NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 2014
THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR FOR PERFORMING ARTS FILMS 10-13 FEBRUARY 2015 | BERLIN (GERMANY)
IMZ INTERNAL NEWS Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin 2015 IMZ At ITF Golden Prague IMZ Academies At ITF Golden Prague IMZ At WOMEX 14 IMZ MEMBERS NEWS New Members BalletBoyz Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra – The National Orchestra Of Sweden
SCHEDULE Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin 2015 10 – 13 February 2015 | Berlin, Germany
New Productions ACCENTUS Music Barenboim, Bruckner & Mann Arthaus Musik Strauss, Kylián, Roméos & Juliettes Clasart Classic & The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra C Major Entertainment 2Cellos, Wayne Shorter, Jan Garbarek EuroArts Hitmakers – The Changing Face Of The Music Industry Laurels, Prizes and Praises ACCENTUS Music Honoured by Bruckner Society Of America C Major Entertainment Czech Crystal Award gebrueder beetz filmproduktion Nominated At International Emmy Awards ZDF/ARTE Czech Television Prize & The Grand Prix Golden Prague Competition News Queen Elisabeth Competition For Violinists What’s On 3B-Produktion Swing Stories On ARTE And The Big Screen EDITOR’S TIP Opera Europa To Launch Opera Platform In Collaboration With ARTE RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS 2014 International Emmy Awards The Nominees The International Emmy Kids Awards Save The Date EDITORS’ SELECTION ... picked from the IMC Music World News Bulletin: Music news from around the world – brought to you by the International Music Council
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ADVANCE YOUR BUSINESS IN THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL FILM INDUSTRY
Einstein on the Beach An Opera in four acts by Philip Glass and Robert Wilson Théâtre Musical de Paris-Châtelet - January 2014 Production and Distribution: Telmondis www.telmondis.fr © Lesley Leslie-Spinks
AVANT PREMIÈRE MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN 10 – 13 February 2015 | Berlin, Germany Usually, film festivals are all about premieres. The Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin is the place to preview performing arts films before they enter the circuits open to the public: music and dance films, documentaries, portraits, concerts, live recordings. The Avant Première Screenings feature a majority in classical music films complemented by contemporary or pop to go on air on TV. Avant Première is the market where major international public and private broadcasting stations, distribution and production companies, opera houses, concert halls, orchestras, dance companies and individuals from all over the world congregate. REGISTER NOW AND ENJOY EARLY BIRD RATES UNTIL 30 NOVEMBER 2014.
It is the place to advance your business. Put your brand out there to enhance your visibility in a specialised market and use networking, meeting and presentation facilities: RENT A BOOTH! Exposing products, productions and performance. The booth area is located even more central in 2015 and now is an essential part of the Networking Lounge. Be present where the industry meets! Book a branded booth including WIFI and service and use one free Meeting Desk on the day of your choice. Booths are limited to a maximum of seven units, so make sure to book early. For more information on renting a booth, contact Astrid Hafner-Auinger: a.hafner@imz.at
COOPERATION WITH EUROPEAN FILM MARKET With an Avant Première Festival Pass save 50% (30 EUR) for a Daily Pass at the European Film Market EFM (one day only). With a Berlinale Accreditation, an EFM-Market Badge, an EFM-Multiple Day pass or a Berlinale Talents Ticket you can equally buy a Day Pass for Avant Première for 30 EUR (one day only).
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4 | IMZ INTERNAL NEWS ADVERTISE AT AVANT PREMIÈRE Avant Première printed programme folders and flyers address 15.000 market-related protagonists. Online advertising is perceived by over 10.000 website-visitors per month. Present yourself in front of major decision makers and in the network of the international cultural film business. For advertising opportunities, please contact Katharina Jeschke: office@imz.at
MEETING DESKS A private place for business meetings. Avant Première participants can rent a desk for business meetings in a quiet separate area inside the fair facilities. Desks can be booked per day or for the complete duration of Avant Première. IMZ members enjoy special booking rates.
www.avantpremiere.at BECOME A PARTNER Position your brand in the market for high-standard trade and top-class products. As an Avant Première partner profit from valuable exposition at the film location Berlin at a time and place of heightened focus on the film industry – and worldwide. For sponsoring options, contact Katharina Jeschke: office@imz.at
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INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION AT AVANT PREMIÈRE Individual Presentation Rooms offer the opportunity to deepen business talks in a quiet on-site space. The fully equipped facilities offer presentation technology for private screenings and presentations. IMZ members enjoy special booking rates.
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© Mikuláš Krepelka, Czech Television
IMZ AT ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE 2014 5 – 8 October 2014 | Prague (Czech Republic) 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. The jury, chaired by Andrea Andermann (Rada Film, Italy) and composed by the recognized experts Robert Kamyk (TVP, Poland), Jana Návratová (Taneční zóna, Czech Republic), Jan Younghusband (BBC, UK) and Larry Weinstein (Rhombus Media, Canada) awarded the Grand Prix Golden Prague out of the high-grade programmes submitted into the competition to the film Disportrait (2014, Denmark), directed by Ulrik Wivel & Alejandro Alvarez, produced by Barok Film in collaboration with Talal Al-Muhanna / Linked Productions (Kuwait); Paul Scherzer / Six Island Productions (Canada); Alejandro Alvarez (Movens Pictura (USA); ZDF (Germany). The IMZ is proud to have many IMZ members among the winners of the festival – congratulations! As usual, the IMZ contributed several items to the agenda of the festival. The annual event has a tradition of being a fixed date for the IMZ Board Meeting. Furthermore, two IMZ Golden Prague Premières were greatly received by the audience and followed by discussions with members of the film production crew: 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 and seventies 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 main stage, 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, sharing strategic thoughts for 2015. Franz Patay and Katharina Jeschke, IMZ, presented the programme for the next Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin 2015. 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.festivalgoldenprague.cz
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Session-hosts Jan Younghusband and Peter Maniura © Mikuláš Krepelka, Czech Television
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. In the context of the decision of the IMZ Board to restructure the showreels for the future Avant Première Screenings, the session was vital for all IMZ members as well as all participants interested in producing a state-of-the-art trailer giving a compact and attractive overview of their manifold programmes. 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, the BBC’s new live and on-demand arts service, 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. 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 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) and Henk van der Meulen (Head of the Royal Conservertoire 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 www.festivalgoldenprague.cz
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IMZ WORLD MUSIC FILM SCREENINGS AT WOMEX 14 22 – 26 October 2014 | Santiago De Compostela (Spain) This year, WOMEX – The World Music Expo celebrate 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 and more than 320 artists from 90 countries to Galicia. The IMZ was present with a stand and its renowned World Music Film Screenings! 12 exciting and diverse 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 Tobadgo, 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 We would like to share with you some of the excellent submissions that have reached us for the IMZ World Music Film Screenings At WOMEX, that could not be presented in the screenings:
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Pick from non-selected films Music Village – about the coming into existence and reality of the „Music Village“, a personal Utopia of three friends, musicians, in the traditional village of Agios Lavrendios in Pilion.
Music Business In Tajikistan – a movie giving a hint on how things work in the music business in Dushanbe and a little bit in Hujand, the biggest city in the north of Tajikistan.
You And Me – a traditional Peking Opera. World-renowned film director Zhang Yimou (“Hero”, “Raise the Red Lantern”) brings his crossover direction and famous composer Zhu Shaoyu creates its unique music.
The Newest Baiano – about the artistic career of guitarist and composer from Bahia, Rafael Pondé. Important Brazilian musicians and music producers trace the sound of the convergence from "Brand New Baiano" to Brazil.
New Perfume – Boggie´s first video clip showing her butterfly-like metamorphosis in 3 minutes.
The Last Village Musicians – a documentary of the unique and fascinating world of Polish village music, that is almost gone by now.
Gurguli. A Hero Born Into The Grave – about Gurguli, the main character of an eponym epic poem, part of a shared musical and poetic heritage of Tajikistan.
From Border To Border: The Chinese In India – a documentary recalling the complicated relationship that continues to divide India’s ethnic Chinese and mainstream Indian communities.
Sasha Waltz – A Portrait – about one of Europe’s most interesting and most famous choreographers and her most recent approach to music like contemporary opera and new choreographies.
The Art Of Beat – a musical journey in pictures in the heart of Sufi culture Hamadcha. A documentary that brings us to the most intimate mystical music of Morocco to reveal its hidden face.
Mostar Sevdah Reunion – an ode to beautiful memories of Mostar as it once used to be. It follows the dream of music producer Dragi Sestic and his musical ensemble Mostar Sevdah Reunion.
For those who missed it, find the screening schedule together with the film information and trailers on our website and browse through all submitted movies! www.worldmusicfilms.com
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BALLETBOYZ
GOTHENBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA THE NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF SWEDEN
BalletBoyz is a dance and film-making company set up in 2000 by former Royal Ballet dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt. It has two key objectives: To make possible the most interesting dance by working with the very best choreographers, composers, artists and designers; and to reach new audiences by presenting it in innovative, accessible and entertaining formats. The company has won Olivier, Time Out and Critics’ Circle Awards for its stage work as well as an International Emmy, a Rose d’Or and a Golden Prague for its documentaries. Last year it was awarded the UK's Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Best Independent Company 2013. BalletBoyz is now developing its digital programme to include live-streamed events directly from the rehearsal studio, inviting access to the creative process – the first event was successfully screened in June 2014. It currently has in production a documentary for the BBC, a full-length feature film for the international market and two brand new stage works to premiere in 2015. In 2016 it will host the first London dance screen film festival in collaboration with IMZ. www.balletboyz.com
Founded in 1905, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (Göteborgs Symfoniker) numbers 109 players. During Neeme Järvi’s tenure (1982-2004), the Orchestra became a major international force that has already toured in the USA, Japan, and Far East, and in 1997 was appointed The National Orchestra of Sweden. During his celebrated tenure as the Orchestra’s Music Director 2007-2012, Gustavo Dudamel took the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra to major music centres and festivals in Europe, making acclaimed appearances at the BBC Proms and Vienna Musikverein, among others. The distinguished American conductor Kent Nagano is the Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor since 2013. With GSOplay the orchestra created a new way to experience classical music. GSOplay offers free web concerts with the Gothenburg Symphony – recorded in front of a live audience in the famous Gothenburg Concert Hall. The concert package includes interviews and backstage footage with two new concerts being released each month. The concerts are streamed from the web site and are also available on and off line on iOS and Google play apps. GSOplay is simple, relaxing, touching and enjoyable; whenever you want it, wherever you are. www.gso.se www.gsoplay.com
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ACCENTUS MUSIC DVD + BD: BRUCKNER 8 WITH BARENBOIM AND THE STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN
ARTHAUS MUSIK rare footage of Juilliard String Quartet performances, Mann’s renowned coaching sessions, and interviews with many of classical music’s greatest performers. NEW WEBSITE ONLINE ACCENTUS Music is pleased to announce the release of their new website, designed with a fresh new look, updated with the latest information about the products – and still located at www.accentus.com.
GABRIELE STRAUSS, BARBARA WUNDERLICH [ED.]: DER PATRIARCH – RICHARD STRAUSS UND DIE SEINEN (THE PATRIARCH – RICHARD STRAUSS AND HIS FAMILY)
www.accentus.com “Clarity was one thing that made this performance a marvel. Another was the flexibility of Barenboim’s speeds.” (The Telegraph) Many of Bruckner’s contemporaries regarded the 8th Symphony as the pinnacle of 19th century music. Even today, the power of this monumental work remains undiminished, with its virtuoso orchestral technique, its immensity of sound, its inexhaustible richness of detail…
Richard Strauss is one of the most famous and successful composers of the 19th and 20th century, but he was also a patriarch who rarely tolerated contrary views. Gabriele Strauss, the wife of his grandson Richard, takes us together with archive specialist Barbara Wunderlich on a historical journey, uncovering many previously unpublished photos, diaries and letters from the Strauss family archive. The documentary Richard Strauss – Skizze eines Lebens on the accompanying DVD takes a closer look at the Strauss villa in Garmisch. (109058)
DVD: DOCUMENTARY: SPEAK THE MUSIC
THE JIŘÍ KYLIÁN EDITION
In this compelling documentary, Oscar-winning director Allan Miller takes an intimate look at the musical life of violinist Robert Mann, founding member and first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet and one of the most important figures in chamber music. The documentary includes
Jiří Kylián is the creator of more than a hundred works, several of which form part of the repertories of some
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of the greatest dance centres in the world such as the Paris Opéra, the Munich Bayerisches Staatsballett and the Tokyo Ballet. Arthaus Musik presents 22 of his legendary choreographies with more than 800 minutes of footage, released for the first time in this unique edition. (107545 / 107546) ROMÉOS & JULIETTES
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has inspired many choreographers but this version by Sébastien Lefrançois is perhaps the most unusual. The French artist tried to find a new and modern perspective on this classical drama, and with hip hop dance he found an intoxicating way to express the protagonists’ inner conflicts. An intense and refreshing new take on the play… (102198 / 108123) www.arthaus-musik.com
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CLASART CLASSIC TO CONTINUE COOPERATION WITH BAVARIAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
LIVE AT THE ARENA PULA – 2CELLOS
Clasart Classic continues its media cooperation with the world-famous Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the ensemble’s principal conductor Mariss Jansons, “Conductor of the year 2011” (Opernwelt). The focus for the near future lies on the oeuvre of Antonín Dvořák: In November this year, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 From the New World will be recorded at Herkulessaal in Munich – in combination with Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an exhibition. In March 2015, Mariss Jansons and his orchestra will return to the Lucerne Festival at Easter, performing Dvořák’s Stabat Mater. The ensemble’s busy tour agenda is reflected in its other recordings distributed by Clasart Classic: The list of concerts includes Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Strauss’ Heldenleben and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 performed by the exceptional pianist Mitsuko Uchida in Munich; the performance of Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in Lucerne; a Beethoven Cycle recorded at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall; Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 – again starring Mitsuko Uchida – at the Royal Albert Hall in London; and the recording of Verdi’s Requiem at the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein. www.tmg.de
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Filmed in their Croatian homeland at the Roman Coliseum in Pula, the film features 2Cellos’ massive YouTube hits Smooth Criminal and Welcome to the Jungle, along with a trio of their popular renditions of AC/DC songs. Rounding off the set are their unique covers of songs by Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay, U2, Nirvana and Sting plus gems from the classical repertoire showcasing their unsurpassed virtuosity. Production: Sony Music Entertainment. LIVE IN PARIS – WAYNE SHORTER
After his legendary work with the Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, the Second Miles Davis Quintet and his years with Weather Report, Wayne Shorter founded the Wayne Shorter Quartet, the first formation under his own name. This group provides him with the freedom to reinvent his music constantly. He sees the celebrated soloists Brian Blade, John Patitucci and Danilo Pérez less as sidemen but rather as equal elements of an organism. They call their method Zero Gravity, an original state of music, which they always re-conjure in interaction, the basis of their explor-
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EUROARTS ative journeys into new musical territory. Also available: The Language of the Unknown – A Film about the Wayne Shorter Quartet. Production: An avindependents production for Arthaus Music
Now In Production HITMAKERS – THE CHANGING FACE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
LIVE AT THE MAIJAZZ FESTIVAL – JAN GARBAREK
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Jan Garbarek is one of the greatest artists in Norwegian music. His sound delights audiences and inspires musicians all over the world. His first solo album, released in 1967, helped secure Norway a spot in international jazz history. In 2013, Jan Garbarek played one of his rare concerts on Norwegian soil, visiting Stavanger Concert Hall and the MaiJazz festival with his group – a concert of beautiful intensity… Production: NRK www.cmajor-entertainment.com
Hitmakers. Groundbreaking artists. Visionary industry players and companies. Innovative technology. These crucial components have shaped the music business over the past 100 years, changing pop culture in the process. The music industry once again is undergoing seismic transformation. A $45 billion dollar industry has shrunk to $15 billion. YouTube is the new radio, the development goes from vinyl to CD to download to stream. Is the game changing? Hitmakers will provide a road map through the decades – the major happenings and characters of the record industry. The record business is inherently cyclical – a generation of rock and roll impresarios finds itself facing the challenges of the digital age. But one thing that never changes is the need for the catalysts and eyewitnesses, „record men/women“, and the great artists. They are the hitmakers. Besides artists like Melissa Etheridge, Questlove, Lorde and Steve Aoki who deliver insight into their personal story of success, we meet game changing artist managers, music label mavericks, historians and journalists who will put into perspective the world that surrounds the hitmakers. Produced by ACE in co-production with EuroArts Music, ZDF/arte. Di-
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rected by Carol Stein & Susan Wittenberg Release Highlights In November BRUNO MONSAINGEON EDITION II – YEHUDI MENUHIN The second edition of the ultimate
collection of films by Bruno Monsaingeon: Yehudi Menuhin. Including 12 films on DVD and various bonus programmes, most of them published for the first time. BELCEA QUARTET – BEETHOVEN: THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS This luxury Belcea Quartet Box
brings a new high-definition audiovisual reference recording of Beethoven’s Complete String Quartets! www.euroarts.com
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ACCENTUS MUSIC BRUCKNER SOCIETY OF AMERICA – RECORDINGS OF THE YEAR
The Bruckner Society of America has decorated two of ACCENTUS Music’s recent releases: The CD with Claudio Abbado’s and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra’s crystal-clear take on Bruckner’s Symphony No. 1 was awarded Best Audio Recording – with the board President praising the fact that "the performance itself conveys a vivid sense of musical discovery”.
C MAJOR GEBRUEDER ENTERTAINMENT BEETZ FILMPRODUKTION MATS EK´S JULIET & ROMEO HAS WON THE CZECH CRYSTEL AWARD IN THE CATEGORY PERFORMING ARTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL GOLDEN PRAGUE
“Mats Ek’s outstanding choreographic reinterpretation of this great love story set to a newly imagined track of Tchaikovsky’s music, is sensitively and lovingly translated from stage to the TV screen.” (Golden Prague Festival) Find out more on this extraordinary ballet production on www.cmajor-entertainment.com.
THE WAGNER FILES NOMINATED FOR INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS
Ralf Pleger’s documentary on the controversial composer – representing gebrueder beetz filmproduktion’s cross media format The Culture Files – is one out of four nominees in the Arts Programming category. Winners will be announced on 24 November 2014. The annual International Emmy Awards honour the best TV programmes that were produced and broadcasted outside of the US. AUDIENCE AWARD FOR MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S TANGO
The award Best Video Recording went to the ACCENTUS DVD/BD release of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6 with Daniel Barenboim and Staatskapelle Berlin – “a most valuable addition to the discography”. www.accentus.com
gebrueder beetz filmproduction’s Midsummer Night’s Tango won the Audience Award in the category Documentary Film long at the 11th Filmfest Eberswalde (Provinziale). Director Viviane Blumenschein received the award with a radiant smile. Midsummer Night’s Tango
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ZDF/ARTE has drawn 30,000 viewers into the theatres so far. It has recently been released on DVD. PRIX EUROPE NOMINATION FOR BEFORE THE LAST CURTAIN FALLS – CINEMA RELEASE ON 13 NOVEMBER!
On 13 November, gebrueder beetz filmproduction's Before the Last Curtain Falls will have its German cinema release. The premieres are at Volksbuehne Berlin (3.11.), Abaton Cinema Hamburg (4.11.), Schauspiel Cologne (5.11.) and Euro-Scene Leipzig (5.11.) – in the presence of cast and crew. The film dives deeply into the exceptional and heart-warming stories of a group of transsexuals and drag queens in their sixties and seventies, who summon up their bravery to take to the stage one last time. It has been awarded with the Special Jury Prize 2014 at the renowned Hotdocs and is now nominated for Prix Europa.
THE DOCUMENTARY NACHO DUATO – EIN FREMDER IN RUSSLAND (DISPORTRAIT) HAS WON TWO AWARDS AT THE 51. INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL GOLDEN PRAGUE: THE CZECH TELEVISION PRIZE AND THE GRAND PRIX, THE MAIN AWARD OF THE PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITION. Nacho Duato, one of the most successful Spanish choreographers of our times, has been head of the Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid for 20 years. In 2011, he, artistically, started again from scratch with the Mikhailovsky Ballet in St. Petersburg, before taking over, in 2014, as director of Staatsballett Berlin. The film by Alejandro Álvarez and Ulrik Wivel traces the choreographer at work with the Russian ballet stars, featuring excerpts from his choreographies, his personal thoughts and views as well as him preparing for the time in Berlin
QUEEN ELISABETH COMPETITION In May 2015, the Queen Elisabeth Competition is holding a session for violinists. This competition is for musicians (born after 31 December 1984) who have completed their training and who are ready to embark upon an international career. The public rounds are preceded by a preselection round behind closed doors, based on the viewing of the DVDs submitted by the candidates. The names of the jury members will be announced during the drawing of lots that precedes the first round. Online application will open around mid-November 2014. More information about the entry conditions and the competition rounds is available in the rules (change in repertoire!) on the competition’s website.
Nacho Duato – Ein Fremder in Russland, a Barok Film production in co-production with Linked Productions, Six Island Productions und ZDF/ARTE, will celebrate ist TV premiere on ARTE on 15 Februar 2015, just in time for Nacho Duato’s first big premiere in his era as intendat of Staatsballett Berlin.
10 January 2015: deadline for application 4 – 9 May 2015: first round with piano accompaniment 11 –16 May 2015: semi-final with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, conducted by Paul Meyer 25 – 30 May 2015: final with the National Orchestra of Belgium, conducted by Marin Alsop
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3B-PRODUKTION SWING STORIES - A FILM BY ANDREAS MORELL ON ARTE AND THE BIG SCREEN
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800 dressed-up women and men swarm into a ballroom. They are celebrating the twenties, thirties and forties at a party called Bohème Sauvage. Swing events are becoming increasingly popular in Berlin nowadays. A renaissance like never before. „Swing is the love of my live“,
confesses Big-Band-Leader Andrej Hermlin. His Swing Dance Orchestra performs classics by Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald or Tommy Doresey. Hermlin is a perfectionist. Not only the desks of the orchestra look like from the thirties. Everything – shoes, suit and hair with pomade – hints at former times. So are the other performers taking part in this swinging film: The Skylarks, Elle G, The Goodnight Circus… Why do dancing and music of the swing era still fascinate people nowadays? The music and dance film by Andreas Morell dives into the intense feeling of this scene that is full of life, happiness and swing.
Screening of Swing Stories 12 November 2014, 5:30 pm | Eva Lichtspiele, Blissestraße 18, 10713 Berlin. Please assign via mail: info@3b-produktion.de Swing Stories on ARTE 23 November 2014 A film by Andreas Morell. Commissioned by WDR/ARTE
Don’t miss out on the next chance to get an idea of the experience:
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OPERA EUROPA: OPERA PLATFORM IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTE
Creative Europe granted Opera Europa, ARTE and 15 partner opera companies funds to launch a website dedicated to the streaming of opera, for free. The project also aims at developing skills across the profession to better face the ever growing presence of digital media. In that spirit, Opera Europa’s autumn conference will tackle the issue of music rights. The European association of opera houses and festivals therefore invites all concerned parties to the discussion table. The conference takes place from 20 to 23 November 2014 in Brno and Ostrava, to celebrate the Year of Czech Music. For more information about the conference programme and the European Opera Digital Project, please visit www. opera-europa.org.
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2014 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS THE NOMINEES On 13 October, nominations for the 2014 International Emmy® Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at Mipcom. There are 40 nominees across 10 categories – from Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, the Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom; and for the first time, the International Academy is recognizing programmes from the United States. Keep your fingers crossed for IMZ member gebrueder beetz filmproduktion: Wagnerwahn - Mythos und Machenschaften des Richard Wagner (The Wagner Files) nominated in the category Arts Programming! Find the full list of the 42nd International Emmy® Awards Nominees here.
Winners will be announced at a blacktie Ceremony on 24 November 2014 at the Hilton New York Hotel. "In these troubled times in many places around the world, it is gratifying to see so many countries and organizations still striving and competing for excellence in television programming." said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. „That is part of the magic of television and of the Emmy." In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy® Awards for programming and performances, the Academy will present two special awards. Mad Men creator, Matthew Weiner will receive the 2014 International Emmy® Founders Award. Roberto Marinho Irineu, CEO & President, Globo Organization, will receive the 2014 International Emmy® Directorate Award.
INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES INVITES YOU TO THE INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS Save the date! The third International Emmy® Kids Awards will take place Friday, 20 February 2015 at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Categories Presented: Kids: Preschool; Kids: Animation; Kids: Factual; Kids: Non-Scripted Entertainment; Kids: Series; Kids: TV Movie/Mini-Series For more information or to reserve your tables/tickets click here.
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