Thank you! This was Avant Première 2019!
From 09-13 February 2019 the international cultural film industry met in Berlin and took over the Hotel Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz. Thank you all for being part of it and making it to one of the most succesful and fruitful edition to date!
Five days of Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin 2019 in a nutshell:
+ 613 experts + decision makers from performing arts + media
+ 318 represented companies from 35 countries from all over the world
+ 71 new faces joining the Avant Première Community
+ 1191 minutes of exclusive previews to 560 music + dance films presented by 65 key market players
+ 4 performing arts films, including 1 VR Screening, showcased at EFM European Film Market
+ 34 international experts contributed to the cutting-edge conference programme
+ A whole day dedicated to innovative technologies for arts + film
+ 5 performing arts documentaries presented in the Sunny Side of the Doc + IMZ Pitching Session
+ 5 major broadcasters shared their future programming + acquisition strategies
+ 49 arranged “speed dates” between talent and decision makers from broadcasters + streaming platforms
+ 1003 first messages sent to potential partners via the Online Contact Tool
+ 7 renowned artists presenting their latest productions in person
+ 4 Golden Elk Winners for most entertaining showreel
+ An estimate of 2132 handshakes were exchanged over 1624 cups of coffee in the Networking Area
+ 9 people with neon lanyards dedicated to providing you with an amazing Avant Première experience
+ 1 global hotspot for music + dance films and the international cultural TV content community
Check out the photo gallery and the official Avant Première 2019 video above and see you again for another rousing edition from 20-26 February 2020!
YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN...

A descent into the Maelstrom
Poorhouse International
Music by Philip Glass based on a short story by Edgar Allen Poe re-arranged for the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra.

IMZ Academy Session 2019: “The Art of Making Music Documentaries”
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Taking place from 10-11 April 2019 in the course of the Master of Art Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria, this IMZ Academy Session shares the insights of the most acclaimed music documentary filmmakers of our time.

IMZ Academy 2019: “Re-Imagining Opera For The Digital Age”
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
In partnership with Accademia Teatro alla Scala, this IMZ Academy examines digital audience development strategies for opera, with a particular emphasis on opera in Italy - the cradle of the art form. Join us from 9-10 July 2019 in Milano!

GET READY: FILM SUBMISSION OPENS 15 APRIL
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Be part of the dancescreen film competition and be a winner! Submit your dance films to win the renowned dancescreen Awards. Online film submission starts 15 April 2019 so get ready to submit!