INDUSTRY NEWS
September 2019
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.
ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE 2019
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56th Golden Prague 2019 starts September 25
Czech Television
Are you curious which attractions await visitors at the 56th Golden Prague Festival organised by Czech Television?
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EBU-IMZ Lifetime Achievement Award 2019
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Third EBU-IMZ Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Gabrielle Babin Gugenheim and Anca-Monica Pandelea.
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IMZ Academy Internal Session 27 September 2019 at ITF Golden Prague
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Classical Music Streaming and Distribution – the State of the Art?
Please note that this IMZ Academy session is a closed event, invited guests only!
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IMZ at ITF Golden Prague 2019
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Once again you can meet us in the capital of the Czech Republic for this year´s 56th International Television Festival Golden Prague!
DANCESCREEN 2019 + TANZRAUSCHEN FESTIVAL WUPPERTAL
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Application for Pitching Session 2019 Open Now!
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
You have a great idea for a dance film? But no idea where to get your ressources? Get expert's advice in the dancescreen Pitching Session!
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Experts of dancescreen 2019 Pitching Session announced
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Experts in broadcasting, production and distribution fill you in on what it takes to get your dance film on the market.
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Get to know All Submitted Films in the 2019 Catalogue
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
From Petrushka to Pina Bausch: Get to know all 216 dance films submitted from over 30 countries.
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Preselection Announced! Are You a Nominee?
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
67 dance films were selected as award candidates: get to know the nominees of all categories.
NEW PRODUCTIONS
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Beethoven Reloaded
Accentus Music
Accentus Music is producing the big Beethoven documentary celebrating the composer’s 250th birthday.
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Beloved by Ballet Fans Everywhere
Opus Arte
Clara is given an enchanted Nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. At midnight she creeps downstairs to find a magical adventure awaiting her and her Nutcracker.
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Clara Schumann Documentary & Concert
Accentus Music
Accentus Music presents two new productions celebrating the 200th birthday of Clara Schumann on 13 September 2019.
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Gipsy Love at Bühne Baden
ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG
Romantic Operetta in 3 acts, Libretto by Alfred Willner and Robert Bodanzky.
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Hunter's Bride: 10-year Anniversary Making Of
Syquali Crossmedia
Napoleon was born 250 years ago. The film opera Hunter`s Bride takes place in 1813 during the Napoleonic battles in Saxony.
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La Traviata with Ermonela Jaho
Opus Arte
Richard Eyre’s naturalistic production features stunning designs by regular collaborator Bob Crowley. Antonello Manacorda conducts Verdi's sumptuous score.
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Mayerling - dangerous desires, secrets and political intrigue
Opus Arte
Daring choreography in Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet inspired by true events.
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The Land Of Smiles at Mörbisch Festival 2019
ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG
Experience the touching love story between Lisa, a girl from Vienna, and the Chinese prince Sou-Chong who are governed by different cultures and social classes.
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The Magic Flute at Oper im Steinbruch 2019
ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG
W. A. Mozart’s "Magic Flute" is the focus of this year’s "Opera in the Quarry".
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The Tales of Hoffmann at Oper Klosterneuburg
ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG
Offenbach's only opera, a jewel of German melancholy and French esprit, became a world hit.
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The Zurich Liaison - Wagner's One and Only Love
Syquali Crossmedia
In March 2019, the post production of "The Zurich Liaison - Wagner's One and Only Love" was completed.
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Verdi´s Il Trovatore at Arena di Verona
Unitel
Anna Netrebko gives her debut at Arena di Verona in Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary "Il Trovatore"!
LOOKING FOR COPRODUCTION
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Goethe and China
Syquali Crossmedia
The documentary shows modern China in dialogue with the classic Weimar.
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New Syquali Crossmedia Projects in Development
Syquali Crossmedia
For 2020 we are planning a modern thriller with music by Richard Strauss: Woman Without Shadow, and a documentary about composer Torsten Rasch.
IMZ INTERNAL NEWS
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Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin 2020 Kick-Off, 22-26 February
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Avant Première is the largest trade fair for cultural TV content + performing arts in audiovisual media. Hosted by the IMZ International Music + Media Centre, it offers participants a front row seat to exclusive previews, cutting-edge information and priceless business contacts.
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IMZ Academy in Vienna 29-30 October 2019
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
"The complete performer of the future - Embracing media skills in music education" - this IMZ Academy establishes the importance of media skills in music education. In Cooperation with and at Music + Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK), Vienna/Austria, supported by AEC – Association Européenne des Conservatoires.
OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS
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5th Syquali Film & Opera Academy - Isola Brissago
Syquali Crossmedia
Syquali will organise its 5th Film & Opera Academy at Villa Emden of Isola Brissago at Lago Maggiore / Ticino
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ELIA Academy 2019
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
What’s going on here? Decoding Digitality in Higher Arts Education.
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EuroArts Music Relocation
EuroArts Music International
EuroArts has moved, please take a note of our new address!
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Tanztheater International 2019
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
It’s time to dance: The contemporary dance festival Tanztheater International in Hanover will present its 34th edition from 29 August to 7 September 2019 at various theatres in Hanover.
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