INDUSTRY NEWS
July 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 Academy 2026: That's a Wrap
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The IMZ Academy 2026 has come to a close, with a new generation of multi-camera opera directors ready for the screen.

Semi-Final Round of Judging of the International Emmy Awards
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
For the 20th year in a row, IMZ Members and TV professionals gathered on 23 June in Vienna for the Semi-Final Round of Judging of the International Emmy® Awards.
NEW PRODUCTIONS

A New Look at Romeo and Juliet
Accentus Music
Cathy Marston brings Shakespeare’s famous lovers to Ballett Zürich, with Gianandrea Noseda conducting Prokofiev’s score.

Bayreuth Festival 2026 Opening Night: Rienzi
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Celebrate Bayreuth’s 150th anniversary with the festival’s first-ever Rienzi, streamed live worldwide on STAGE+.

Brian Jackson Live in Paris
Auditorium Films
Keyboardist Brian Jackson performs an intimate set blending personal tributes, social commentary, and his iconic work with Gil Scott-Heron.

Bruce Liu live from Lisbon
EuroArts Music International
Live recorded at the Torre de Bélem in Lisbon, 21 June 2026.

English National Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
EuroArts Music International
A journey through a timeless fairytale, brought to life by Tchaikovsky’s score and Kenneth MacMillan’s exquisite choreography.

Eric Lu and the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
C Major Entertainment
Eric Lu, winner of the 2025 Chopin Competition, joins the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra for a brilliant rendition of Beethoven Piano Concerto N. 3.

Mozart’s Don Giovanni in Versailles
Auditorium Films
Mozart’s masterpiece returns to Versailles in a lavish production staged by Marshall Pynkoski with costumes by Christian Lacroix.

Nelson Goerner & the Suisse Romande Orchestra
Auditorium Films
Pianist Nelson Goerner joins the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande at Geneva's Victoria Hall for an evening of Mozart and Tchaikovsky.

Ólafsson & Eliasson: Goldberg Variations
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Víkingur Ólafsson and Olafur Eliasson unite Bach’s Goldberg Variations with a captivating visual world.

The Piano Tuner
Poorhouse International
This road movie follows a piano tuner around Australia meeting a rapidly changing community and working to preserve its cultural heritage.

Tiler Peck: Suspending Time
EuroArts Music International
After a career-threatening injury, NYC Ballet prima ballerina Tiler Peck fights to reclaim her artistry.

Zaho de Sagazan: The Last of the Journeys
Auditorium Films
In two years, Zaho de Sagazan went from unknown to unstoppable. This is the concert that proves it.
IN THE MAKING

Bach’s Eternal Passion
Accentus Music
A new documentary explores why Bach’s St Matthew Passion still moves people across generations, countries and beliefs.

Versailles Opera: A Production Challenge
Veer Media Production
Filming a concert in Versailles: with no cables and no visible tech. How we made 16 wireless cameras work in one of Europe’s strictest venues.
LOOKING FOR COPRODUCTION

Upcoming documentary: The Heavy Metal Dream
Auditorium Films
From Black Sabbath to Gojira, a documentary charting heavy metal's five decades of sonic fury, cultural impact and global reach. Seeking co-producers.
INDUSTRY NEWS

Discover Season 2026-2027 at Flagey!
Flagey asbl/vzw
Guided by the composers of the First Viennese School, Flagey faces the moment trough music in its 2026-2027 season.

Eurovision Young Musicians 2026
TVP – Polish Television
Polish accordionist Michał Stochel won the Eurovision Young Musicians 2026.

Le FIFA: Call for Films Now Open
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Submit your film and be part of the 45th edition of the International Festival of Films on Art, taking place in Montreal and Quebec City in 2027.

The FEDORA Prizes Biennale 2027 Call for Applications is Now Open
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Applications are now open for the FEDORA–KEARNEY Digital Prize (€50,000), supporting innovative opera and dance projects through digital technology, collaboration and interdisciplinary dialogue.
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