INDUSTRY NEWS
November 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.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE IMZ
Avant Première Music + Media Market Vienna: 14-18 Feb 2021
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
In times like these we keep our promise more than ever: Avant Première 2021 will take place from 14-18 February 2021 with the quality + opportunities that you count on. Experience Avant Première in its fullness both on-site in Vienna + online!
Avant Première Screenings: submit your films before 6 Nov
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
SPECIAL in 2021: more visibility + accessibility for the best content! In addition to their latest productions, IMZ Members can present up to 3 highlight productions from 2015-2019 in the Avant Première Screenings.
Metadata panel at Frankfurter Buchmesse co-hosted by the IMZ
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
In the course of this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, the IMZ co-hosted a panel on the relevance of metadata for product visibility as part of the European innovation project “Digital Cross Over”.
Online IMZ Academy on media skills in higher music education
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
On 3 Dec 2020, this IMZ Academy explores the relevance of media skills for the next generation of musicians. Supported by AEC – Association Européenne des Conservatoires and Music + Arts University of the City of Vienna. Register now!
Report on the EBU-IMZ Panel: The role of public service TV in the post-Covid arts sector
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The panel was held during ITF Golden Prague Festival on 23 Sept 2020 and organised by the EBU – European Broadcasting Union + the IMZ. Read the report here.
Special News: Music + Dance in Times of Covid-19
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
In light of recent Covid-19 developments affecting the performing arts film industry, we reopen our Special News Section, where we bundle the latest initiatives by IMZ Members bringing music + dance directly to people's homes!
NEW PRODUCTIONS
17 November – Velvet Revolution Concert
EuroArts Music International
Celebrating democracy, freedom and non-violence: Czech Philharmonic commemorates the Velvet Revolution.
A Study of Aphasia
Czech Television
Czech Television recorded the unique music-theatre piece for mezzosoprano, violoncello, female vocal quartet, live electronics and one actress.
Angela Hewitt plays Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Accentus Music
Angela Hewitt will play Bach’s Goldberg Variations at St. Thomas Church and will be presented with the City of Leipzig Bach Medal after the concert.
Arena di Verona – Mozart Requiem
Unitel
Mozart’s Requiem is dedicated to the victims of the Coronavirus in Verona.
BalletBoyz reimagining Romeo and Juliet
Opus Arte
A groundbreaking reimagining of the best-known love story of all time, set to a unique recording of Sergei Prokofiev’s original score.
Beethoven Marathon – Ádám Fischer & DCO
Unitel
The multiple award-winning Beethoven Symphony Cycle with Ádám Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra is now available as a video recording.
Bennewitz Quartet for the Bubny Memorial of Silence
Czech Television
In order to commemorate the Jewish transports which left for extermination camps, a top Czech string quartet performs works by Theresienstadt composers.
Collegium 1704 – Messiah
Czech Television
Collegium 1704, Prague baroque orchestra and vocal ensemble, presented the best-known opus among the world’s oratorio literature – Messiah by G. F. Handel.
Daniel Barenboim – First Beethoven Cycle in UHD
Unitel
With his ultimate Beethoven Sonata Cycle, recorded in UHD, Daniel Barenboim sets himself a legacy.
Gaechinger Cantorey to record St. Matthew Passion
Accentus Music
In November, Accentus Music and the Gaechinger Cantorey will record Bach’s monumental work in Gotha, to be released worldwide in February 2021.
Hope for Prague
Czech Television
Unique Concert in Prague: renowned British violinist Daniel Hope played on a floating stage on the Vltava river.
Hope@Home is back
ARTE Deutschland TV
Daily at 19:00 + always on the net, star violinist Daniel Hope will perform in his Berlin living room with guests from 2 November 2020 onwards, giving hope for better days with his music.
Jonas Kaufmann – A Global Star in Private
C Major Entertainment
Family man, passionate cook, crime thriller fan and award-winning opera singer – we are talking about the German “King of Tenors” Jonas Kaufmann.
Pavel Černoch – Enfant Terrible?
Czech Television
The documentary portrait of Pavel Černoch – the real story of one of the most important Czech contemporary opera singers.
Rossini Opera Festival – La Cambiale di Matrimonio
Unitel
A small operatic gem and an outstanding ensemble mark the latest production from the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro.
Salzburg Festival – Sonya Yoncheva
Unitel
Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva, conductor Leonardo García Alarcón and Cappella Mediterranea create a Baroque evening of fascinating beauty.
PRODUCTIONS IN THE MAKING
ENB presents a season of five new short films
English National Ballet
An exciting new digital season of short works for camera from Russell Maliphant, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Yuri Possokhov, Arielle Smith, and Stina Quagebeur.
The Mammoth Man: Jörg Widmann
sounding images
Shooting for the documentary about Jörg Widmann – composer, clarinetist, conductor – for the broadcasters BR/ARTE has begun in September in Berlin.
INTRODUCING NOT 1, BUT 2 NEW IMZ MEMBERS
New IMZ Member: Dynamic
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The IMZ is happy to welcome yet another new IMZ Member: Dynamic is an Italian-based audiovisual producer of classical music + opera content.
New IMZ Member: English National Ballet
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Founded in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by the great English Dancers Alicia Markova + Anton Dolin, English National Ballet has been at the forefront of ballet’s growth + evolution ever since.
DATES + AWARDS
Announcing SFDFF 2020 Award Winners
San Francisco Dance Film Festival
We are pleased to present the awards for the 11th annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival. The six awards were chosen by a group of independent jury members.
Mary Bauermeister – one and one is three
Accentus Music
World premiere at Kasseler Dokfest in November 2020 followed by special screenings and a theatrical release in Germany starting in January 2021.
Online Workshop - Apply for the FEDORA Prizes
FEDORA
Join this online workshop if you want to learn how to apply for the FEDORA Prizes 2021 and get the chance to win up to €225,000 for your next artistic projects!
BEETHOVEN 2020 + MORE
ARTE launches campaign #WeReStillOpen
ARTE Deutschland TV
With the campaign #WeReStillOpen the European Culture Channel ARTE announces extra support for Europe’s arts and culture scene for the duration of the re-imposed corona restrictions.
Breaking Beethoven
ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG
The documentary, Breaking Beethoven, embarks on the quest for the lost Beethoven jubilee year with star violinist Aleksey Igudesman.
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