IMZ International Music + Media Centre

20/12/2024

Unveiling the Avant Première 2025 programme 🎬

From daily screenings to panels tackling the industry’s most pressing topics, the line-up offers something for everyone in the audiovisual performing arts industry. With beloved favourites and exciting new additions, there’s plenty to explore.

And that’s not all – stay tuned for more updates throughout January.

🔗 Discover the full programme: https://avant-premiere.net/programme
🎟️ Register to experience it all firsthand: https://event.avant-premiere.net

16/12/2024

We're happy to partner up with Classical:NEXT to bring performing arts film to the biggest classical music fair in the world! 🎥

🔗 Submit your production: https://bit.ly/classicalnext-film-showcases-submission
💡 Find out more: https://www.imz.at/classical-next-film-showcases/

Announcing an exciting opportunity for all art and classical music filmmakers! 📽️

In partnership with the , we will present feature films of up to 30 minutes in length at Classical:NEXT in Berlin next May!

The Film Showcases will explore new approaches to classical and art music – from early to contemporary, traditional to experimental, major to niche – in all its variety. We welcome documentaries, as well as concert recordings and projects that:

• dive deep into a specific genre
• feature a portrait of an artist
• explore the cultural impact of music

Submit your film project until 15 January 2025!

05/12/2024

Our latest newsletters are here! 📩 Discover new music + dance productions and releases from IMZ Members + fresh updates from the cultural film industry.

IMZ Newsletters provide you with the latest updates – directly from the producers!The Customer Newsletter presents music and dance lovers with new releases, live streams, on demand news, previews and specials! The Industry Newsletter is the professional’s business and exchange tool connecting co...

29/11/2024

Curious about the latest productions of music + dance films? With over 60 companies showcasing their newest performing arts audiovisual productions, Avant Première Screenings offer a preview of next year’s cultural broadcasting and streaming from around the globe. 🎥✨

🔗 Screening Schedule (PDF): https://bit.ly/AP25_Screening_Schedule

28/11/2024

Continuing our longstanding tradition of showcasing extraordinary productions through our annual Avant Première motif, we are excited to unveil Der Freischütz from the Bregenzer Festspiele as the 2025 Sujet, presented by Unitel GmbH & co KG, ORF, NHK and ZDF. 🐉

Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischütz epitomises German Romantic opera, captivating audiences with its fantastical worlds since its premiere. Over 200 years later, director and set designer Philipp Stölzl transformed the iconic Seebühne Bregenz into a mystical winter landscape for this stage production, with music performed by the Wiener Symphoniker under the masterful baton of Enrique Mazzola.

11/11/2024

IMZ Academy Workshop ‘Live Multi-Camera Directing of Dance Performances’ – Registration now open!

This five-day course, tailored to directors, filmmakers, and production teams, offers a rare chance to master essential skills in visualising, scripting, and directing ballet and contemporary dance with both multi-camera and single-camera setups, supported by expert critique.

Guided by renowned experts in the field—Peter Maniura, Myriam Hoyer, Thomas Freundlich, and Valtteri Raekallio—participants will gain hands-on experience filming at Tanssin Talo (Dance House) in Helsinki. You’ll also work closely with the dance company Raekallio Corp., filming a short dance work with the artists.

📅 10-14 June 2025, on-site in Helsinki (Finland)
✨ Hosted by Tanssin talo (Dance House Helsinki)

🔗 Register now and benefit from our Early Bird rate: https://www.imz.at/imz-academy/helsinki-2025/

© Kai Kuusisto (1), Hannu Rytky (2)

06/11/2024

Our latest newsletters for consumer and industry news are out! Discover new productions and releases from IMZ Members + fresh updates from the cultural film industry 📰

IMZ Newsletters provide you with the latest updates – directly from the producers!The Customer Newsletter presents music and dance lovers with new releases, live streams, on demand news, previews and specials! The Industry Newsletter is the professional’s business and exchange tool connecting co...

24/10/2024

⏳ Hurry, early bird registration ends in just a week! Register for Avant Première 2025 now and secure your pass at a discounted rate.

This is your chance to join us and discover the latest in cultural TV content and performing arts on screen. Featuring the most recent music and dance films, an extensive conference programme and countless networking opportunities.

🎟️ Tickets: https://event.avant-premiere.net
📅 Early Bird deadline: 31 October

21/10/2024

Calling all documentary filmmakers!

The IMZ Pitching Session at Avant Première 2025 gives you a platform to showcase your performing arts documentary projects to a jury of international decision-makers, all for a chance to win a €5,000 cash prize + a special prize from Sunny Side of the Doc 🎁

We are on the search for documentaries (at any stage of development*) that showcase the impact of the performing arts on individuals, communities, and cultures around the world. From artist portraits to the cultural impact of music and dance, and everything in between.

🔗 More info + submissions: https://www.imz.at/imz-pitching-session/
⏰ Submission deadline: 9 December 2024
📍 17 February 2025, Berlin

*but not yet broadcasted

16/10/2024

Our statement on the proposed merger of 3sat and Arte + the future of cultural broadcasting, alongside comments from leading voices of the performing arts.

🔗 Full version (English and German): https://www.imz.at/press/

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Asya Fateyeva, Benedikt von Peter, Bogdan Roščić, Christof Loy, Christian Gerhaher, Daniel Hope, Daniel Serafin, Franz Patay, Hyung-ki Joo, Johan Simons, Juan Diego Flórez, Lotte de Beer, Martin Fritz, Mira Stadler, SONYA YONCHEVA.

08/10/2024

3sat, the leading cultural television channels in the German-speaking world, is at risk of closure. This 40-year-old institution, which has stood as a pillar for art, culture, and science broadcasting since its inception, now needs our support.

Help secure the future of public cultural media by signing the petition below.

🔗 https://innn.it/3sat

01/10/2024

Avant Première 2025: registration and submission are open 🎉

Join us from February 15-19 at the Scandic Hotel in Berlin for the annual gathering of the performing arts and media industry. Register now to take advantage of the Early Bird rate!

Submission for the Avant Première 2025 Catalogue is officially open. Producers, distributors, and broadcasters: this is your opportunity to showcase your latest productions.

🎟️ Register: https://event.avant-premiere.net
🔗 Submit: www.imz.at/submit
📅 Early Bird + Submission deadline: 31 October

27/09/2024

The European Broadcasting Union - EBU and the IMZ International Music + Media Centre are delighted to announce that the 2024 EBU-IMZ Outstanding Achievement Award goes to Canadian documentary filmmaker Larry Weinstein! 🏆

“There is always an unexpected angle, a unique facet of his subject matter that only he can recognise, as his latest film Beethoven’s Ninth: An Ode to Humanity has once again shown,” said IMZ President Laetitia Huberti.

Warmest congratulations to Larry Weinstein, and a heartfelt thank you to the Festival Zlatá Praha / Golden Prague for giving us the platform to honour the remarkable contributions of this exceptional filmmaker to the performing arts. ✨

© Golden Prague

26/09/2024

We are proud to congratulate Reiner Moritz, former IMZ Vice-President and dedicated IMZ Member for nearly 60 years, on receiving the prestigious "Artis Bohemiae Amicis" medal from the Czech Minister of Culture today, alongside his wife and invaluable partner Elke Moritz.

This award, previously granted to cultural icons such as Ennio Morricone, Jiří Bělohlávek, and Zubin Mehta, honours Mr. Moritz’s outstanding work in promoting Czech arts and culture abroad through his productions. His lifelong dedication to cultural films and documentaries not only shapes a remarkable oeuvre but continues to inspire us all.

Ministerstvo kultury České republiky

26/09/2024

Our panel discussion at Festival Zlatá Praha / Golden Prague has started. Watch the livestream here 👇

26/09/2024

Join us today at 14:30 for the EBU – IMZ Panel: “Women in Music and Representation on Screen", part of Festival Zlatá Praha / Golden Prague.

We’ll be discussing the evolving representation of women in music and media. Don’t miss this conversation live at the Grégr Hall or online. Tune in via the link below 👇

🔗 https://fb.me/e/3Pd2BNgK5

European Broadcasting Union - EBU

12/09/2024

Join us for the "EBU – IMZ Panel: Women in Music and Representation on Screen" at this year's Festival Zlatá Praha / Golden Prague 🎻

Together with our panelists, we’ll explore how female composers and musicians have historically been received compared to their male counterparts, the progress in opportunities and representation, and the future landscape of music and TV broadcasting for women in the arts.

With: Laetitia Huberti (co-moderation, RTBF / IMZ), Miikka Maunula (co-moderation, Yle, Anders Lindstad (Producer / Director), Iveta Apkalna (Instrumentalist), Marlene Brüggen (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO Berlin)), Daniel Gorjão (RTP)

📆 26 September 2024, 14:30-16:00
📍 Meeting Room – Grégr Hall, Municipal House, Prague / Czechia
🔗 https://zlatapraha.ceskatelevize.cz/en/program/ebu-imz-panel-women-music-and-representation-screen

European Broadcasting Union - EBU

05/09/2024

Our latest newsletters for consumer and industry news are out! Discover new productions, releases and broadcasts from IMZ Members, upcoming events, and more fresh updates from the cultural film scene 📰

IMZ Newsletters provide you with the latest updates – directly from the producers!The Customer Newsletter presents music and dance lovers with new releases, live streams, on demand news, previews and specials! The Industry Newsletter is the professional’s business and exchange tool connecting co...