NE WS L E T T E R JANUARY 2012 IMZ INTERNAL NEWS • IMZ AVANT PREMIÈRE SCREENINGS AT MIDEM 2012
• CLASART CLASSIC AND THE BAVARIAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LAURELS – ENTRIES, NOMINATIONS, PRIZES AND PRAISES:
• WORLD MUSIC FILMS ON TOUR: NEXT TWO MOVIES IN THE PROGRAMME
• ANNE TERESA DE KEERSMAEKER
IMZ MEMBER NEWS
RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS
NEW IN THE IMZ:
• CLASSICAL:NEXT 2012
• NIGHTFROG GMBH NEW PRODUCTIONS
• 2012 INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS COMPETITION CALL FOR ENTRIES
• CLASART CLASSIC
• ROSE D’OR EXTENDED DEADLINE
• EUROARTS
• DANCE ON CAMERA
• ACCENTUS MUSIC
• DANCE CAMERA WEST
• ČESKÁ TELEVIZE
• EUROPA CANTAT
NEW COOPERATIONS / NEW DEALS
• XX INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND EARTH COMPETITION
• ELECTRIC SKY
N EWSL ET TER IMZ INTERNAL NEWS IMZ AVANT PREMIÈRE SCREENINGS AT MIDEM 2012 Dear members, before meeting you at midem here some final details: - confirm your attendance at IMZ Opening and Networking Cocktail: Saturday 28 Jan. 14h30 – 15h30 (IMZ stand R 05.44)
Information concerning your Avant Première screening: • Please bring your show reel directly to the fair and hand it in at the IMZ stand one day before your screening (or at least 5 hours before the scheduled beginning). • Same as last year the Avant Première screenings will take place in Auditorium A, 3rd floor, Palais des Festivals. • Find all information concerning the IMZ Avant Première Screenings at www.avantpremiere.at
- 3D-Screenings at the IMZ stand: the final deadline for a screening request has been postponed to 18 Jan. 2012. Please contact Tatiana Petkova for all further details. - Don’t miss the première screening of Music in the Air – to celebrate 50 years of IMZ: Sunday 29 Jan.17h00 – 18h00 (Auditorium A) - Join us for the IMZ General Assembly: Sunday 18h00 – 19h00 (Auditorium A) You may also consult: • The Avant Prèmiere screening schedule • The IMZ at midem complete programme schedule • The IMZ members participants list (for amendments contact Tatiana Petkova)
midem 2012 in general: • midem conference-programme • rates and registration • offers for exhibitors • If you are an IMZ member please always write “IMZ MEMBER” on the contract. • For all further details visit: www.midem.com.
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geographical distance, the inheritance of slavery and African ancestors stay a common history. A revelation for Lindigo, finding strong connections to their ancestors so far
After a successful WOMEX 2011 with 13 thrilling movies screened, we are happy to
away from their origins, a revelation for the Brazilians (re)discovering their own
announce the next two being added to the programme of World Music Films on Tour:
musical roots through music instruments and even the ancestor of Capoeira, the
Calypso Rose The Lioness of the Jungle: Calypso Rose is an ambassador of Caribbean music, a living legend, a charismatic character, the uncontested diva of Calypso Music. Paris, New York, Trinidad, Tobago,
Moringue still performed by Lindigo. See the trailer here. For bookings of non commercial screenings please contact: worldmusicfilms@imz.at
back to Africa, in each place, we learn a little more about the many faces and facets of her life. It is a film not only about memory, the exchange and discovery of world cultures, but also about the journey of a militant and authentic woman, an AfroCaribbean soul, an exemplary artist, far from the glitz and glitter, at the dawn of her life. See the trailer here. Creole Cousins – A portrait of Lindigo in Brazil Upon a first tour of Lindigo group in the North of Brazil, this movie documents the encounter of the black identity from La Reunion with the African rooted culture in Brazil. From Santo Amaro to Recife through Salvador da Bahia, the movie reveals the extremely strong link connecting the black Reunion with the black Brazil. Despite
WORLD MUSIC FILMS ON TOUR Join our non-profit initiative and let the world’s musics be your guest!
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NEW PRODUCTIONS
NEW IN THE IMZ Welcome NIGHTFROG!
CLASART CLASSIC
NIGHTFROG (Munich) is a film production company covering a wide range from music
At MIDEM 2012
documentaries and music videos to multi-camera concert recordings. Founded in 1999 by Benedict Mirow, NIGHTFROG has built a solid reputation for high-quality programmes using creative storylines and innovative techniques. They have been producing top-quality documentaries on music stars such as Hélène Grimaud, Lang Lang and Plácido Domingo for TV stations all over the world and international DVD/Blu-ray release. NIGHTFROG productions tell the stories of the people behind the music stands, their lives as artists –
Giuseppe Scarlatti: Dove è amore è gelosia At Český Krumlov’s Baroque theatre Scarlatti himself conducted the debut performance of his Dove è amore è gelosia. Thanks to the surviving historical documents and theatre stocks – with completely preserved machinery, costumes and props, it was possible to reconstruct this unique event…
backstage and on the road. Intimate, authentic and compelling.
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Mariss Jansons
In 2012, NIGHTFROG is looking foward to filming with Hilary Hahn, Herbert Blomstedt,
At the beginning of Clasart Classic’s cooperation with the world-famous Bavarian
Frank Peter and Serge Zimmermann, Arabella Steinbacher, and the man with the golden flute, Sir James Galway.
Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Mariss Jansons (see New cooperations!), there is Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, joined by the Mahler specialists
Don’t miss: NIGHTFROG’s presentation of current productions during the
Anja Harteros and Bernarda Fink. Starring in the recording of Beethoven’s Piano
IMZ Avant Premiere Screenings at midem 2012: Sunday, 29 January,10:00 am, Auditorium A, 3rd floor, Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France.
Concerto No. 3: Japanese star pianist Mitsuko Uchida. This first part of the cooperation is completed by a performance of Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben.
Meet the team at the screening, or let them inform you about their productions at the
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Catalogue
IMZ stand (R 05.44). NIGHTFROG will be represented by Dorothee Binding and Benedict Mirow.
Productions worth a special mention: Giuseppe Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra starring Plácido Domingo in the first baritone role of his legendary career on the Met
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IMZ MEMBER NEWS
January Highlights
stage; Anna Netrebko reviving her acclaimed portrayal of
The EuroArts production team has been working in high gear this
Norina in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale; and Rossini’s Le
past December…
Comte Ory with a brilliant cast led by the bel canto
The Christmas highlight The Nutcracker from the Mariinsky
specialists Juan Diego Flórez, Diana Damrau and Joyce
Theatre with the Musical Director Valery Gergiev will be produced
DiDonato!
in 3D – a full 2D version will be available, too. On New Years Eve the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle
Portrait James Levine
welcomed Evgeny Kissin to celebrate the Gala from Berlin
Entering his fifth decade at the Metropolitan Opera,
2011, and The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra celebrated
James Levine has developed a relationship with the
their 75th anniversary. Both productions will be available for TV and
company that is unique in today’s music world. This
DVD distribution by beginning of 2012.
enlightening documentary looks back on James Levine’s first steps as pianist and conductor and accompanies his career up to his becoming the Met’s Music Director and one of America’s major maestros. For further information, please contact: Katja Raths, Head of Classical Music Department TMG Katharina Biro, Assistant Classical Music Department TMG
© Koichi
Miura / Metropolitan Opera
or call +49 (0) 89 290 930. © Benjamin-Tyrrell
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New On DVD Fauré: Requiem
EuroArts is now looking forward to 2012: imposing
Matthias Goerne, Chen Reiss and Eric
concert performances to take place, impressive
Picard come together for a concert of
documentaries to be produced…
Fauré’s works for chorus and
Among the concert highlights, there will be the a n nu a l eve n t s E u ro p a Ko n ze rt a n d Waldbühne. In May, the conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Berliner Philharmoniker will welcome Gautier Capuçon at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna; Seiji Ozawa, the Berliner Philharmoniker and Daishin Kashimoto will musically focus on Tchaikovsky at the Waldbühne in June.
orchestra. They are joined by the Orchestre de Paris under the baton of its new Musical Director, the GRAMMY Award-winning conductor Paavo Järvi and the Choeur de l ’ O rc h e s t re d e P a r i s . O n t h e programme: Requiem, Cantique de Jean Racine, Super flumina Babylonis, Élégie for cello and orchestra. (The Blu-ray disc will be released in April 2012.) www.euroarts.com
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many years, conducted Barenboim’s own orchestra, the Staatskapelle Berlin. ACCENTUS Music filmed the musicians at the Philharmonie Essen for a live
Fiesta del Tango in Buenos Aires on New
recording of this landmark concert, available on DVD
Year’s Eve 2011
and Blu-ray from the end of February 2012. A
The most renowned stars of the Argentinean tango
Production of ACCENTUS Music, in coproduction with
scene perform in and at the same time celebrate the
ZDF, in cooperation with ARTE and Klavier-Festival
centenary of the famous ballroom “El Palacio” in
Ruhr.
Buenos Aires. The tango show features Otros Aires,
St. Thomas Boys Choir (documentary)
Café de los Maestros, Teresa Parodi and Rodolfo Mederos. The artists are accompanied by the finest dancing stars such as the famous dance duo Macana
Theatrical release in Germany on 16 February 2012!
Brothers, Eduardo y Gloria, and the winning couple of
In 2012, the St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig celebrates
this year’s international tango dance competition 2011.
its 800th anniversary. Promptly for this unique
An HD production of ACCENTUS Music, in
centenary anniversary, the choir appears in a full-length
coproduction with ZDF, in cooperation with ARTE.
documentary film on the big screen for the first time.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
Through their personal stories, an insightful portrayal of the St. Thomas Boys emerges, which raises questions
Daniel Barenboim on the piano performs
about the fascination of the traditional ensemble. A
Liszt’s piano concertos
Production of ACCENTUS Music, in coproduction with
For the first time, in 2011 Barenboim has tackled both of Liszt’s virtuosic piano concertos in a single concert. Pierre Boulez, his friend and esteemed colleague for
MDR, in cooperation with ARTE and NHK. For further information, please contact Ulrike Gratz, Label Manager or call +49-341-989841-19.
© ACCENTUS Music / M. Knoch
N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS ČESKÁ TELEVIZE Pavel Haas Quartet Records For New Czech Television Format “The world’s most exciting string quartet? Well, they suit the tagline better than most. Their tone is large, quasi-orchestral. They take risks. Above all, they play with passion.” The Times, January 2010 Unique sound and camera rendition brings the art of the Pavel Haas Quartet to a broader public’s attention. Parts of string quartet pieces by Janáček, Prokofjev, Britten and Schubert have just been edited by Czech Television as a part of the special chamber music series Bravo! featuring the best of the young generation of Czech and Slovak classical interprets. Thus, in the attractive venue of the Benedictine’s Monastery in Rajhrad, a great scope of music has been captured ranging from early baroque to contemporary repertoire.
Selecting from more than 1,000 new releases from the last year, 47 critics awarded the Pavel Haas Quartet's album Dvorák String Quartets Nos. 12 and 13 (Supraphon) Recording Of The Year at the Gramophone Awards 2011. "It is a truly great honour for us considering just how vast the number of recordings entered for the Gramophone Awards is”, says the Pavel Haas Quartet violinist Eva Karová after receiving the prize, adding: "Yet the greatest reward for us is always the enthusiasm and response of the audiences at our concerts and after them.” Bravo!, a new chamber music format, duration: 30 min, broadcast from January 2012 onwards on Czech television. FOTO Pavel Haas Quartet FOTO Pavel Haas Quartet2 © Marco Borggreve For further information, please contact Marie Kučerová, Head of Music & Theatre www.ceskatelevize.cz
© Marco Borggreve
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SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA N E WS L E T T E R NEW COOPERATIONS / NEW DEALS
IMZ MEMBER NEWS
Between 2011 and 2013, Clasart Classic will be recording a number of concerts with
ELECTRIC SKY
MEMBER NEWS Selling Opera And Shakespeare
DRTV in Denmark has also picked up
the renowned Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Mariss
Don Carlo (210’) coproduced by Opus
Jansons.
Arte / Royal Opera House and Stiffelio
Paramount in this media cooperation is the recording of a Beethoven cycle in Tokyo’s (122',Ballet a BBC / Royal Opera House Suntory Hall (produced in association with NHK). The orchestra will be performing all for The Royal in 20 years. Complementary WHAT’S ON… ZDF IN NOVEMBER bulous cast including star singers Angela as t o t h i s coproduction). p ro d u c t i o n : b e hOnce i n d - t h e -regarded scenes nine symphonies there while on a Japan tour in November/December 2012. UK distributer, Electric Sky can onas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel. documentary Beinglost Alice (1 x 30’). because of early Verdi's opera announce deals to Scandinavia this ensemble’s busy touring agendaHampson is also reflected in recordings at Munich’s Gasteig, CelebratingThe Advent… Joyce DiDonato and Thomas Finally, Electric Sky has and taken controversy, on three new titles censorship the work month with SVT in Sweden picking up are joiningin Staatskapelle Dresdenand and their where designated Salzburg, Lucerne Vienna the live recording of the Verdi Requiem will
To Scandinavia nd E lucevan le stelle. The production also
from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
a package of titles including the
Christian Thielemann for the traditional has now established its rightful place in principal conductor, mark a provisional close Thielemann, and climaxpraised of the cooperation at the Golden Hall of the ZDF-Adventskonzert. On this occasion, the Verdi canon... for his interpretations of German in Romantics, enter the Wiener Musikverein Octoberwill 2013.
All’s Well That Ends Well (1 x 155’), Dr
contemporary opera Anna Nicole (120’) Faustus (1 x 165’) and Much Ado About from the Royal Opera House. NothingRead (1 xmore 155’)on were all launched last www.electricsky.com month at Mipcom. Other titles in the package include Tosca (125’) by the Royal Opera www.electricsky.com House, Don Giovanni (180’), an Opus
Arte / Royal Opera House coproduction, Merry Wives of Windsor Tosca © Catherine Ashmore
(120’) by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
he Royal Opera House, Electric Sky has
and Salome (120’) by Royal Opera
ice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1
House / Opus Artebyand NHK. e 2011 ballet created Christopher
or The Royal Ballet. The music composed by
realm of musical Baroque performing works by Vivaldi, Clasart Classic records all concerts in HD quality Telemann and Bach…
and in 5.1 surround sound.
27 November 2011, 6:00 p.m., on ZDF
For further information, please contact:
Adventliche Festmusik aus Dresden
Katja Raths, Head of Classical Music Department TMG Katharina Biro, Assistant Classical Music Department TMG
ZDF Music or On call ARTE +49 (0)
89 290 930.
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.
N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS LAURELS – PRIZES AND PRAISES ANNE TERESA DE KEERSMAEKER HONOURED IN VIENNA
years later she staged Fase, four movements to the music of Steve Reich, one of the most influential choreographies of the decade. In 1983, whilst creating Rosas danst Rosas, she also started up her own company Rosas. From 1992 until 2007 Rosas was
As the Vienna International Dance Festival ImPulsTanz proudly announced,
company in residence at the Belgian national opera De Munt/La Monnaie. In 1995 she
choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has been awarded the Golden Medal for
started her own dance school PARTS in Brussels. Apart from her performances also
Merits of the Federal Land Vienna.
her films have been distinguished by various international prizes, among others, the
City councillor for Cultural Affairs Dr. Andreas Mailath-Pokorny presented her with the award on 14 December 2011 in the framework of a ceremony at Odeon Theater in Vienna, especially pointing out the standard she set in contemporary dance and the impulses she gave to Vienna’s dance scene in the past decades. The laudatory speech was held by ImPulsTanz Intendant Karl Regensburger, who celebrated 30 years of cooperation with the Belgian choreographer and portrayed her
IMZ dance screen award in 1994. Starting with Rosas Danst Rosas (1984, Serapionstheater), Ottone Ottone (1989, Wiener Festwochen) and Toccata (1994, ImPulsTanz) Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has left an indelible mark on the dance scene of Vienna. She is a regular guest at the Vienna International Dance Festival ImPulsTanz and Honorary Member of the IMZ. www.ImPulsTanz.com
work as the lifelong dedication to the “risk of beauty”. "Dance is the way I can best relate to the world – 30 years of work, and I like it more than ever." (Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker was born in 1960. After studying at Mudra and the New York Tisch School of the Arts, she created her first choreography, Asch, in 1980. Two
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and city councillor Dr. Andreas Mailath-Pokorny / © Annika Goetz
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RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS On 21 November 2011, the 39th International Emmy Awards celebrated excellence in international television
6 – 10 MAI 2012, LUCERNE, categories and the complete rules and regulations, click here. New This Year
SWITZERLAND Extended Deadline Don't miss the chance to shine at the Rose d'Or Festival!
presenting ten programme Emmy Awards and two
T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A c a d e my l a u n c h e s T h e
The deadline for entries has been extended to 19
special awards in front of an international audience of
International Emmy Kids Awards: Six new kids
January 2012!
over 1,000 entertainment professionals and media
categories have been added to the International Emmy
executives. Winners spanned 6 countries: Chile (first
Awards competition. The new categories are:
time), Belgium, Canada, Portugal, Sweden and The United Kingdom. Click here to watch videos of the
Kids:Preschool; Kids:Animation; Kids:Factual; Kids:Non-
winners!
Mini-Series will be presented at a stand alone ceremony
Call for Entries The 2012 International Emmy Awards Competition is open! Enter your programmes now for the 20 categories recognized by the Academy. Please note that the entry deadline is 15 February 2012 and eligibility dates are from 1 January to 31 December 2011. For the list of
Scripted Entertainment; Kids:Series and Kids:TV Movie/ scheduled for February 2013. Click here for rules & regulations. For partnership opportunities, contact eva.obadia@iemmys.tv. Come visit The International Academy at Natpe 2012 on 23 – 25 January at booth 612! Read more...
Benidorm Bastards, Little Britain, Blood Sweat and Takeways, Pop Idol and The Apprentice to name just a few hit shows for which a Golden Rose represents an important milestone on the road to international success. For 50 years the Rose d'Or Festival has been a vital marketplace of ideas and has launched many careers. The Video Kiosk provides a platform to exchange the best entertainment programming and is used by delegates from around the world. The Golden Rose will be awarded again in Spring 2012: The Festival takes place from 6 to 10 May in Lucerne, Switzerland. Find all further dates and details here!
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DANCE C AMERA WEST 2012 FILM FESTIVAL
DANCE ON CAMERA
Mavericks of American Dance. The simulcast will
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance
of DFA's new partnership with Emerging
Films Association are pleased to announce the
Pictures. Audiences can participate in the Q&A
40th edition of Dance on Camera. The
through a live Twitter feed with the hashtag,
Final Deadline: 31 January 2012 (postmarked)
dynamic series will take place from 27 – 31
#joffreymovie. Nearly every film’s director is
January 2012 in New York City at the Walter
Submission Information
attending DOCF 2012 and participating in Q&A
Reade Theatre and Elinor Bunin Munroe Film
sessions. DOCF will also feature FREE Filmmaker
Center. Dance lovers will discover an array of
Conversations with established and emerging
A dance media festival and conference bringing together artists,
stimulating films, many of them premieres, and
directors and choreographers as well as a FREE public shorts programme. Herbert Migdoll,
innovators, educators, and the entertainment industry to discuss the increasingly active spectrum of dance media on screen.
diverse disciplines ranging from classical to street – from the refinement of ballet coaching to the
reach 50 theatres in the United States, courtesy
Call For Entries Submit your media for the 11th anniversary festival in June 2012 (festival date TBA)!
What’s it about?
painter and official photographer for the Joffrey
intense individuality of club dancing. The fourteen
As the world of dance and media evolve to include new innovative
Ballet, will exhibit work at the Frieda and Roy
programmes in the series include focuses on
forms, so does the festival evolve from year to year with changing
Furman Gallery. Visit www.filmlinc.com for
international artists such as Natalia Makarova
venues and unique events. For the last decade, Dance Camera West
tickets.
have been partnering with some of LA’s most prominent
www.dancefilms.org
institutions to present their events as well as unconventional,
and Robert Wilson, historic dance presenters and companies such as Jacob’s Pillow, the Joffrey Ballet, and Pilobolus, innovative choreographer Wayne McGregor, and the inspired director Clara van Gool. DOCF 2012 includes a simulcast of the opening night film, Joffrey:
almost unseemly settings, attracting thousands of audience members each year.
N EWSLE T TER RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS Dance Camera West welcomes dance media in any dance style or genre. Categories include: screendance, short films, features, documentary, installations, and interactive dance
EUROPA CANTAT XVIII Europa Cantat and AGEC have merged into the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat. Contact:
media.
info@eca-ec.org / info@EuropeanChoralAssociation.org
To further celebrate the festival’s 11th anniversary, the 2012
www.eca-ec.org / www.europeanchoralassociation.org
edition will include special student programming in partnership with DANCE FILMS ASSOCIATION. Learn more about the partnership here.
What’s it about? European Choral Association – Europa Cantat offers an interestingprogramme of activities for (young) singers, conductors, composers and cultural managers. Details – as well as an overview on the ateliers offered – are available on the festival’s website under Current Projects. We look forward to seeing you singing in Torino, Italy! 27 July – 5 August 2012 www.ectorino2012.it
N EWSLE T TER RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS XX INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND EARTH COMPETITION 22 – 29 April 2012 / Earth and man National Museum Sofia, Bulgaria For composers, soloists and chamber ensembles Dedicated to the International Mother Earth Day – 22 April The main goal of the competition is to stimulate young talents to create and perform a music dedicated to the Earth and its survival. The International Music and Earth Competition provides fine opportunity for young performers and composers to take an active part, by the means of their art, in the worldwide movement for building up a new world, sustainable through environmental development, in which people will live in harmony with nature and with one another. Patron is the Minister of Environment and Waters of the Republic of Bulgaria. The Jury includes 63 members. 2,045 participants: young musicians from 28 countries. National and International Activities. Nineteen Competitions. Twelve CDs Green Angeles. Concert tours of the laureates in Bulgaria, Greece, France, USA and Russia. Master classes, lectures... The competition was presented for the first time at the exhibition during the day of The Bulgarian Culture for Sustainable World at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg 1996. Read more... Contact: Jenny Zaharieva, Artistic Director of the Music and Earth Competition
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