IMZ Activtiy Report 2014 by IMZ International Music + Media Centre

ACTIVITY REPORT 2014

The IMZ Activity Report 2014 is published by IMZ – International Music + Media Centre Stiftgasse 29 1070 Vienna Austria T +43 (0)1 899 03 15 F +43 (0)1 899 03 15 77 office@imz.at www.imz.at www.facebook.at/IMZMedia Editor responsible: Franz Patay Editor in chief: Astrid Hafner-Auinger, Johannes Pokorny Editorial team: Linda Esslinger, Marion Vera Forster, Katharina Jeschke, Ruth Pfletschinger Graphic Design and Production: NEA OG, Vienna IMZ Team Franz Patay, Secretary General, patay@imz.at Katharina Jeschke, Director, k.jeschke@imz.at Ruth Pfletschinger, Director, r.pfletschinger@imz.at Linda Esslinger, Project Manager, l.esslinger@imz.at Astrid Hafner-Auinger, Project Manager, a.hafner@imz.at Johannes Pokorny, Project Manager, j.pokorny@imz.at Christian von der Recke, Project Manager, c.recke@imz.at Angela Bedekovic, Office Manager, office@imz.at © IMZ 2015 Front cover picture © live auf ORF2 Dirigent Zubin Mehta Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker – 1.1.2015 Sommernachtskonzert Schönbrunn – 14.5.2015

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DEAR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS THE YEAR 2014 WAS A VERY IMPORTANT, EXCITING AND SUCCESSFUL ONE FOR THE IMZ – INTERNATIONAL MUSIC + MEDIA CENTRE:

We have founded our own and internationally unique trade fair for performing arts films, the Avant Première Music + Media Market in Berlin. Thanks to all dedicated IMZ members and friends who have contributed to this event it was a huge success, already in its first edition! We had the opportunity to welcome more than 320 participants from all over the world, started a cooperation with EFM/ Berlinale and thereby strengthened the position of both performing arts films in the international film industry and the IMZ itself! For successfully implementing joint projects and events such as the video library & special lecture at Classical:NEXT, the International Emmy® Awards Semi-Final Judging, a special IMZ session at the IAMA Media Day, open air made-to-measure music film festivals for the general public in Vienna, Špilberk, Yekaterinburg and Curitiba, industry film screenings and the 2nd edition of the IMZ Academy at ITF Golden Prague Festival, the IMZ World Music Film Screenings at WOMEX and many more – it takes trustworthy and valuable cooperation partners, to whom we owe a dept of gratitude, our sincere thanks for having once again made an important contribution to promoting and fostering the cause of the IMZ. If not for their support as well as the support of all our IMZ members the IMZ could not look back on such a successful year that has led us into a new era. Therefore, on behalf of the IMZ board members and our hard-working IMZ team in Vienna: Thank you for another wonderful year! We are now looking forward to seeing you at the 2nd and larger edition of Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin 2015 and at one or the other interesting IMZ event in the upcoming year! Best wishes, Arild Erikstad, IMZ President

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IMZ PROFILE WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO THE CREATION AND PROMOTION OF PERFORMING ARTS FILMS.

Be part of it and contact us for more information via office@imz.at. www.imz.at; www.facebook.com/ IMZMedia

The Vienna based IMZ – International Music + Media Centre, founded under the aegis of UNESCO in 1961, is a professional umbrella organisation and networking platform. Over 150 members from 26 countries join us from all over the world to meet the industry, to get inspired, exchange and network and to boost their business. IMZ members are renowned, major production and distribution companies, public or private broadcasters, opera houses, educational institutions, record labels as well as individuals like producers, directors, scriptwriters, musicians and dancers. Our members are experts in their field or young, talented filmmakers and artists who wish to learn and grow. We bring them together: striving for excellence in film production with experience and expertise. The IMZ is a one-stop shop for anyone within the value chain from music and dance creation to the buying public. We assemble professional resources for a specified industry in a large network with 30 years of tradition. We are the professionals’ platform providing customised service and expertise for business – company or individual. We are an advantageous network, a forum for discussion, the stage for showcasing productions and exchanging

industry-relevant information, a database and a lobbying group aiming to make a real contribution to the businesses of our members. The IMZ itself is a member of or cooperates regularly with other international networks, among them ALF – Anna Lindh Foundation, EBU – European Broadcasting Union, EFA – European Festivals Association, EMC – European Music Council, EVDH – European Video Dance Heritage, FIFAP – Festival International du Film d‘Art et Pédagogique, IAMA – International Artist Managers’ Association, IAMIC – International Association of Music Information Centres, ICMA – International Classical Music Award, IMC – International Music Council, International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (International Emmy®), JMI – Jeunesses Musicales International, Mediacult – International Research Institute for Media, Communication and Cultural Development, Opera Europa, The BANFF Centre, UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, WOMEX – World Music Expo, Yama – Young Audiences Music Awards etc.

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IMZ BOARD MEMBERS

Arild Erikstad (IMZ President) NRK Norwegian Broadcasting Company, Norway

Jan Younghusband (Vice-President) BBC Classical Music TV & Performance Television, UK

Nicolas Auboyneau (Vice-President) France Télévisions, France

Henk van der Meulen (Vice-President) Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, Netherlands

Bernd Hellthaler (Treasurer) EuroArts Music International GmbH, Germany

Wolfgang Bergmann ARTE Deutschland TV GmbH, Germany

François Duplat Bel Air Media, France

Frank Gerdes ServusTV, Austria

Chris Hunt Classical TV Ltd., UK

Rita Lombardi RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, Italy

Katja Raths Clasart Classic, Germany

Larry Weinstein Rhombus Media Inc., Canada

Aarno Cronvall Arcron Productions, Finland

Ditte Feuk SVT – Sveriges Television, Sweden

Andrew Golding SBS Television, Australia

Masumi Kawaguchi NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai J.B.C, Japan

Reiner Moritz Poorhouse International Ltd., UK

Martin Traxl ORF – Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Austria

Hazel Wright Hazel Wright Media Ltd., UK

Marie-Odile Demay MODemay Entertainment, Canada

Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, Austria

Thomas Hieber UNITEL GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Marie Kucerova Czech Television, Czech Republic

Ben Pateman Opus Arte, UK

John Walker WNET/THIRTEEN, USA

Adrienne Clarkson

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

Mats Ek

Bill T. Jones

Jonas Kaufmann

Neil Shicoff

IMZ HONORARY MEMBERS

Daniel Barenboim

Anne Sofie von Otter

Pierre Boulez

Alfred Brendel

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IMZ MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS IMZ MEMBERS ENJOY VARIOUS BENEFITS.

Connect And Network Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin is the annual event in Berlin for the international cultural film industry: 300 experts from all over the world, 200 companies of 25 branches and 30 countries join the marketplace for business, exchange and network. Full and Affiliate IMZ members screen their latest productions in front of a professional audience of byers – broadcasters, distributors or labels – and possible coproduction partners. It is the place to connect on an international level. As an IMZ member publish your work in our Avant Première Catalogue – a reference to the current state-of-the-art productions. Promote Your Art Be presented to international audiences and participate in our screenings, festivals and competitions around the globe: Music Film Festival at Wiener Rathausplatz, WOMEX – the World Music Expo, World Music Films on Tour, dance screen festival, ITF Golden Prague, Classical:NEXT and many more. Get Special Rates As an IMZ member benefit from full length screening possibilities and discounts at the most important international music and dance events like Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin, WOMEX – the World Music Expo, dance screen festival, Classical:NEXT or ITF Golden Prague. Enjoy Direct Access Our Online Directory provides the full list of exclusive contact details of all our members. As our member contact departments and individuals without detours and put your contacts out there to take your business further. Make use of our music and dance film Database and avoid laborious search and phone calls to find just the piece you are looking for!

Share And Gain Experience Join in at our agenda of workshops, tutorials and pitching sessions at various festivals and get advice from our experts. Receive answers to your specific questions or get support in finding solutions for business challenges at the IMZ Academy – at reduced IMZ member rates! Stay Up To Date Obtain updates from the IMZ music and dance film industry through our monthly Newsletter. As an IMZ member use this tool to announce your news to an audience of 15,000 receivers. Stay instantly informed about what is going on in the international film world through our websites with 17,500 visitors, our Facebook page and YouTube-channel, and position your company and productions in the front row! For further Information, please contact the IMZ office (office@imz.at).

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS FOR COMPANIES + as a production company put your productions on display in front of major international buyers + as a broadcaster purchase state-ofthe-art TV programmes for your slots + save money and efforts to meet major decision makers of the industry at once + save fees to promote your productions in international film festivals + boost your business MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS + meet decision makers and experts to get best advice for your endeavours + see what’s state-of-the-art in the international cultural film business + save fees to participate in international film festivals and competitions + meet protagonists for coproduction or to share resources + get advice on how to expand your business avoiding expensive mistakes + get inspired

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE Full Membership EUR 2,750 applies to TV organisations, independent production and distribution companies, publishers, opera houses, record companies, etc. Affiliate Membership EUR 1,375 applies to smaller production companies whose annual output in music or dance does not exceed two productions. Associate Membership EUR 690 applies to cultural, educational and scientific institutions, museums etc. Individual Membership EUR 275 applies to individuals

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AVANT PREMIÈRE MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN 8 – 12 FEBRUARY 2014 | BERLIN, GERMANY

PANELS AND THE LECTURE WERE CURATED AND HOSTED BY Tim Renner, Secretary of State for Culture Berlin Martin Hoffmann, Director of the Berliner Philharmonie Hartwig Masuch, CEO BMG Rights Management Martin Hossbach, Founder of the TV-Show The One-Hit Parade Jan Younghusband Commissioning Editor for Music and Events, BBC Television (Panel Change of Channels) Elmar Kruse, CEO C Major Entertainment GmbH Jochen Sandig, Radialsystem William Trevitt and Michael Nunn, Founders of the BalletBoyz® Tobias Büchner, CEO Zero One Film Peter Maniura, Creative Director The Space, BBC/Arts Council England Philippe Rixhon, CEO Aarya Ltd. (Panel Performing Arts on Screen) Bernhard Fleischer, CEO Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images Andreas Häner, Head of Public Fundraising Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz Virve Indrén, Head of Development Sector, Creative Europe/MEDIA, European Commission Bogdan Roščić, President Sony Classical International Elizabeth Scott, Chief Media & Digital Officer Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts (Panel The Future of Funding) Christian Czychowski, Copyright & Media Lawyer Boehmert&Boehmert Thomas Hieber, Head of Business & Legal Affairs Unitel Classica (Lecture Copyright).

New location, new performance: Avant Première reinvented itself in 2014. It was a drumbeat and the cornerstone for a new future of the Avant Première Screenings. Extended by a set of new programme features and a cooperation with the European Film Market, the renowned Screenings arrived in Berlin as Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin, the international trade fair and coproduction market for performing arts films. It was the first Berlin edition after 30 years of tradition at the famous music fair midem in Cannes. More than the sum of its parts A new concept in programme around the Avant Première Screenings made the new trade fair the focal point of the cultural film community, attracting instantly twice as much participants as in previous years: over 300 international film experts at the new Berlin location, upward tendency. Among them 80 international production companies, 60 public and private broadcasters like ZDF, ARTE, BBC, NHK, WNET or NRK, 20 distributors as well as funding institutions, opera houses, orchestras, music labels, dance companies, festivals, directors, script writers and artists, who converged for five days of intensive business and networking. Capturing market dynamics The comprehensive event programme addressed current industry issues in panels and the lecture; Special Presentations by Fraunhofer HHI, Arthaus or ARTE Concert presented innovations in the audio-visual media with regards to the dissemination of cultural content; Avant Première participants enjoyed exclusive access to the silent movie Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, Robert Wiene’s masterpiece from 1920, premiered at the Berliner Philharmonie in the digitally restored version. It was a world première of the film score, individually composed and

performed on the organ by New York-based composer and multi-instrumentalist John Zorn. Opinion leaders and stars With its excellent comprehension of classical music and dance contents in audio-visual formats and a strong professional focus, Avant Première attracts decision makers and leaders of major international cultural institutions. The events were attended by Jürgen Flimm, Director of the Berliner Staatsoper unter den Linden, Dominique Meyer, Director of the Wiener Staatsoper, Jan Mojto, CEO of Unitel, Herbert Kloiber, CEO of the Tele München Gruppe. The IMZ Film Series, a curated selection of last season’s highlights in music and dance films presented Special Screenings like Orfeo ed Euridice by Clasart Classic – in the presence of countertenor Bejun Mehta and soprano Regula Mühlemann – and Max Richter / Vivaldi Recomposed – One Night in Berlin by C Major Entertainment in the presence of composer Max Richter. The Avant Première Opening party in cooperation with the ARTE Lounge presented artists like soprano Pumeza Matshikiza, pianist Alexandre Tharaud, La Brass Banda a.o. The annual Avant Première Berlin takes place 2015 from 10th to 13rd of February. www.avantpremiere.at

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FILM FESTIVAL AT WIENER RATHAUSPLATZ A DELICATE COLLAGE OF MUSIC AND DANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Film Festival At Wiener Rathausplatz 28 June – 31 August 2014 | Vienna (Austria) www.filmfestival-rathausplatz.at/en/

For the 24th time, the Film Festival in front of Vienna’s City Hall was transforming the City Hall Square into a unique openair cinema and a trendy gourmet hotspot. From the great classical classics to modern highlights – in 2014, the celebrated openair Film Festival enchanted 665,000 visitors with breath-taking music and dance film screenings daily after sunset for 65 summery evenings. This year’s programme celebrated Christoph Willibald Gluck’s 300th anniversary, Richard Strauss’s 150th anniversary and honoured in memoriam Claudio Abbado, Paco de Lucía and Lou Reed. Some of the finest voices brought their sparkle to this summer’s music scene at Wiener Rathausplatz. Starring on screen: Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Emily Magee, Simon Keenlyside, Regula Mühlemann, Piotr Beczala, Leo Nucci, Cecilia Bartoli … Dance lovers were delighted with ballet classics such as Romeo and Juliet starring Diana Vishneva, with Carlos Saura’s Flamenco Hoy, Matthew Bourne’s special take on Sleeping Beauty or Chaplin, a biographical ballet by Mario Schröder. Of course, jazz cats and pop aficionados found

their personal highlights, too: Falco – in his legendary concert at the Vienna Danube Island in 1993 – opened the festival, followed during the summer by Marvin Gaye, Glen Hansard, Sammy Davis Jr., Gloria Estefan, Goran Bregović, ZAZ, Frank Sinatra & Ella Fitzgerald and many more … Children and animation fans of all ages were invited to enjoy Walt Disney’s Fantasia, an unrivalled blend of image and music – a classic that has thrilled generations all over the world for decades. A 300m2-screen, the state-of-the-art sound system and newest technical equipment made every film an experience of its own.

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VIENNA MUSIC FILM FESTIVALS CUSTOMISED FILM PROGRAMMES WORLDWIDE

Since the mid-90s, Vienna Music Film Festivals following this example have been organized worldwide by the IMZ and local partners and successfully travelled to Eastern and Central Europe and as far as Japan – attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors. In addition to initiating and curating Vienna Music Film Festivals, the IMZ offers consultancy and provides music film festivals, exhibitions, fairs etc. with highclass music and dance film programmes. In 2014, the IMZ curated the film programme of the following cultural events: The Vienna Music Film Festival In Yekaterinburg Since 2010, the Vienna Music Film Festival in Yekaterinburg is a fixed date in the cultural calendar of the Russian city. Initiated by the IMZ in cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum in Moscow and arranged by the Austrian Honorary Consulate in Yekaterinburg, the free openair Vienna music film festival took place from 24 June – 13 July at Kirov Square. The festival offered a unique mix of high-class audio-visual music programmes such as the The New Year’s Concert or the Summer Nights Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra rounded off by live performances of world-class choirs and musicians such as the Austrian pianist Markus Schirmer performing at the opening night of the festival. This year, an audience of 40,000 people enjoyed the performances and screenings. The magic setting of Špilberk castle In Czech Republic’s second largest city Brno set the scene for a buzzing Music Film Festival in August. In its 15th edition, the International Music Festival was enriched by a new attraction: A Music Film Festival! The festival from 18 – 24 August brought together live symphonic, crossover and opera concerts and included hosts as the

Brno Philharmonics, with its chief conductor Aleksandar Marković and Jakub Hrůša, excellent Gypsy Devils in symphonic version and an opera night starring Dagmar Peckova and Stefan Margita. In addition, delightful music films have been screened: Lang Lang Featuring Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker at Waldbühne Berlin, ZAZ performing at Baloise Session and the animation film version of Prokofiev’s musical tale Peter and the Wolf. The Curitiba Biennial 2014 brought the city the best of the world contemporary art from 4 October to 6 December 2014. The Biennial exhibitions took place in various museums and cultural venues of Curitiba. The schedule also included urban art, artistic performances, activities in the fields of contemporary dance, architecture, literature and – music film. For the first time this year, the Embassy of Austria in Brasilia, conjointly with the Curitiba Biennale, organised a music film screening in the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná taking place on 15 November 2014. The open-air screening of Carmen at the square Praça de Bolso do Ciclista followed the aim of bringing cultural programmes to a wider audience. Bizet’s intriguing opera, in a breath-taking production from the Vienna State Opera featuring Anna Netrebko, Nadia Krasteva, Massimo Giordano and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, was starring on screen.

Vienna Music Film Festival In Yekaterinburg 24 June – 13 July 2014 | Yekaterinburg, Russia www.vmff.ru

Music Film Festival At Castle Špilberk 18 – 24 August 2014 | Brno (Czech Republic) www.filharmonie-brno.cz/en/

Music Film Festival At Praça de Bolso do Ciclista 15 November 2014 | Curitiba (Brazil)

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IAMA MEDIA DAY 10 APRIL 2014 | LONDON, UK

IAMA Media Day 10 April 2014 | London, UK www.iamaworld.com

On the first day of the 24th International IAMA Conference, held in London from 10 – 12 April 2014, an crowd of international artists’ managers joined Hazel Wright, (Hazel Wright Media Ltd.), Franz Patay (IMZ Secretary General) and Bernhard Fleischer (Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images) at the IMZ session The Future Is Audio-Visual!. Franz Patay opened the session by introducing the IMZ and its network activities activities, gave a brief abstract of how the market for audio-visual music and dance film productions and then later on also its related services and products such as e.g. live-streaming online have developed. Hazel Wright and Bernhard Fleischer gave insight into their daily working life as distributors and producers tackling issues such a • How, and by whom, are programmes being commissioned, financed and made? • What’s in for the artists or performing arts

companies depending on their fame? • Why do the producers or distributors need full clearance to move the programmes around freely to reach break even? The IMZ would like to thank Hazel Wright and Bernhard Fleischer for their valuable time and contribution to this IMZ event! The International Artist Managers’ Association (IAMA) is the only worldwide association for classical music artist managements. It is dedicated to serving all its members’ needs including Affiliate and Group members and it strives to raise professional standards in the business of music.

ICMA – INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD 16 APRIL 2014 | WARSAW, POLAND

ICMA – International Classical Music Award 16 April 2014 | Warsaw, Poland www.icma-info.com

The International Classical Music Award is an independent and well-acknowledged award recognising creativity, imagination in choice of repertoire and artistic excellence in classical music comprising 17 leading media organizations from 13 countries. The international jury consisting of representatives of significant organizations, magazines, online services and radio stations has selected the 23 winners. At this year’s edition, the IMZ, represented by General Secretary Franz Patay, was again member of the jury. The winners received the ICMA Awards at the Award Ceremony, on 16 April 2014 at the Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, Poland, in the framework of the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival. The Awards were presented by ICMA President Rémy Franck. Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit was honoured with a Lifetime Achieve-

ment Award, one of the most eminent fortepianists of our time, Andreas Staier, is Artist of the Year, and the young French viola player Adrien Boisseau is ICMA’s Young Artist of the Year. In total seven Special Awards were listed, among them the one for the SWR Symphony Orchestra BadenBaden und Freiburg. In the CD and DVD categories, 16 productions from 15 different labels were awarded a prize. Winner in the category DVD documentary with the film Terezín – Refuge in Music was Benedict Mirow from Nightfrog. We are particularly happy that again IMZ members are prominent among the winners. Hearty Congratulations to all of them! After the Award Ceremony, the Gala concert took place at the Philharmonic Hall featuring a brilliantly powerful performance by Daniel Hope.

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INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS SEMI-FINAL JUDGING 2 – 3 JULY 2014 | VIENNA, AUSTRIA

For the 9th time in a row, the IMZ was entitled by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to host the Semi-Final Judging for the 2014 International Emmy® Awards. Since its foundation in 1969, the Academy is chartered with the mission to recognize, foster and award excellence in international television. The IMZ is delighted to be member of the Academy for 13 years already. A day full of judging and networking In the presence of Camille Bidermann Roizen (Senior Vice President & Executive Director) and Nathaniel Brendel (Emmy Judging Director), the event at Palais Schönburg, the prestigious location in the heart of Vienna, congregated high-level 38 jurors from 12 countries. IMZ General Secretary Franz Patay, together with Beatrice Cox-Riesenfelder (ORF-Enterprise) and Klaus Graf (Graf Film), a new hosting partner on board, who received an International Emmy for the film A Day For A Miracle in 2013, and hosted the judgings in the four categories

(a) Documentary (English-Language), (b) Documentary (Asia/Africa/Middle East), (c) TV Movie/Mini-Series (Latin America) (d) Best Performance by an Actor (Latin America). After the judging, the jurors and around 250 guests from more than 20 countries, among them Josef Ostermayer (Austrian Federal Minister of Arts und Cultural Affairs), Alexander Wrabetz (CEO ORFAustrian Broadcasting Cooperation), and many more, attended and celebrated one of the biggest networking events of the film industry in Austria. This event took place thanks to the support of the Vienna Film Commission, Film and Music Austria, the Austrian Film Institute, Fernsehfonds Austria, Kärnten Werbung, BeautyLash, Master Lin, Audi, 25hours hotel, Palais Schönburg, von Feichtinger, Garish, nked, Moët Hennessy, Lenz Moser, Heineken, Pfau Schnaps and Coca Cola. The IMZ would like to thank all its partners for their great support! www.iemmys.tv

THE 2014 JURORS FOR THE SEMI-FINAL JUDGING IN THE CATEGORY DOCUMENTARY WERE: Arild Erikstad NRK, Norway Urban Frye Classic Vision Music Channel, Switzerland Frank Gerdes ServusTV Broadcasting, Austria Katharina Jeschke International Music + Media Centre, Austria Elmar Kruse C Major Entertainment, Germany Franz Patay International Music + Media Centre, Austria Ruth Pfletschinger International Music + Media Centre, Austria Henk van der Meulen Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, The Netherlands Tita von Hardenberg Kobalt Productions, Germany Andrew Winter Eagle Rock Entertainment, UK

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INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL GOLDEN PRAGUE 5 – 8 OCTOBER 2014| PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

Golden Prague Première I Before the Last Curtain Falls

Golden Prague Première II A Swan Lake

The 51st edition of the International Television Festival Golden Prague, organised by Czech Television in cooperation with EBU and IMZ, has been the autumnal hotspot for the international cultural film industry. Out of high-grade programmes submitted into the competition, the jury, chaired by Andrea Andermann (Rada Film, IT) and composed by the recognized experts Robert Kamyk (TVP, PL), Jana Návratová (Taneční zóna, CZ), Jan Younghusband (BBC, UK) and Larry Weinstein (Rhombus Media, CA), awarded the Grand Prix Golden Prague to the film Disportrait (2014, DK), directed by Ulrik Wivel & Alejandro Alvarez, produced by Barok Film in collaboration with Talal Al-Muhanna / Linked Productions (Kuwait); ZDF (GE). The IMZ contributed several items to the agenda of the festival: two IMZ golden Prague Premieres, IMZ Board Meeting: Golden Prague Première I: Before the Last Curtain Falls (90min) A feature documentary by Thomas Wallner about a group of transsexuals and drag queens in their sixties by gebrueder beetz filmproduktion in cooperation with Savage Film, ZDF & Canvas in association with ARTE & Telenet.

Golden Prague Première II: A Swan Lake (100min) Created by choreographer Alexander Ekman for the Norwegian National Ballet. At the Oslo Opera House, the dancers are joined by actors, a soprano and musicians in a scenario involving 1,000 rubber ducks and 5,000 litres of water. A coproduction of the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, NRK and 3 minutes West in cooperation with Arthaus Musik. Additionally, the festival was enriched by two IMZ Academy Sessions and rounded off by a Networking Lunch: Tomáš Motl, ČT art, reflected on the first successful year of the Czech Television art channel, followed by Lothar Mattner (new Head of EBU Music + Dance Group) and Bettina Brinkman, EBU. Franz Patay and Katharina Jeschke, IMZ, presented the Avant Première Music + Media Market. The IMZ would like to thank Czech Television very cordially for the outstanding organization of the festival and is looking forward to the next editions! www.ceskatelevize.cz/specialy/zlatapraha/ en

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IMZ ACADEMIES AT ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE 6 – 7 OCTOBER 2014 | PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

In 2013, as part of the 50th ITF Golden Prague, the IMZ held the very first IMZ Academy, a highly practical, immersive and detailed master class in the multi-camera capture of classical music for television. In 2014, the IMZ Academy at ITF Golden Prague was present with two further settings: On 6 October, the IMZ Mini Academy: Sharpen up your Showreel! was opened to the public. Jan Younghusband (BBC, UK) and Peter Maniura (BBC Arts Online, Launch Director) shared tips and thoughts about the art of making the best possible showreel. On 7 October, the IMZ Academy Session: What’s the Best Way to Engage with your Audiences in a Connected World? was realized. Peter Maniura, who has been involved in launching two major online arts services The Space and BBC Arts Online, was moderating the session. The goal of this session was to discover how the IMZ Academy can help in that sector, to examine the experience and strategies of different organisations and to compare some good practices realized. Hands-on advice by the expert In a 3-hour closed expert session renowned

participants shared lessons learned and discussed possible strategies. We would like to thank our guests for their valuable input: Urban Ward (Communications Director, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra), Måns Pär Fogelberg (Responsible for audience and digital media, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra), Tony Followell (Head of ROH Media, Royal Opera House Covent Garden), Nicholas Payne (General Director, Opera Europe), Tobias Möller (Director of Marketing and Communication, Berlin Phil Media, Berliner Philharmoniker), Bernd Hellthalter (Managing Director, EuroArts Music International), Franz Patay (IMZ Secretary General) and Henk van der Meulen (Head of the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague & IMZ Vice President). The fruitful discussion was followed by a public Report Back session of initial recommendations and key findings and rounded-off by an audience discussion. Thanks to our respected guests, to our session-hosts Jan Younghusband and Peter Maniura and, of course, to our partners, the experience and strategies of different organisations, for getting an overview of best practise for the realization of these two sessions. www.imz.at

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR GUESTS FOR THEIR VALUABLE INPUT: Urban Ward Communications Director Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Måns Pär Fogelberg Responsible for audience and digital media, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Tony Followell Head of ROH Media, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Nicholas Payne General Director, Opera Europa Tobias Möller Director of Marketing and Communication, Berlin Phil Media, Berliner Philharmoniker Bernd Hellthaler Managing Director, EuroArts Music International Franz Patay IMZ Secretary General Henk van der Meulen Head of the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague & IMZ Vice President

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IMZ AT CLASSICAL:NEXT 14 – 17 MAY 2014 | VIENNA, AUSTRIA

Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender The story of Queen is much told, but this documentary focuses on Freddie and the solo projects he worked on. A picture emerges of a man who was very different from his flamboyant stage persona. Director: Rhys Thomas, Producer: Joss Crowley

Gergiev – A Certain Madness The road movie documents the twoweek train journey throughout Russia by St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre orchestra together with its conductor. Director and producer: Alberto Venzago

From 14 – 17 May 2014 the MAK – Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna saw an incredible group effort of more than 900 delegates and 500 companies from about 40 countries and all sectors gathering to discuss and develop current topics in the classical music world. The IMZ was represented with its own stand, a Video Library including recently produced film programmes of the IMZ membership and a session revealing tips and tricks for being successful in financing your audio-visual music production! At the IMZ session, Bernhard Fleischer (Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images) and Franz Patay (IMZ Secretary General) gave an interesting insight into how audio-visual productions are being financed, which role

public broadcasting companies play, what the status quo of live-streaming projects and platforms such as Berlin Digital Phil and the Vienna State Opera looks like – and much more … The two IMZ Film Screenings Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender and Gergiev – A Certain Madness took place in the presence of the producers Joss Crowley and Alberto Venzago. www.classicalnext.com

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IMZ DANCE SCREEN ON TOUR DANCE FILMS ON LOAN FOR YOUR FILM FESTIVAL

The motivation behind this unique, non-profit and entirely non-commercial initiative is bringing dance films to a wider public and providing exposure beyond the festival circuit for the audio-visual capture of dance. The creation of the initiative dates back to 1999, when the IMZ in association with the SK Culture Foundation, Cologne, decided to create an archive offering dance screen winning and nominated productions, curated programmes and highlights for a reasonable prize to festivals around the world to continue their global journey. The IMZ holds the rights for non-commercial bookings for all listed dance films. For booking requests, please contact the IMZ office at office@imz.at. www.dancescreen.com

„Reinvent“ was the motto that governed the 2nd edition of the E-Motional Festival, presented and organised by the Gabriela Tudor Foundation. During one month, the festival offered a diverse content to the Bucharest audience, workshops and many events, around the topics identity, memory of the body and commemoration of places. With The Six Seasons (France, 2012, Lardux Films, Director: Gilles Delmas, Choreography: Akram Khan) the winner of the dance screen award 2013 (Best Film) was booked for being screened in the framework of the festival as well as the winner film of the category Live Performance Relay (dance screen 2013) C(H)ŒURS (Germany/Spain, 2012, ZDF/3sat, EuroArts Music International GmbH, Director: Andreas Morell, Choreography: Alain Platel).

Dance Screen On Tour At E-Motional Festival C(H)ŒURS (107min) The Six Seasons (51min) 5 October – 9 November 2014 | Bucharest, Rumania

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IMZ AND EUROPEAN VIDEO DANCE HERITAGE EVDH 26 MAY – 16 OCTOBER 2014 | VARIOUS EUROPEAN CITIES

Madrid - Work in progress

Under the guidance of Maison de la Danse six partners from all over Europe converged in 2013 to join forces in an experimental project. Their focus: the preservation of dance as a cultural heritage through audio-visual products. As one of the organisers, the IMZ supports the project by knowledge transfer and a large network to support the dissemination of the project’s achievements. European memory of dance through video The overall goal of EVDH is to structure a European memory of dance through video and to transmit this heritage to younger generations, considering its political, economic, technical, legal and educational dimensions. Following this goal, the Workshop on Video Dance invited young professionals from 26 – 31 May 2014 to Madrid. Hosted by the co-organising Instituto Universitario de Danza Alicia Alonso at the Rey Juan Carlos University, 24 selected students in dance audio-visual media from all over Europe trained with experts in choreography, directing, producing, editing and sound design on the specific techniques for a perfect capture of dance and movement on video.

Aiming at a better visibility and circulation of video dance in Europe, EVDH assembles videos on the central platform Numeridanse, the free online dance video library. The videos from the EVDH workshops can be found in the special EVDH collection on www.numeridanse.tv. Raising awareness for the need to preserve digital dance products among professionals, rights holders and policy makers, EVDH organised national workshops in Porto, Portugal on 16 October 2014 and in Warshaw, Poland from 18 – 22 September. A specified tool kit on the Numeridanse website is open to the public and can be used e.g. by educational institutions. www.evdhproject.eu www.numeridanse.tv

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IMZ PRODUCTIONS DANCE ON SCREEN & MUSIC IN THE AIR BY REINER E. MORITZ And again, in 2014, we are proud to make a contribution to provide audiences throughout Europe with access to the history of music and dance on screen. The two IMZ anniversary films Music In The Air and Dance On Screen, produced by Reiner E. Moritz in 2012 and 2013, were well received and bought by renowned TV stations from 17 countries ranging from NRK, YLE, EER, SVT, through ORF, BskyB, FR2, CTV, TVP, RTVS, HRT, RUV, to SBS, SBSStudio, Sky NZ, Classica Japan and ARTV. You rarely

see anything like footage dating back to 1896 … For commercial booking, please contact Heike Connolly at: heike.connolly@poorhouseintl.co.uk The IMZ is happy to cooperate with Arthaus Musik GmbH, who took over the distribution of Music In The Air and Dance On Screen on DVD and Blu-Ray. www.arthaus-musik.com

Dance on Screen

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Films by Reiner E. Moritz available worldwide

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Music In The Air

Over the last 50 years, music on television has developed as rapidly as the industry itself. TV broadcast has been instrumental in popularizing music and helping to create music and performances, which would not exist without it. With Glenn Gould, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Anna Netrebko, Sergiu Celibidache, Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, etc.

Dance On Screen

How has the media influenced dance in the 20th century, and vice versa? An extensive archive of beautiful choreography on film and television, performed by the finest dancers, compiled in an elaborate documentary. With John Neumeier, Rudolf Nureyev, Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, Pina Bausch, etc. Available on DVD: Cat. No. 101690

Available on DVD: Cat. No. 101640

www.arthaus-musik.com

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IMZ WORLD MUSIC FILM SCREENINGS AT WOMEX 22 – 26 OCTOBER 2014 | SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN

This year, WOMEX – The World Music Expo celebrated its 20th birthday. The well-established networking platform and must-go event for the world music industry included not only the IMZ World Music Film Programme but also a trade fair, conferences, a showcase festival, a stunning world music & jazz programme, the award ceremony and, of course, a festive opening … WOMEX 14 brought 2,400 delegates from 90 countries to Galicia to enjoy 22 conference sessions and over 60 musical acts on 7 stages. The IMZ was present with a stand and its renowned World Music Film Screenings. 12 World Music Films produced in 17 countries around the world were screened over a period of three days and visited by a fascinated audience! The majority of films was presented by the filmmakers and each screening was followed by a lively Q&A. The selection committee chose the following programmes: • Arrows Into Infinity (113min) produced by Deepfield, Forest Farm + Art, USA, 2013 • BKO on Air (52min) produced by Maraka Production, France & Mali, 2014 • Brasslands (84min) produced by Brasslands & Meerkat Media Collective, Serbia & USA, 2013

• I love Kuduro (95min) produced by Bro Cinema & Coreon dú da Banda, Angola & Portugal, 2013 • O Samba (82min) produced by Gachot Films, Brazil & Switzerland, 2014 • PAN! A Modern Odyssey (90min) produced by Maturity Music, Trinidad and Tobago, 2014 • Song From The Forest (90min) produced by Tondowski Films, Central African Republic & USA & Germany, 2013 • Sounds of the Sidewalk – Light In Babylon (26min) produced by ACCENTUS Music, Germany & Turkey, 2014 • The Africa Express (55min) produced by La Belle Konoise, UK & France, 2013 • The Case Of The Three Sided Dream (87min) produced by Dobbsvision, USA, 2014 • The Perfect Dance (9min) produced by Storm Films AS, Norway, 2013 • The Way Home (47min) produced by Society Pasaules Muzika, Georgia & Latvia & Moldova, 2014 www.worldmusicfilms.com, www.womex.com

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IMZ WORLD MUSIC FILMS ON TOUR A UNIQUE COMPILATION OF WORLD MUSIC FILM HIGHLIGHTS

Columbian Gold

Calypso Rose

Within the non-profit initiative World Music Films On Tour, the IMZ aims at bringing excellent world music films that have been screened at WOMEX to a wider public and make films known beyond all borders. The IMZ offers a unique selection of films to various non-commercial festival organisers and cultural institutions around the world to a reasonable price. The motivation behind the initiative is on the one hand to support World Music filmmakers in promoting and distributing their artwork around the planet and on the other hand to make these films available even for small festivals, conferences, and other events having restraint budgets. With the initiative World Music Films On Tour, the IMZ is able to further and follow more intensively its mission to support music and dance in the audio-visual media. For booking requests, please contact the IMZ at worldmusicfilms@imz.at www.worldmusicfilms.com

World Music Films On Tour – Touring Schedule 2014 Columbian Gold (64min) 9 March 2014 | Geneva, Switzerland ADEM - Ateliers d’Ethnomusicologie ADEM is a non-profit organisation active since 30 years in the promotion and preservation of traditional music from around the globe. www.adem.ch, www.cinelux.info Calypso Rose – The Lioness of the Jungle (85min) Columbian Gold (64min) 18 – 19 July 2014 | Redruth, Cornwall, UK Carn to Cove Carn to Cove is Cornwall’s performing arts scheme for rural communities to fill local locations with music, films, poetry, laughter, drama, stories and dancing. www.carntocove.co.uk Jupiter’s Dance (52min) 3 August 2014 | Floreffe, Belgium Esperanzah The Esperanzah! Festival in the Belgium city of Floreffe featuring the motto „Another world is possible“. www.esperanzah.be

Jupiter’s Dance

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IMZ MEMBER ORGANISATIONS MARKET PLAYERS ACROSS THE WORLD

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA SBS Television / SBS TV-Europe

Lotus Records

makido film gmbh

ORF – Österreichischer Rundfunk

Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images GmbH

Eliette und Herbert von Karajan Institut

Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt GmbH.

film+co. classics GmbH

ORF – Enterprise GmbH & Co KG

Paladino Media GmbH

Preiser Records

Salzburger Festspiele

BELGIUM Servus TV

R.T.B.F. RadioTélévision Belge de la Communauté française de Belgique

Sono Artists

Universal Edition AG

Wien Modern

CANADA Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie

CROATIA HRT Hrvatska Televizija

VRT Vlaamse Radio en Televisie

CZECH REPUBLIC

MODemay Entertainment

Rhombus International Ltd. + Rhombus Media Inc.

ESTONIA Ceská Televize

FINLAND

ARTE Strasbourg

Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition

Wiener Staatsoper GmbH

Czech Philharmonic

Riddle Films Inc.

Eesti Rahvusringhääling – Estonian Public Broadcasting / ERR

FRANCE Arcron Productions Oy

Kroma Productions Ltd.

Yleisradio Oy (YLE), The Finnish Broadcasting Company

Bel Air Media

Cécile ClairvalMilhaud

CLC Productions

France Télévisions

Agat Films et Cie / Ex Nihilo

ARTE France

François Roussillon et Associés

Idéale Audience

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Les films figures libres

Les Films Jack Fébus

LGM Télévision

MUSEEC SAS / medici.tv

Opéra National de Paris

Sombrero & Co

Telmondis Distribution

3B Produktion GmbH

ACCENTUS Music GmbH & Co. KG

ARTE Deutschland TV GmbH

Arthaus Musik GmbH

bce films & more GmbH

GERMANY WINDROSE

Berlin Phil Media GmbH

C Major Entertainment GmbH

Clasart Film- und Fernsehproduktions GmbH

DEF Media GmbH

Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln

Enrique Sánchez Lansch

EuroArts Music International GmbH

Finkernagel & Lück Medienproduktion

gebrueder beetz filmproduktion

Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

Kobalt Productions GmbH

msm-studios

Myriam Hoyer

NIGHTFROG GmbH

Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG

Signed Media Produktion GmbH & Co KG

Sounding Images GmbH

Testklang e.G.

UNITEL GmbH & Co. KG

WDR – Westdeutscher Rundfunk

PARSMEDIA Pars Media

INDIA ZDF – Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

ZDF / ARTE

ISRAEL

IRELAND

ITALY ScreensArt Ltd.

Hazel Wright Media Ltd. / Opera Uncorked Ltd.

EarthSync

ZDF, 3sat / ZDFkultur

JAPAN RAI COM SpA

Pan Dream / Fondazione Fem

NHK Enterprises Inc. (NEP)

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JAPAN

NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai – Japan Broadcasting Corporation

POLAND

NETHERLANDS

NORWAY Royal Conservatoire of The Hague

NordicStories AS

NRK Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation

Company Kultura / Russia-Kultura TV Channel

Russian State TV & Radio Broadcating Company (VGTRK)

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

SVT – Sveriges Television

Gachot Films

Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB)

RSI – Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana

Allegro Films

Argonon Ltd.

BalletBoyz Ltd

RUSSIA Telewizja Polska S.A.

SLOVENIA

RGMC – Russian State Music TV and Radio Centre

SPAIN RTV Slovenija

Russian State TV & Radio Broadcasting

SWEDEN Sintonía Media Productions

SWITZERLAND August Schram

BALOISE SESSION

ClassicVision

UK Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen

Syquali Crossmedia AG

technology and production center switzerland ag

BBC Music Television

BBC Cymru Wales

BBC Music Magazine

BBC Rights, Legal & Business Affairs

Capriol Films

Classical TV Limited

Dennis Marks

Electric Sky

London Symphony Orchestra Live Ltd

NVC Arts – Warner Classics and Jazz

Opus Arte

Poorhouse International Ltd.

S4C Sianel 4 Cymru

Universal Music Group International

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USA

San Francisco Symphony

Classic Arts Showcase

Cultural Media Collaborative Inc.

Fountain 3 Films

The Cliburn

The Metropolitan Opera Association

THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET

OVATION TV

Peter Rosen Productions, Inc.

San Francisco Opera

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The new production of the breathtaking show around the world-famous “Sanddorn Balance” performance.

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PREVIEW IMZ EVENT SCHEDULE 2015 EVDH National Workshop at NU2’s festival January 2015 | Barcelona, Spain Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin 10 – 13 February 2015 | Berlin, Germany International Classical Music Award – ICMA Award Gala 2015 28 March 2015 | Ankara, Turkey EVDH-Screening at NU2’s festival April 2015 | Porto, Portugal Classical:NEXT 20 - 23 May 2015 | Rotterdam, The Netherlands Film Festival At Wiener Rathausplatz 27 June – 30 August 2015 | Vienna, Austria International Emmy® Awards Semi-Final Judging July 2015 | Vienna, Austria Vienna Music Film Festival In Yekaterinburg 26 June – 13 July 2015 | Yekaterinburg, Russia Music Film Festival At Castle Špilberk (tbc) August 2015 | Brno, Czech Republic IMZ at ITF Golden Prague October 2015 | Prague, Czech Republic IMZ Academy (tbc) October 2015 | Prague, Czech Republic WOMEX 15 21 – 25 October 2015 | Budapest, Hungary

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