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N EWSL ET TER IMZ INTERNAL NEWS IMZ AT MIDEM 2012, 28 - 31 JANUARY 2012, CANNES, FRANCE Do not miss out on participating at midem 2012 from 28 – 31 January 2012 and joining us at the IMZ activities such as the IMZ Avant Première Screenings. Please have a look at the the preliminary schedule of IMZ events here For detailed information about the Avant Première Screenings and the IMZ events at midem 2012 please visit www.avantpremiere.at Find out more about Classical at midem 2012 here
Participants: For detailed information about the general participation/registration fees and contracts please click here Please note that the deadline for the November rate of just €650 is November 15, 2011. Exhibitors: For detailed information about the various exhibition/stand fees and contracts please click here and contact Cornelia Much at cornelia.much@reedmidem.com or +49-7631-17680.
For further general information about midem 2012 please go to www.midem.com
N EWSL ET TER IMZ INTERNAL NEWS IMZ AT THE 48TH ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE 15 – 19 October 2011 / Žofín Palace, Prague (CZ) The World Of Music And Dance Is Within Your Reach The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the IMZ have once again decided to join forces to promote and strengthen the arts in the audio-visual media. Thus, at the 48th edition of the ITF
selecting at least one new original project/event every year (from
Golden Prague, the IMZ presented the Golden Prague Premieres and held the first Pitching Session
be offered to all members within the EBU and the IMZ.
in cooperation with the EBU.
Five projects were pitched to the high-profile jury consisting of
The programmes highlighted in the framework of the Golden Prague Premieres
Bettina Brinkmann, EBU, Marie-Odile Demay, MO Demay
(screenings) in the Small Hall at Zofin Palace:
Entertainment, Arild Erikstad, NRK, Peter Maniura, BBC, Lothar
Golden Prague Premiere I: The Vienna State Opera (TV Kultura, Russia) – The famous
Mattner, WDR and Erwin Stürzer, Arthaus Musik GmbH.
2012 to 2014) aiming at prime time international audiences which will
opera house seen through the eyes of Russian artists Golden Prague Premiere II:The Beauty of the Voice (Loft, Germany) – A documentary
Of course, in general the festival was open to anyone interested in
about the international opera studio at the Zurich Opera, led by Mexican tenor Francisco Araiza.
high-quality music and dance programmes and films on the TV screen. Festival participants had the chance to view all competition
Both productions were enthusiastically received by the audience.
programmes submitted to the 48th ITF Golden Prague in the festival's video library.
On Monday, 17 October the EBU and IMZ Pitching Session took place. During their first jointly organised Pitching session in Golden Prague, the EBU and the IMZ were looking forward to
We look forward to the next ITF Golden Prague in October 2012!
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IMZ WORLD MUSIC FILM SCREENINGS AT WOMEX 2011 For the third and last time in Copenhagen, after five days of good work and tons of
Film Screenings with a collection of 13
Eskenazy in My sweet canary,
thrilling films (with one last minute update)
followed by the hurricane-like The
was not only enthusiastically received but
Godmother of Rock & Roll
also noted highly increased attendance
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and
figures.
another legend, Calypso Rose The Lioness of the Jungle. In the
amazing music WOMEX successfully completed its 17th edition. With 2250
On the first screening day, the films took
delegates from 98 countries, 700
us to moving trips from Andalusia with
companies, 270 stands, 20 conference
Good singing hurts, over the Gibraltar
sessions, 60 acts from 52 countries and 13
to hear a Griot of Senegal raising his
movies at the IMZ World Music
voice, back to Germany with Global
Film Screenings this is what it takes to
Local – Forays into a new music
be the most important professional market for world music.
scene in Cologne discovering a flourishing new musical landscape.
The tenth and thus anniversary
The second day, mainly dedicated to
edition of the IMZ World Music
women, introduced rebetiko singer Rosa
afternoon Mokoomba, from one riverbank to another provided an insight into the life of a young band from Zimbabwe while Frekuensia Kolombia na transpor ted the rapped messages of South America’s youth.
Haiti under the sound of the 62 year old Orchestre Septentrional in When the D ru m I s B e a t i n g. A f t e r w a rd s i n Dharohar (A Legacy) we saw an enthusiastic musical cooperation melting cultural and religious divides in India. Creole Cousins - A portrait of Lindigo in Brazil revealed a common musical inheritance of two places as far apart as La
The last screening day took us to
Reunion and Brazil. Finally The Baroque
Morocco and the depths of Arab
Nomade in Ethiopia, on the
Andalusian music in Nuba of Gold and Light. We then flew over to
encounter with the Azmari took us back to the 17th century in Abyssinia to
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IMZ DIRECTORY INFORMATION
discover a fusion of European Music and Ethiopian
Dear IMZ Members,
Azmari art.
In the next weeks you will receive an E-mail regarding the IMZ Directory Update. As
For those who missed it, it is not all lost yet! See
soon as you have received it, please have a look at all the information and send us your amendments. Only with your help we can guarantee a complete and accurate
the screening selection and not only that‌ For the
edition of the IMZ Directory 2011.
first time this year we have listed all submitted movies for you to browse through. Expect the next call for film submissions in spring and plan your trip to WOMEX 2012 in Thessaloniki this time one week earlier than usual from Wednesday, 17 to Sunday, 21 October 2012!
And last but not least: we will soon update the movie programme of our non-profit distribution project World Music Films on Tour adding the programmes screened at WOMEX 2011.
www.worldmusicfilms.com
With many thanks in advance for your assistance, Your IMZ Team
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NEW IN THE IMZ
FESTIVAL NEWS THE 48TH ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE IS OVER...
programme also received the Czech Television
The festival team would like to thank all of
category of Performing Arts (Recordings of
you for attending and contending in an exciting competition! From 15 –19 October 2011, The 48th ITF GP offered its visitors 77 competition programmes from 21 countries around the world, 6 programmes from the Czech Republic and four programmes in the noncompetition category.
Award. The second Czech Crystal in the opera, operetta, musicals, dance, ballet,
MasterClass.TV fosters the highest standards of musicianship by providing a
Radiotelevision Italiana in a coproduction with
web based, interactive music platform that enables aspiring musicians to
Rada film, BBC and NHK. Special Mention for
better apprehend, interpret and appreciate classical music. MasterClass.TV is
extraordinary artistic achievement was
a primary source for digital video and audio materials of classical music.
awarded to the German film The Baton which reports from the Gustav Mahler conductor
Designed as a virtual educational tool the platform will allow academic
competition. The programme Rostropovich:
meaningful learning experience.
VIZE 97.
the film Jiří Kylián: Forgotten memoirs by the French company ARTE France. This
member!
Rigoletto in Mantua produced by RAI
by the French company Camera lucida
dedicated to music and dance was awarded to
joined the IMZ family. Let’s extend a warm welcome to our newest
What’s it about?
The Grand Prix Golden Prague 2011 was awarded to the film The Carnival of Animals
category of Documentary programmes
...has
concerts etc.) was won by Verdi´s opera
The Genius of the cello received the Award of
productions. The Czech Crystal in the
MasterClass.TV
the Dagmar and Václav Havel´s Foundation Find further information and photos at www.festivalgoldenprague.cz!
institutions to modernise their learning environment and stimulate a Contact: Bettina Rettig, Editor Bettina.Rettig@gmx.de Orly Schwartzman, Business Manager orly.schwartzman@gmail.com,
N EWSL ET TER EuroArts DVD Releases November
IMZ MEMBER NEWS NEW PRODUCTIONS Gozaran – Time Passing
The King's Singers – Christmas
EuroArts proudly announces that the
One of the world’s most
EUROARTS
Scheffer will be part of the competition
concerts, recordings, media and
at the International Documentary Film
education work that spans the
Festival in Amsterdam. Nader Mashayekhi and his ideal to have an orchestra of young musicians in Tehran facing the harsh reality of Iranian culture policy. With portraits of four musicians from various generations and both sexes the film shows the struggle to form a classical orchestra in Iran. Produced by EuroArts Music, Pieter van Huystee Film Programme Number: 5876
– Yutaka Sado „Songs for Japan“ Luciano Pavarotti –
celebrated ensembles, The King’s Portrait Singers have a packed schedule ofa film by Ester Schapira
documentary by director Frank
The film follows the Iranian conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
© Melle van Essen
EuroArts Cinema News
globe. Championing the work of Berliner Philharmoniker in Singapore – A Musical young and established Journey in 3D has currently composers, they remain consummate entertainers,
been shown in 10 countries
looking back on an extraordinary around the world. It now has history on television. A class act started successfully in cinemas with a delightfully British wit!
in Germany. Find out more on
EuroArts Music is proud to offer www.berlinerphilharmon iker3d-derfilm.de. the King’s Singers Christmas programme. Produced by Signum Records © The Sound Corporation Programme Number: 5901
www.euroarts.com
N EWSL ET TER Unitel And C Major Entertainment Present: Music is the language of heart and soul
IMZ MEMBER NEWS
A portrait on Mariss Jansons by Robert Neumüller
C MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT
C Major Entertainment And Sony Classical Present:
C Major Entertainment And Universal Music Present:
From the Los Angeles Opera: Plácido Domingo in Il Postino by Daniel Catán
Andrea Bocelli – Live in
Based on the popular 1994 Italian film, Il
Central Park
Postino by Daniel Catán stars Plácido
Andrea Bocelli makes a gift to
Andrea Bocelli
New York City with a once-in-alifetime musical event: a free concert with the New York Philharmonic to take place at Central Park’s Great Lawn. As guests: Celine Dion, Tony Bennett and Bryn Terfel, a.o. The
Domingo as the poet Pablo Neruda for this exciting world premiere. In a tiny Italian fishing village, a shy young postman (Charles Castronovo) finds the inspiration to live out his dreams during his daily deliveries to his only customer, a famous poet. Also starring: Amanda Squitieri, Cristina Gallardo-Domâs,
conductor is Alan Gilbert.
Nancy Fabiola-Herrera. Conductor:
Length: 90’ / 60’. TV distribution Domingo Postino worldwide: C Major © Robert Millard
Daniels. Length: 146’ min.; TV Director:
Entertainment.
Grant Gershon. Stage Director: Ron Brian Large. TV distribution: C Major Entertainment
Charismatic conductor Mariss Jansons will conduct the upcoming New Year’s Concert of the Wiener Philharmoniker on 1 January 2012. It’s for the second time that he’s been given the honour of conducting the probably most prestigious concert in the world. Filmmaker Robert Neumüller follows Mariss Jansons to Amsterdam, Riga, St. Petersburg, Vienna and Salzburg, joining him in rehearsals and in his preparation for the „Concert of Concerts“. But we also get to know the private Mariss Jansons talking about important stations of his life: his childhood in Riga, where he was born and raised, his schooldays in Leningrad, about Vienna as the city of his academic education and about his time with Karajan in Salzburg. A coproduction of ORF, BR and UNITEL. Length approx. 52’. TV distribution worldwide: C Major Entertainment. Jansons © ORF Ali Schafler
N EWSL ET TER Current productions 2011/2012:
IMZ MEMBER NEWS
Richard Wagner has started a liasion... (shooting completed)
NEW PRODUCTIONS
The Zurich Exile 1849 – 1858.
SYQUALI MULTIMEDIA ZURICH
Winterthur City is composing an opera!
“,Overwhelming’ seems to be written on the cover of this movie, which is definitely succeeding in it. You will find yourself almost a bit dizzy, when trying to find back to reality after watching this movie.”
On behalf of the Musikkollegium Winterthur, Syquali Multimedia AG is producing a
(NZZ) The DVD and Blu-ray of Der Freischütz – die Filmoper will be on market in Germany, Austria and Switzerland christmas 2011! Distributor: Highlight/Constantin Verleih GmbH
documentary of a children’s opera. In collaboration with music schools, schools and the children’s composition class, the opera will be written, composed and performed by 800 Swiss children from the city of Winterthur (canton of Zurich). Over a period of one year (May 2011 through May 2012), the children will develop the opera. The entire process of bringing the opera to stage will be thoroughly shown in the documentary, with special emphasis on what great efforts it takes to produce an entire opera from the very beginning until it is ready for the public. The premiere will take place at Theater Winterthur on 12 and 13 May 2012. Contact:
Hunter’s Bride will enter cinemas in Japan spring 2012!
Jens Neubert, Producer
Distributor: Cetera International Ltd.
jens.neubert@syquali.ch
www.syquali.ch www.huntersbride.com
N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS ACCENTUS MUSIC ACCENTUS Music & New York Philharmonic release A Concert for New York on DVD & Bluray.
ELECTRIC SKY Electric Sky With New Royal Opera House Titles
In numerous countries around the world people watched the live production and transmission of the New York Philharmonic under the
UK distributor Electric Sky announces the acquisition
baton of Alan Gilbert performing Mahler’s 2nd Symphony on the eve of
of performance titles from the Royal Opera House
the tenth anniversary of the tragic events of September 11. The New
and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
York Times described the evening as an “intensely moving programme… an ideal choice to help New Yorkers reflect, heal and persevere … All the performers were palpably swept up in the music: the excellent chorus; Ms DeYoung; Ms Röschmann, who sang with deep expressivity;
Electric Sky has acquired Puccini’s ever-popular Tosca (1 x 125') performed at the Royal Opera House and
and the orchestra”.
recorded in high definition. Powerful music, a gripping
Only six weeks after the premiere of A Concert for New York, the
story, and a tragic end… The Royal Opera Chorus
prestigious production of this memorable event is now to be released:
and The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House are
DVD and Blu-ray will be available in the U.S. on 8 November and
under the baton of Antonio Pappano, Music Director
worldwide from the end of November 2011.
of the Royal Opera for a score that includes such
Contact: Ulrike Gratz, Label Manager u.gratz@accentus.com
great set pieces as the Act I Te Deum and the arias © Accentus
N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS Vissi d’arte and E lucevan le stelle. The production also
for The Royal Ballet in 20 years. Complementary
boasts a fabulous cast including star singers Angela
t o t h i s p ro d u c t i o n : b e h i n d - t h e - s c e n e s
Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel.
documentary Being Alice (1 x 30’). Finally, Electric Sky has taken on three new titles from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. All’s Well That Ends Well (1 x 155’), Dr Faustus (1 x 165’) and Much Ado About Nothing (1 x 155’) were all launched last month at Mipcom.
WHAT’S ON… ZDF IN NOVEMBER Celebrating Advent… Joyce DiDonato and Thomas Hampson are joining Staatskapelle Dresden and their designated principal conductor, Christian Thielemann for the traditional ZDF-Adventskonzert. On this occasion, Thielemann, praised for his interpretations of German Romantics, will enter the realm of musical Baroque performing works by Vivaldi, Telemann and Bach… 27 November 2011, 6:00 p.m., on ZDF
www.electricsky.com
Tosca © Catherine Ashmore
Also from the Royal Opera House, Electric Sky has acquired Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1 x 150’), the 2011 ballet created by Christopher Wheeldon for The Royal Ballet. The music composed by Joby Talbot is the first full-length ballet score created
Adventliche Festmusik aus Dresden
ZDF Music On ARTE Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder and his Beethoven cycle of 2011. ARTE presents the complete recordings of the legendary concert event with the Wiener Philharmoniker at the Golden Hall of Wiener Musikverein.
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LAURELS – PRIZES AND PRAISES
27 November 2011, 10:45 a.m., on ARTE
ACCENTUS MUSIC
MAESTRO: Rudolf Buchbinder spielt Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 1
Diapason D’Or And Choc De Classica For
27 November 2011, 11:30 a.m., on ARTE
Accentus Music Releases:
MAESTRO: Rudolf Buchbinder spielt Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 2
ACCENTUS Music is proud to announce its second Diapason d’or: Having received the prominent price for the
Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra are continuing their Bruckner expedition with the Symphony No. 5 combining the maestro’s cathedral of sound with Mozart’s Haffner Symphony, originally performed as a nocturnal serenade… 27 November 2011, 9:50 a.m., on ARTE MAESTRO: Claudio Abbado und das Lucerne Festival Orchestra spielen Mozart und Bruckner www.zdf.de
release of Mahler’s 9th Symphony with Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, ACCENTUS MUSIC has just been awarded the Diapason d’or as well for the new DVD and Blu-ray production of Ricardo Chailly and the Gewandhaus Orchestra performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. Moreover, it is also the recipient of Classica Magazine’s esteemed Choc de Classica award for November 2011, not only for the Mahler 2 production, but the Mahler 8 release, too. The magazine International Record Review highlighted the Mahler 8 DVD with the accolade IRR OUTSTANDING logo in their current November 2011 edition, pointing out that “there’s an exultant musical flow to this Leipzig
N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS performance of the Eighth Symphony that
SERVUSTV
CLASART CLASSIC
G ra m o p h o n e A wa rd 2 0 1 1 F o r S e r v u s T V
Clasart Classic Wins Echo Klassik 2011
Documentary:
The recording of Halévy’s opera Clari, a joint production of Clasart Classic and the Zurich Opera directed by Felix Breisach, was awarded
For their highly acclaimed production Carlos Kleiber – Traces
the Echo Klassik 2011 as best “Music DVD Production of the Year
to Nowhere (released on DVD by Arthaus Musik on 21 März
(Opera).”
2011) ServusTV have received the British Gramophone
The entertaining first performance of the opera rarity in the
magazine’s Gramophone Award 2011 in the category DVD Documentary. It is yet another great success for the film
acclaimed modern-day production of Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier advanced to become a surprise hit at the Zurich Opera. The
directed by Eric Schulz, who already won the prestigious
fact that Clari was freed from the dust of archives 180 years after its
Contact:
ECHO Klassik 2011 for the best “Music DVD Production of
world premiere is largely due to Cecilia Bartoli: on the trail of the
Ulrike Gratz, Label Manager
the Year (Documentary)“. Furthermore, on 16 November,
legendary soprano Maria Malibran, Bartoli came across the opera in
Carlos Kleiber – Traces to Nowhere will be awarded at
which the phenomenal singer embodied the title role in her day.
Philharmonie Berlin with the Jahrespreis der deutschen
Supported by the Orchestra La Scintilla, “la Bartoli” has infused this
Schallplattenkritik 2011.
opera with new life…
Find more information on www.grammophone.co.uk
Clasart Classic’s close collaboration with Cecilia Bartoli
leads me to say that this is not only the best-played live performance of the work on DVD but it’s among the most musically satisfying ever recorded.”
u.gratz@accentus.com
http://www.servustv.com Contact: Frank Gerdes, Bereichsleiter Kultur frank.gerdes@servustv.at www.servustv.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxSK3Q5uAfY www.servustv.com/kleiber
will be continued soon: In 2012, the first year of her artistic directorship of the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, Handel’s Baroque opera Giulio Cesare will be on the programme. Singing alongside Cecilia Bartoli are Andreas Scholl, Philippe Jaroussky and Anne-Sophie von Otter. Giovanni Antonini conducts the original-instrument ensemble Il Giardino Armonico. Clasart Classic is planning to record this musical event. For more information please contact Katja Raths, raths@tmg.de.
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CÉCILE CLAIRVAL-MILHAUD
Three Prestigious Awards For The Carnival Of The
Darius Milhaud and his music – From
Animals:
Provence to the world
Prix Italia, Golden Prize & Audience Prize of Golden
Congratulations to Cécile Clairval-Milhaud,
Prague The Carnival of the Animals produced by Camera lucida, France
whose set of 2 DVDs has been awarded a Le Carnaval des animaux, FR, 2010, 35’, HD
Diapason d’or in November 2011!
Télévision, The Radio France Philarmonic Orchestra, supported by the CNC, the SACEM and Procirep/Angoa, has just been awarded the Golden Prague Festival’s Grand Prix and Audience Prize. A wonderful addition to the Prix Italia received by the “Carnival of the Animals” in
Find out more about the acclaimed production on http://www.steinval.fr/darius-milhaud.html
September… Windrose would like to congratulate Gordon and Andy Sommer, the
Contact:
directors of this programme and thank everyone who made this
Cécile Clairval-Milhaud
adventure possible, especially Camera lucida, Smaïn, the Maestro Myung-Whun Chung and the Radio France Philarmonic Orchestra musicians. The lion is waiting for your visit on: http://www.youtube.com Wo r l d w i d e d i s t r i b u t i o n : W i n d r o s e , P a u l i n e M a z e n o d , pmazenod@windrose.fr.
steinval@sfr.fr
N EWSLE T TER The Eppax Programme
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Expert meetings, one-to-one
KONSERVATORIUM
discussions, updates on international
WIEN UNIVERSITY
EPPAX 2012
markets, showcases, crowd sourcing, crowd funding.
14 – 15 March, 2012 / Royal Tropical Institute, Check out www.eppax.com for Amsterdam NL current updates and the EPPAX For festival & venue directors. For producers & meeting’s list of key-note speakers, and artists. For art policy makers & government art register now: Early Bird rates will last organizers. until 15 November! What is EPPAX?
For artists: Show your video!
An International conference and exhibition on Asian Send in a video of your production performing arts and performing in Asia, EPPAX is an effective with a length of maximum 5 minutes. platform to launch new ideas and innovations in the Your showcase will be presented in a performing arts.
semi-continuous loop on a large screen
EPPAX offers excellent networking opportunities with and in hifi. performing arts leaders from Asia to boost your productions visibility in the Asian market.
EPPAX sparks new partnerships between Asia and Europe: The mailing address is: Inviting Asian and European festivals to combine EPPAX programmes and reduce costs. Facilitating producers in 13-II finding co-producers and funding. Supporting artist Amsterdam, NL 1078KT companies in finding performances in Asia and Europe.
Contemporary Music
In
The
Mainstream?
again is the centre for contemporary music... The Vienna Philharmonic will perform under Peter Eötvös at the festival finale on 25 November, their first appearance at WIEN MODERN in a long time.
Round Table with Peter Eötvös, Martin Grubinger, Bernhard
On the occasion of this concert,
Kerres, Matthias Lošek, Matthias
Konservatorium Wien University organises a Round Table with
Schorn, Ranko Marković
P e t e r E ö t v ö s ( c o m p o s e r, 23 November 2011, 5:00 p.m.
conductor), Martin Grubinger (Percussionist), Bernhard Kerres
Konservatorium Wien University, Leonie-Rysanek-Saal
(Wiener Konzerthaus, President
Johannesgasse 4a, 1010 Wien
Lošek (Artistic Director WIEN
Free entry
MODERN) and Matthias Schorn
From 28 October to 25
value of contemporary music in professional education as well as
November 2011, Vienna once
integration of new music in the
WIEN MODERN), Matthias
(Clarinettist). To be discussed: The
N EWSLE T TER RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS reper toire of not-specialised ensembles.
OBITUARY Bengt Häger 1916 – 2011
A
cooperation
between
Konservatorium Wien University, Wiener Konzerthaus and WIEN MODERN.
and led for many years.
Thanks to Bengt Häger’s efforts, Swedish dance has been
Professor Bengt Häger - The great
internationalised, with guest
dance patron and educator in the
performances by world-leading
art of dance, doyen and founder of
dance
the Carina Ari Foundations has
companies and artists he brought to
passed away on 2 November, at the
Sweden, and the international
Contact:
age of 95.
Esther Kremslehner
Bengt Häger worked indefatigably to
e.kremslehner@konswien.at
promote dance as an independent
www.konservatorium-wien.ac.at
art form and field of research, with its own institutions in Sweden,
Bengt Häger was active to the very
such as Dansmuseet in Stockholm
Foundation, the Carina Ari Library
and the University College of Dance
and the Carina Ari Foundation.
tours he organised for Swedish dancers, such as the Cullberg Ballet.
end in the Carina Ari Memorial
and Circus (formerly the Institute of Choreography), which he founded
Photo taken on 27 April 2011, in the Royal Swedish Opera's Gold Foyer (on the Carina Ari Day and Bengt Häger's 95th birthday)
Read more on www.carina.se
N EWSLE T TER RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS MICA MUSIC AUSTRIA TonBild 2011 - Call for Entries
Matthias Leihs (They Shoot Music, Don`t They)
- Information about the musicians,
Barbara Pichler (Diagonale)
composers and visual artists (can also be a link to the artist's website)
For the very first time, mica - music austria is calling for The musicians and composers of the selected works will receive a portrait audiovisual entries for the TonBild2011 competition. on our website www.musicaustria.at, where the best works will be Musicians and visual artists of all genres are invited to submit displayed. In addition to an official press release, the winners of the
- Contact information. Please state a
their audiovisual works. We are looking for: audiovisual competition will be promoted via the mica-newsletter and the Austrian works from the year 2011 with a maximum length of 15 Music Export newsletter.
presentation.
minutes. All participating applicants must either Austrian How can I submit? music and content is completely up to the artist, experimental visualizations are just as welcome as classic Submission via e-mail to: music videos. As part of TonBild 2011, the five best works office@musicaustria.at
will be selected by a jury and presented on the 2nd of Subject: "Tonband 2011" December 2011 at the traditional annual celebration in the We will send you an application form for the competition, in which rightholders have to give permission to show the works publicly on the 2nd of December 2011 and to present them on our website and newsletters as a The Jury: Eva Fischer (sound:frame) Michaela Grill (sixpackfilm)
be contacted to discuss details of the WARNING: please do not attach any video or music files or photos - the
citizen or have their main residence in Austria. The choice of
premises of mica.
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stream. Required Documents for Submission: - Link to audiovisual work (e.g.YouTube,Vimeo)
high volume of data would clog our server. Deadline for submissions: 11th of November 2011 at 3 p.m.