat Barbe-Bleue from Opera de Lyon
Opus Arte
A hilarious take on the gruesome folk tale of Bluebeard, in a comic and offbeat production by renowned director Laurent Pelly.
FRANCESCA DA RIMINI
NAXOS Audiovisual Division
For Francesca da Rimini, Christof Loy teams up again with Sara Jakubiak and the performance received enthusiastic reviews in the German media coverage.
LSO: Michael Tilson Thomas & Yuja Wang at Barbican
C Major Entertainment
Yuja Wang and Michael Tilson Thomas: two names that speak for themselves, in Rachmaninoff’s hugely popular Second Piano Concerto.
MET STARS LIVE IN CONCERT with Jonas Kaufmann
Clasart Classic
Superstar tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings a program of classic arias, live from the ornate Polling Abbey located in the rolling Bavarian countryside outside Munich, Germany.
MET STARS LIVE IN CONCERT with Joyce DiDonato
Clasart Classic
Legendary mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato performs a recital live from Bochum's unique Jahrhunderthalle.
The 1976 Bayreuth Centenary Ring
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The film tells how one of the greatest scandals in opera went on to become one of the greatest musical moments of all.
Waldbühne 2021 from Berlin
EuroArts Music International
American Rhythms with Martin Grubinger, Wayne Marshall and the Berliner Philharmoniker.
SPECIALS + AWARDS
ICMA Award presented to winners in Vaduz
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The IMZ congratulates all ICMA 2021 winners on their awards at the Award Ceremony in Vaduz!
Open letters from the music sector to the European Commission
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The IMZ, together with 75 music organisations worldwide, is calling for better recognition of music in all policy areas.
SPECIAL NEWS: AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
The IMZ Music Film Festival Summer
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The IMZ is happy to reach established + engage new audiences for music + dance films this summer!
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