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DEAR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS 2016 WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR FOR THE IMZ, AS IT WAS OUR 55TH ANNIVERSARY

Looking back, we are happy to say that, once again, our very own Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin, the world’s largest trade fair for performing arts films, was a huge success. We would like to thank the more than 450 participants, who helped make this edition the spectacular event that it was and our largest one to date. It is always great to be around people dedicated to music and art who can help you and your business reach your goals and beyond. A highlight of this year’s edition, which made us especially proud, was announcing our new IMZ Honorary Member, the legendary tenor Juan Diego Flórez.

The Film Festival at Wiener Rathausplatz once again attracted more than half a million visitors throughout the summer. True to the IMZ’s mission, the festival was free of charge and open to everybody, just like the additional Music Film Festivals, which we curated all around the globe.

The 14th edition of the dancescreen competition took place in June, in association with FRAME: The London Dance Film Festival, presented by BalletBoyz, turning London into a hub for dance film experts. The ‘dancescreen Pitching Session’ also fostered the development of coproductions by creating space for contacts, discussions and networking. In order to do even more to promote international production companies, the EBU and IMZ partnered up to create a new pitching format, which offered a new business opportunity and financial support for intended future productions.

This year we also proudly announced the newly elected IMZ Board for 2017 - 2019, consisting of representatives from internationally acclaimed broadcasters, producers, distributors as well as educational institutions. I am grateful to have been elected president once again and I would like to express my gratitude to all the board members for their dedicated work and important support.

On behalf of the IMZ Board and our hard-working IMZ Team in Vienna, I would like to thank you for another great year. We hope to see you at Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin 2017.

Last but not least, we look forward to supporting and celebrating the performing arts media industry for another 55 years.

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CONTENT IMZ Profile IMZ Membership Benefits IMZ Activities 2016 Event Preview 2017 IMZ Member Organisations IMZ Partners 2016

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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 www.twitter.com/IMZMedia www.instagram.com/IMZMedia www.lnked.in/IMZMedia

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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 30 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 55 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, 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 2017 - 2019

Arild Erikstad IMZ President NRK – Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Norway

Jan Younghusband Vice-President BBC Music Television, United Kingdom

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

Bernd Hellthaler Treasurer EuroArts Music International, Germany

Nicolas Auboyneau France Télévisions, France

Wolfgang Bergmann ARTE Deutschland TV, Germany

Stein-Roger Bull NordicStories AS, Norway

Emelie De Jong ARTE France, France

François Duplat Bel Air Media, France

Ditte Feuk SVT – Swedish Television, Sweden

Frank Gerdes ServusTV, Austria

Thomas Hieber Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Yasuko Kobayashi NHK – Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Japan

Elmar Kruse C Major Entertainment, Germany

Reiner Moritz Poorhouse International, United Kingdom

Denis Morlière Telmondis Distribution, France

Tomas Motl Czech Television, Czech Republic

Ben Pateman Opus Arte / Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, United Kingdom

Katja Raths Clasart Classic, Germany

François Roussillon François Roussillon et Associés, France

Martin Traxl ORF – Österreichischer Rundfunk, Austria

John Walker THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET, USA

Barbara Willis-Sweete Willis Sweete Production, Canada

Robert Zimmermann Berlin Phil Media, Germany

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Daniel Barenboim

Pierre Boulez †

Alfred Brendel

Adrienne Clarkson

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

Mats Ek

Juan Diego Flórez

Bill T. Jones

Jonas Kaufmann

Lang Lang

Neil Shicoff

Anne Sofie von Otter

IMZ TEAM SECRETARY GENERAL Franz Patay patay@imz.at DIRECTORSHIP Katharina Jeschke k.jeschke@imz.at

Ruth Pfletschinger r.pfletschinger@imz.at

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT Joel Abraham Shroff communications@imz.at

COMMUNICATIONS & SPONSORING Linda Esslinger l.esslinger@imz.at

PROJECT MANAGEMENT Astrid Hafner-Auinger * a.hafner@imz.at

MARKETING Christian von der Recke c.recke@imz.at

PROJECT MANAGEMENT & OFFICE Sophie Schneider office@imz.at

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IMZ MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS IMZ MEMBERS ENJOY VARIOUS BENEFITS

THE IMZ: BUSINESS PROMOTION FOR THE CULTURAL FILM INDUSTRY The International Music + Media Centre is the largest global platform for the cultural film and TV industry, a proactive and versatile network of 150 international member companies in 30 countries.

As hub and main source of information the IMZ provides customised business opportunities for all those active at the intersection of the performing arts and the media: leading film production and distribution companies, public and private broadcasters, opera houses, concert halls, record labels, programme editors, dance companies and artists: major decision makers and experts.

The diverse IMZ activities connect protagonists in the media art world and promote their products: performing arts films – music and dance film productions for international TV broadcasting.

CONNECT AND TAKE YOUR BUSINESS FURTHER! Why join us? The IMZ is your shortcut for information, business promotion and matchmaking in the cultural film industry. With the IMZ you can get recognised, put your films on the international market and enjoy exclusive exhibition and communication.

As a production company get in touch with international buyers and broadcasters. As a broadcaster purchase state-of-the-art TV programmes for your slots. Get expert’s advice or meet co-production partners and sponsors. Save money and efforts to meet major decision makers and expand your professional network.

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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS FOR COMPANIES + as a production company put your productions on display in front of major international buyers + as a broadcaster purchase state-of-the-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

CUSTOM-BUILT AND SECTOR-SPECIFIC: IMZ MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES

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 coproductions or to share resources + get advice on how to expand your business avoiding expensive mistakes + get inspired

Individual Membership 275 EUR p.a.

Applies to individuals like musicians, dancers, artists, TV directors and choreographers.

Full Membership 2.750 EUR p.a.

Applies to TV stations, public and private broadcasters, production and distribution companies, publishers, opera houses, orchestras or record companies.

Affiliate Membership 1.375 EUR p.a.

Applies to smaller production companies with a maximum annual output of two productions.

Associate Membership 690 EUR p.a.

Applies to educational and scientific institutions and museums.

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THE IMZ’S 55TH ANNIVERSARY

PROMOTING THE PERFORMING ARTS ON THE PULSE OF TIME, SINCE 1961

The convergence of music and the media is both, vision and action of the IMZ International Music + Media Centre. Encompassing a wide range in the performing arts, the IMZ has been an advisory body for music and dance in the media, for the past 55 years. To this day, we are dedicated to the development, dissemination and promotion of music and dance through audiovisual media, worldwide.

For more than half a century, we have been pursuing this goal together with our members – from the production of art films, to their international distribution and broadcasting and the provision of music and dance content on constantly changing displays, monitors and screens – recorded and live. We also see a major task in serving all those who are professionally engaged in audiovisual music and dance projects: through specific activities, services, and resources like the IMZ Archive and IMZ Database and as a forum for exchange establishing an essential link among the various people participating in the music and dance media business.

Thanks to our members we are able to make music sound around the world and artists be recognized and admired by ever growing audiences.

The IMZ looks forward to continually supporting and promoting the performing arts media business for another 55 years.

ANNIVERSARY INNOVATIONS NEW IMZ NEWSLETTERS Celebrating our anniversary, we further improved and reinvented some of our important services.

After all these years, it is of course still our goal, to promote IMZ Members in the best ways possible. This is why we launched a new IMZ Newsletter format, placing IMZ Member news directly in front of those audiences that really care. To ACTIVITY REPORT 2016

address target groups even more effectively, the conventional IMZ Newsletter was divided into two different formats in September 2016: a Customer Newsletter offering specials and news on releases, broadcast dates, live streams and industry insights directly from the producers, as well as an Industry Newsletter serving as an exchange tool for professionals. This enables an enhanced promotion of IMZ Members and helps reach target audiences more efficiently. We have also made it even easier to upload and design news content individually. IMZ Members can now create their messages themselves! A new online entry form allows for an easy online submission, directly on the IMZ’s website.

IMZ MEMBER DIRECTORY We are also thrilled to announce the relaunch of the IMZ Member Directory – the number one tool for IMZ Members to get in direct contact with 1.000 experts in the performing arts and media business! A fter months of development we have met our main goal: supporting IMZ Members with a state-of-the-art contact resource, easy and user-friendly to navigate and access.

T he IMZ Member Directory connects you with decision makers all over the world. It provides a full list of exclusive contact details of all our members, so that you can easily contact departments and individuals without detours and put your own contacts out there to take your business further.

FIND AT MORE ABOUT THE IMZ: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt_T6-GTGJc

B2C & B2B NEWSLETTER news.imz.at IMZ MEMBER DIRECTORY my.imz.at SPECIAL AVANT PREMIÈRE RATES www.avantpremiere.at

SPECIAL REDUCED RATES FOR AVANT PREMIÈRE 2017 IMZ Members always enjoy special rates. In the year of our 55th anniversary, we are offering especially reduced celebration rates for our members at the Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin 2017.

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AVANT PREMIÈRE 2016 16 – 19 FEBRUARY 2016 BERLIN, GERMANY www.avantpremiere.at #APMMMB THE AVANT PREMIÈRE 2016 PROGRAMME WAS DESIGNED AND ATTENDED BY: Anthony Anderson, Managing Director at Naxos Mike Breneis, Music Publishing + Business Development Manager Music Portfolio at Red Bull Media House GmbH Axel Brüggemann, Journalist & TV Presenter Xavier Dubois, Producer at Bel Air Media Daniel Ebner, Artistic Director at VIS Vienna Independent Shorts Arild Erikstad, President of the IMZ Milena Fessmann, CEO at Cinesong Christian Goebel, Label Manager at Motor Entertainment Bernd Hellthaler, Managing Director at EuroArts Music International Chris Hunt, CEO at Stanza Media Masumi Kawaguchi, Senior Producer at NHK – Japan Broadcasting Corporation Herbert Kloiber, CEO Clasart Classic / Tele München Gruppe Marie Mas-Moisy, Music, Dance & Theater at CNC – Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée Stefan Mathieu, CEO at Kobalt Productions Reiner Moritz, Managing Director at Poorhouse International Alessandro Senesi, Deputy Head of the Creative Europe Programme at European Commission Christof Straub, CEO & Head of Music at Global Rockstar Miryam van Lier, Head of Drama, Youth Programmes & Performing Arts at Dutch Cultural Media Fund Sebastian Waschulewski, Music Production at White Horse Music Susan Wittenberg, Director at Stagescreen Global

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Hosted by the IMZ, Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin 2016 was the most successful edition to date: 450 participants from all over the world came together in Berlin for four days. 63 companies presented over 500 film productions during the Avant Première Screenings to international buyers, producers, distributors, broadcasters and partners for sales, coproduction and worldwide transmission.

2016: A YEAR OF CELEBRATIONS 2016 was full of anniversaries. We welcomed participants to join us in the merry celebration of 55 years of the IMZ and 40 years of Clasart Classic, whose CEO Herbert Kloiber addressed the audience, inviting all those present to clink their glasses and enjoy the evening.

Other companies seized the occasion to commemorate their anniversaries too: both Unitel and Classica celebrated turning 50.

WELCOMING JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ AS AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE IMZ In keeping with the festive character of this year’s official opening ceremony, the IMZ proudly granted world-class tenor Juan Diego Flórez the IMZ Honorary Membership. The bestowal was followed by the Screening of ‘Juan Diego Flórez and Friends’, the wonderful concert gala for the singer’s charity Sinfonía por el Perú.

AVANT PREMIÈRE TALKS: WHAT’S NEW AND INNOVATIVE IN THE INDUSTRY? Once again, Avant Première offered a wide range of content relevant to the audiovisual media industry. Added to our extensive programme for the first time in 2016, Avant Première Talks gave participants the chance to present their innovative products, technology or services to their target audience in 20-minute speeches. A discussion panel examined ‘The Present and Future of Public Funding for the Arts’, inviting journalist and host Axel Brüggemann, Marie Mas-Moisy from CNC, Alessandro Senesi from the European Commission and Miryam van Lier from the Dutch Cultural Media Fund to give an outlook on current future dynamics in public funding.

COOPERATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN FILM MARKET AND BERLINALE TALENTS Avant Première and The European Film Market continued to team up, giving participants of both events access to one another at reduced fees.

Further, the cooperation between Avant Première and Berlinale Talents continued, as part of the IMZ’s focus on supporting up-and-coming talents. Also, this year’s enlarged One-on-one Expert Sessions offered young and established talents the chance to get in touch with industry specialists in exclusive face-to-face conversations: Experts in the production and distribution of music and films, the curating of film festivals and music publishing, as well as the decision makers of music labels and broadcasting companies were never this accessible.

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DANCESCREEN AT FRAME: THE LONDON DANCE FILM FESTIVAL The very first edition of FRAME: The London Dance Film Festival, presented by BalletBoyz in association with the 14th edition of the dancescreen competition took place in June. During this time Kingston Upon Thames was a hub for dance film experts: creative talents from all over the world joined for a comprehensive festival programme, consisting of screenings, panels, the dancescreen 2016 pitching session and workshops. The IMZ again provided a large part of the industry experts among the attendants: Both established and aspiring filmmakers took advantage of exclusive networking options with producers, distributors and the major international broadcasting stations. For the screening programme all of the shortlisted films, which were selected from the over 300 submitted shorts and features for the dancescreen competition, could be viewed during the Festival.

Besides the stunning live performance by BalletBoyz, the award ceremony with the announcement of the dancescreen winners highlighted the end of the festival. Wilkie Branson won the dancescreen Award for Best Film and Best Animation (Little Dreams), Mario Cirillo the dancescreen Award for Best Student Film (Sintonìa) and John Madsen the dancescreen Award for Technical Innovation/Muybridge Award (The Chemical Brothers – Wide Open). All winners of each category were honoured during the ceremony and every winner received a dancescreen 2016 award, designed and created by Austria based artist Niko Wahl. Find the full list of winners on the right.

Our special thanks go to our cooperation partners BalletBoyz and the whole FRAME Festival Team! We also want to thank the funders, jury members, panellists and industry experts, as well as all the participants of the dancescreen 2016 competition for their excellent contribution to dance!

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ABOUT DANCESCREEN First launched in 1988, dancescreen is now one of the world’s leading international dance film festivals, competitions and conferences. In the mid-1980s the IMZ recognised that there was a need to create a platform that would showcase a new genre and promote it to TV makers and programmers. With the support of broadcasters – from TV producers, commissioning editors and programme buyers – the first dancescreen was created as a forum for discussion, production and promotion. The festival immediately became a flagship for dance film and video activity.

International dance film coproductions between broadcasting organisations such as the BBC and NHK are just one of its legacies. Since its founding, the festival has been a vehicle to engage and inspire filmmakers, dance and video artists, distributors and broadcasters.

BENEFITS dancescreen participants get the chance to: + Present their artwork + Meet potential partners for new projects (TV stations, production companies, distributors, filmmakers, choreographers, etc.) + Have direct contact with decision-makers in the TV world and receive immediate feedback from highly respected experts, festival curators, representatives of media and art institutions, and artists from all over the world + Exchange ideas and views with like-minded people internationally + Participate in the ‘dancescreen Pitching Session’: a valued format for project development, which fosters the development of co-productions by creating space for contacts, discussions and negotiations.

9-12 JUNE 2016 KINGSTON UPON THAMES/LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM www.dancescreen.com THE JUROS FOR DANCESCREEN 2016 JURY WERE: Pegah Farahmand Editor Random Acts at Channel 4 Dieter Schneider Commissioning Editor & Head of Theatre, Pop, Event at ZDF/ARTE, ZDF – Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen Alistair Spalding CBE Artistic Director and Chief Executive at Sadlers’s Wells Jan Younghusband Head of Commissioning, Music & Events TV at BBC Music Judy Flannery Executive Director at San Francisco Dance Film Festival DANCESCREEN 2016 WINNERS WERE LITTLE DREAMS dancescreen Award for Best Film, Producer Wilkie Branson SÌNTONIA dancescreen Award for Best Student Film, Director Mario Cirillo THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS “WIDE OPEN” dancescreen Award for Technical Innovation (Muybridge Award), Producer John Madsen A SWAN LAKE A. Live performance relay and camera re-work, Producer Adrienne Liron & Anne Rothing LITTLE DREAMS B. Animation, Producer Wilkie Branson TAILORED C. Screen choreography up to 5 minutes, Producer Augenblick SOLO FINALE C. Screen choreography up to 15 minutes, Director Ingo Putze THE WAKE C. Screen choreography over 15 minutes, Producer Zlata Filipovic, Oonagh Kearney RUDOLF NUREYEV DANCE TO FREEDOM D. Documentary, Producer IWC Media

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FILM FESTIVAL AT WIENER RATHAUSPLATZ The 26th Film Festival at Wiener Rathausplatz, with its impressive 300m2 screen and newest technical equipment, once again amazed hundreds of thousands of visitors of all ages. 53 nights were enriched with first-class screenings of operas, classical concerts, ballets, operettas, pop and jazz music gigs. True to the IMZ’s mission, the festival was open to everybody and free of charge!

As usual, the open-air cinema was paired with a vast gourmet hotspot, serving culinary specialties from every corner of the world. The IMZ sends a huge thanks to everybody who made the amazing Rathausplatz-experience possible – audiences, colleagues and partners!

At the Film Festival Warm-Up during the UEFA European Football Championship, captivating live performances by the legendary Falco, Die Toten Hosen, Queen, Die Fantastischen Vier, Sarah Connor, Hubert Von Goisern and others, were screened on soccer-free days.

On the occasion of the MET’s 10th anniversary of Live on Screen in Cinemas – HD Live, the audience saw, heard and enjoyed eight outstanding productions on the big screen, such as The Merry Widow, Le Comte Ory, Cavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci, Aida, Rigoletto, L’Elisir d’Amore and Madama Butterfly.

Of course, many outstanding anniversaries were celebrated, such as Yehudi Menuhin’s 100th anniversary with Mozart’s Violin Concert No 5 from 1966 conducted by Herbert von Karajan. In memoriam Pierre Boulez, the IMZ chose Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No 7 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and remembered Nikolaus Harnoncourt with L’Orfeo from the Zurich Opera. The powerhouse of emotions was fuelled by Verdi, Donizetti, Bizet, Monteverdi, Tschaikovsky, Schubert, Puccini, Mahler, Rossini, Mozart, Lehár and many more.

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Some of the finest voices brought their sparkle to this summer’s music scene at Wiener Rathausplatz. Starring on screen: Anna Netrebko as Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore, Grace Bumbry as Carmen from the Salzburg Festival, Piotr Beczala, Kristine Opolais as Mimi in La Bohème from the MET, Joyce DiDonato, Max Raabe and his internationally renowned Palastorchester, Matthew Polenzani, Juan Diego Flórez and friends from the Vienna State Opera, Vittorio Grigolo, Diana Damrau and Renée Fleming as Hana in The Merry Widow.

Pop music lovers as well as Jazz aficionados saw and heard their wishes coming true – with Herbert Grönemeyer live from Vienna, Iggy Pop, Sammy Davis Jr., James Blunt, Placebo Live in London – MTV unplugged, Carla Bruni a L’Olympia in Paris, Dionne Warwick, Gregory Porter, David Garrett from Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt or ZAZ at Baloise Session, only to name a few.

Covering all genres, the programme also included high-class dance films, like brand new short-film productions of contemporary dance, such as Platform 13 from Japan or Being Kristina from Sweden. For those who prefer classical music, the IMZ showed Swan Lake from the Bolshoi Theatre and the Sleeping Beauty from Deutsche Oper Berlin.

The IMZ hopes you enjoyed the festival’s unique atmosphere and would like to thank everyone for all of the positive reactions and the wonderful time!

14 JULY – 4 SEPTEMBER 2016 VIENNA, AUSTRIA www.musicfilmfestivals.com www.filmfestival-rathausplatz.at

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MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL IN BUENOS AIRES 14 JANUARY – 14 FEBRUARY 2016 Buenos Aires, Argentina

VIENNA MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL IN YEKATERINBURG 28 JUNE – 16 JULY 2016 Yekaterinburg, Russia www.vmff.ru

MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL AT ŠPILBERK CASTLE 16-27 AUGUST 2016 Brno, Czech Republic www.filharmonie-brno.cz/en

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The Film Festival at Wiener Rathausplatz was first organized in 1991 and is the largest festival of its kind, worldwide. Following this example, the IMZ and local partners have been programming Music Film Festivals internationally, since the mid-90s. These festivals have successfully travelled to Eastern and Central Europe and even as far as Japan – attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors.

CONSULTANCY ON FILM PROGRAMMING + LICENCE In addition to initiating and curating Music Film Festivals, the IMZ also offers consultancy and provides music film festivals, exhibitions, fairs etc. with high-class music and dance film programmes. Contact: office@imz.at In 2016, the IMZ curated the music film programme of the following film festivals: THE FIRST MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL IN BUENOS AIRES The Argentinian capital set the scene for a buzzing Music Film Festival for the first time in January and February 2016. More than 18.000 visitors came to the Plaza Vaticano to watch outstanding productions like The Three Tenors, The New Years Concert of the Vienna Philharmonics, A Swan Lake, Tony Bennet & Lady Gaga, The Ninth by Maurice Bejart and many more. A big thanks goes to our Partners Teatro Colón and the city of Buenos Aires.

THE MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL AT ŠPILBERK CASTLE The magic setting of Špilberk Castle in Brno (CZ) set the scene for a buzzing Music Film Festival in August which enriched the international Music Festival, for the third time. From 16-21 August the festival brought live symphonic, crossover and opera concerts together. In addition, two delightful music films were screened: The Three Tenors – Live at the Caracalla Baths in Rome and Bob Marley: Uprising Live!

THE VIENNA MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL IN YEKATERINBURG For the seventh time, visitors gathered at Kirov Square in Yekaterinburg (RU) to do what they call ‘watching music’. The open-air Vienna Music Film Festival in Yekaterinburg, in cooperation with the IMZ, welcomed approximately 56.000 visitors in 18 days and presented an inspirational mix of music and dance programmes. Among them, of course, the New Year’s Concert and Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, but also high-class productions from the Mariinsky Theatre, like The Sleeping Beauty, The Queen of Spades and Eugene Onegin. The IMZ is happy to have been part of this festival and are looking forward to another fruitful cooperation in 2017.

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EBU-IMZ INTERNATIONAL COPRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT PITCHING SESSION

www.imz.at www.ebu.ch THE EBU BROADCASTERS JURY CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIVES: Nicolas Auboyneau Director of Culture at France Télévisions Danica Dolinar Head of Music & Dance at RTV / TV Slovenija Arild Erikstad Executive Producer at NRK – Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation Laetitia Huberti Chief editor for Classical Music at RTBF – Belgian Public Radio & Television Robert Kamyk Head of Music Programmes at TVP Kultura Lothar Mattner Head of Music Department at WDR – Westdeutscher Rundfunk Ieva Rozentale Head of Culture at Latvian Television Martin Traxl Head of Culture Department at ORF – Austrian Broadcasting Corporation

Dedicated to optimally promoting international production companies, the EBU and IMZ have partnered up to offer new business opportunities and support for intended future productions: Exclusively for IMZ Members, the EBU offered a new pitching format, which is planned to take place regularly in future, supporting the research and development of intended film/TV productions with up to 20.000 EUR. Therefor EBU members met to watch the presentation of six projects and determine the winner.

The EBU decided to financially support the documentary series ‘Soundtrack Europe’ and offered a development contract to EuroArts.

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of Europe in search of the continent’s musical essence as expressed through its folk music.

EBU Media Director Jean Philip De Tender said the collaboration between the IMZ and EBU: “gives our members a chance to hear about the best new ideas from commercial sector producers first.” IMZ General Secretary Franz Patay commented: “The IMZ’s cutting-edge project offers projects of European dimension, with a cultural background, exclusive admission to the whole EBU-network and enables productions, which require international co-operations.” The next step for the winners will be to pitch their project at Avant Première 2017 in Berlin, in order to secure a coproduction deal.

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INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS SEMI FINAL ROUND OF JUDGING 16 JUNE 2016 VIENNA, AUSTRIA www.iemmys.tv THE 2016 JURORS FOR THE SEMIFINAL JUDGING IN THE CATEGORY ARTS PROGRAMMING WERE:

The IMZ, ORF-Enterprise and for the first time Interspot Film, hosted the 44th Semi Final Judging Round of the International Emmy Awards in Vienna. 45 top representatives of the national and international film and TV industry (producers, representatives of TV stations, distributors, directors, film critics, etc.), who were selected as judges by the Academy’s Emmy Committee, gathered at Palais Schönburg. The IMZ, ORF and Interspot viewed and scored productions in the categories Arts Programming, Documentary and Fiction. The winners were announced at the International Emmy Awards Gala on 21 November 2016 in New York.

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the most exclusive networking event of the film industry in Austria. Its aim is to enhance and structure communication in the (inter)national film business and to strengthen especially the Austrian film and TV industry.

Our special thanks go to our partners and sponsors ORF, ORF-Enterprise, Interspot Film, Film House Germany AG, Hallmann Holding International Investment, Vienna Film Com Mission, Master Lin, Palais Schönburg, 25h Vienna at Museumsquartier, Fernsehfonds Austria, BeautyLash, Cappy, Film Institut, Coca Cola, Heineken, Belevedere Vodka, Stadt Wien, von Feichtinger, Römerquelle, Fachverband der Film- und Musikwirtschaft Austria and Impacts Catering.

Nicolas Auboyneau Director of Culture at France Télévisions Ernst Buchrucker Managing Director at Unitel GmbH & Co KG Emelie de Jong Head of Arts & Music Department at ARTE France Danica Dolinar Head of Music & Dance at RTV / TV Slovenija András Doncsev Head of Culture, MTVA Hungary Arild Erikstad Executive Producer at NRK – Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation Bernd Hellthaler Managing Director / Producer at EuroArts Music International GmbH Katharina Jeschke Director at IMZ International Music + Media Centre Robert Kamyk Head of Music Programmes at TVP Kultura Elmar Kruse Managing Director at C Major Entertainment Denis Molière General Manager at Telmondis Distribution Tomas Motl Executive Director at Czech Television Franz Patay Secretary General at IMZ International Music + Media Centre Ruth Pfletschinger Director at IMZ International Music + Media Centre Ieva Rozentale Head of Culture at Latvian Television Martin Traxl Head of Culture Department at ORF – Austrian Broadcasting Corporation Henk van der Meulen Director at Royal Conservatoire of The Hague

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INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL GOLDEN PRAGUE 28 SEPTEMBER – 1 OCTOBER 2016 PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC www.ceskatelevize.cz/specialy/ zlatapraha

Accentus Music’s Günter Atteln receiving the Grand Prix Golden Prague

Organized by Czech Television in cooperation with the EBU and the IMZ, the 53rd edition of the International Television Festival Golden Prague brought together experts, producers, filmmakers and the public. Like every year, the ITF Golden Prague also was a crucial meeting point for the IMZ community. Members met for the IMZ Directorate and IMZ Board Meeting, to share new thoughts and ideas and to elect the new IMZ Directorate.

For the prestigious ITF film competition, an international Jury awarded outstanding productions. This year’s jury was chaired by Barbara Willis Sweete (Canada), who was joined by Roman Belor (Czech Republic), Robin Lough (United Kingdom), Anne Rothing (Norway) and Ieva Rozentale (Lativa). They awarded the Best 20

Films out of 84 programmes. The Grand Prix Golden Prague went to Ayham Ahmad: The Pianist of Yarmouk (Accentus Music, coproducer ZDF), the Czech Crystal Award – Documentary to Miracle of Gozo (Sounding Images) and the Czech Crystal Award – Performing Arts to Symmetry (Truth.io, coproducers CTM Pictures, NTR). The Czech Television Award was given to Leonard Bernstein – Larger than life (Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, coproducers ZDF/ 3sat and Unitel) and the Dagmar and Václav Havel’s Vize 97 Foundation Award to Survival Artists (Sounding Images).

The IMZ congratulates all winners of the International Television Festival Golden Prague – giving a special mention to IMZ Members!

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IMZ ACADEMY ‘DANCE IN THE DIGITAL WORLD’ 29-30 SEPTEMBER 2016 PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC www.imzacademy.com WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO THE IMZ ACADEMY SPEAKERS FOR THEIR VALUABLE INPUT: Peter Maniura Head of Digital Development, BBC Arts Tony Followell Head of Media, Royal Opera House Ross MacGibbon Dancer and award winning filmmaker

For the fourth time the IMZ brought together professionals with a cultural business background, for this year’s Academy ‘Dance in the Digital World’. This edition focused on dance, covering all aspects of the visualisation of the art form: Our experts from the dance, film and media scene gave an insight track on how to best visualise the story of a dance production and how to effectively reach the audience. The sessions examined best practice in multi-camera performance capture, streaming and lowcost options as well as editorial curation.

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sharing, improved skills and competences and helped to professionalise.

The sessions were led by IMZ Academy director Peter Maniura (Head of Digital Development, BBC Arts) with experts and guest speakers Tony Followell (Head of Media, Royal Opera House) and award winning filmmaker Ross MacGibbon, specialising in stage-to-screen adaptations, who revealed their exclusive know-how on all the latest developments and technologies in the field, including new digital platforms.

The IMZ thanks the speakers and participants for their contribution and enthusiasm!

A big thank you as well to the IMZ partners ITF Golden Prague and Czech Television!

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ICMA INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD 2016 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. This years Award Ceremony and Gala Concert took place on 1 April at the Kursaal in San Sebastian, where an audience of 1500 applauded the winners – among them many IMZ Members, during a festive top-class event, hosted by the Basque National Orchestra and San Sebastian Cultural Capital of Europe 2016.

The Award Ceremony was presented by ICMA’s President Remy Franck, and awards were given to Dame Felicity Lott, Jordi Savall, Christian Lindberg, Pablo Ferrández, Nikolai Song, Marc Lewon, Michala Petri & Mahan Esfahani, Lukasz Dlugosz, Berliner Philharmoniker, Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, Harmonia Mundi, BIS CEO Robert von Bahr, Palazzetto Bru Zane, the label Genuin for the Dinorah Varsi Edition and Christopher Nupen.

Christopher Nupen & Franz Patay 1 APRIL 2016 SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN www.icma-info.com

IMZ ON TOUR IMZ DANCESCREEN ON TOUR 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 dancescreen 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.

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lent 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.

www.dancescreen.com www.worldmusicfilms.com

For booking requests, please contact the IMZ at office@imz.at.

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IMZ PRODUCTIONS

wenn Abdruck bei 1 cm liegt:

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,

RT, RUV, to SBS, SBSStudio, Sky NZ, Classica Japan, Numeridanse.tv 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.

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.

Available on DVD: Cat. No. 101690

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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.

www.arthaus-musik.com

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PREVIEW IMZ EVENT SCHEDULE 2017 MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL IN BUENOS AIRES January – February 2017 / Buenos Aires, Argentina AVANT PREMIÈRE MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN 11-15 February 2017 / Berlin, Germany EBU IMZ COPRODUCTION SESSION 15 February 2017 / Berlin, Germany IMZ AT INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD – ICMA AWARD GALA 2016 1 April 2017 / Leipzig, Germany CLASSICAL:NEXT 17-20 May 2017 / Rotterdam, The Netherlands VIENNA MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL IN YEKATERINBURG June – July 2017 / Yekaterinburg, Russia EBU SESSION June 2017 / Vienna, Austria INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS SEMI-FINAL JUDGING 25-26 June 2017 (tbc) / Vienna, Austria FILM FESTIVAL AT WIENER RATHAUSPLATZ 1 July – 3 September 2017 / Vienna, Austria MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL AT CASTLE ŠPILBERK August 2017 / Brno, Czech Republic IMZ ACADEMY August 2017 (tbc) / Edinburgh, Scotland IMZ AT ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE 27-30 September 2017 / Prague, Czech Republic IMZ ACADEMY 28-29 September 2017 (tbc) / Prague, Czech Republic WOMEX 17 25-29 October 2017 / Katowice, Poland For updates on all future events: www.imz.at www.facebook.com/IMZMedia ACTIVITY REPORT 2016

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IMZ MEMBER ORGANISATIONS

AUSTRIA

AUSTRALIA

ABC Commercial

Foxtel Networks

Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt GmbH

Global Rockstar

Lotus Records

Red Bull Media House GmbH

Salzburger Festspiele

Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images GmbH

Eliette und Herbert von Karajan Institut

Music Traveler GmbH

ORF – Österreichischer Rundfunk

ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG

ServusTV

Sonostream.tv

Universal Edition AG

Wien Modern

La Monnaie / De Munt

Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition

RTBF – Belgian Public Radio & Television

Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep

Larry Weinstein Productions

MODemay Entertainment

Riddle Films Inc.

BELGIUM

Wiener Staatsoper GmbH

BRAZIL

CANADA

Vison Producoes Artisticas Ltda. - Dba Visom Digital

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CHINA

Willis Sweete Productions

CROATIA

China Intercontinental Communication Center

HRT – Croatian Radiotelevision

FINLAND

ESTONIA

Czech Philharmonic

Czech Television

CZECH REPUBLIC

ERR – Estonian Public Broadcasting

Arcron Production Oy

FRANCE

Kroma Productions Ltd.

Lumikinos Production Oy.

YLE – The Finnish Broadcasting Company

ARTE G.E.I.E.

Auditorium Films

Bel Air Media

Geyser

Heliox Films

MUSEEC SAS / medici.tv

Opéra National de Paris

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Agat Films et Cie / Ex Nihilo

ARTE France

CLC Productions

France Télévisions

François Roussillon et Associés

Idéale Audience

Les Films Figures Libres

Les Films Jack Fébus

LGM Télévision

Ozango Productions

Sombrero & Co

Steinval Production

Telmondis Distribution

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GERMANY

3B Produktion – Büro für bewegtes Bild GmbH

Accentus Music GmbH

ARTE Deutschland TV GmbH

Arthaus Musik GmbH

bce films & more GmbH

Berlin Phil Media GmbH

C Major Entertainment GmbH

Clasart Classic

Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln

EuroArts Music International GmbH

Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

klangmalerei.tv GmbH

Kobalt Productions GmbH

LOFT music GmbH

Michael Witte Research Management

Myriam Hoyer

Naxos Audiovisual Division

Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG

Signed Media Produktion GmbH & Co KG

sounding images GmbH

TOSCA MEDIA Produktion

PARSMEDIA NIGHTFROG GmbH

PARS Media GmbH

INDIA

Unitel GmbH & Co. KG

WDR – Westdeutscher Rundfunk

IRELAND

ZDF / 3sat

Ariane Gray Hubert

JAPAN

ITALY

Hazel Wright Media Ltd.

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ZDF – Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

Pan Dream / Fondazione Fem

Rai Com SpA

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LATVIA

NHK Enterprises Inc.

NHK – Japan Broadcasting Corporation

NETHERLANDS

Public Ltd. Latvian Television

3 minutes West

NORWAY

Cinedans Dance on Screen

Royal Conservatoire of The Hague

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

POLAND

SLOVENIA

Russian State TV&Radio Broadcasting Company Kultura

NRK – Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation

Kultura TV Channel

RGMC - Russian State Music TV & Radio Centre

RUSSIA

TVP – Telewizja Polska S.A.

Peiling Film & TV

NordicStories AS

Russian State Television & Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)

SPAIN

RTV / TV Slovenija

Sintonía Media Productions

SWEDEN

Anna & Paul Film & TV

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Nordisk Drama & Dokumentär AB

Stockholm Concert Hall

SVT – Swedish Television

August Schram

ClassicVision

Gachot Films

Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB)

RIGOLO Swiss Nouveau Cirque

SWITZERLAND

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UNITED KINGDOM

RSI – Radiotelevisione Svizzera

SRF – Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen

Syquali Crossmedia AG

technology and production center switzerland ag

Argonon International Ltd.

BalletBoyz Ltd.

BBC Cymru Wales

BBC Music Television

BBC Music

Capriol Films

London Symphony Orchestra

Opus Arte / Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Poorhouse International Ltd.

Reef Television Ltd.

Risalto Production Services

Stanza Media Ltd.

Universal Music Group International

Classic Arts Showcase

Cultural Media Collaborative

New World Symphony

nRapt

Peter Rosen Productions

The Cliburn

The Metropolitain Opera Association

THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET

UNITED STATES

San Francisco Opera

IMPRINT The IMZ Activity Report 2016 is published by IMZ International Music + Media Centre / Stiftgasse 29 / 1070 Vienna / Austria / office@imz.at / www.imz.at EDITOR RESPONSIBLE Franz Patay / Katharina Jeschke / Ruth Pfletschinger EDITOR IN CHIEF Linda Esslinger / Joel Abraham Shroff EDITORIAL TEAM Daniela Billner / Sofia Faget-Auersperg / Claudia Kruzik / Sophie Schneider GRAPHIC DESIGN Christian von der Recke © IMZ 2016 CREDITS PHOTO Page 8 IMZ / 11 Marcus Gärtner / 12 Beth Crosland, Little Dreams, IMZ / 15 Stadt Wien Marekting / 16 Teatro Colón, Brno Philharmonic / 30 ACTIVITY REPORT 2016 18 IMZ / 19 Christian Jobst / 20, 21 Kucera / 23 ICMA, NCPA - Beijing

IMZ PARTNERS 2016

Anna Lindt Foundation

A.E. Köchert

Austrian Cultural Forum London

Beauty Lash

Berlinale Talents

Bundeskanzleramt Kunst und Kultur

Carina Ari Foundation

Classical:NEXT

Dachverband Tanz Deutschland

EFM – European Film Market

EMC – European Music Council

EBU – European Broadcasting Union

Fachverband der Filmund Musikwirtschaft (F&MA)

Fernsehfonds Austria

Film House Germany

Film Institut

FRAME

Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institut

Honorarkonsulat der Republik Österreich in Ekaterinburg

Hallmann Holding

ICMA – International Music Coucil

iEmmy

IMC – International Music Council

International Arts Manager

ITF Golden Prague

Interspot

Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien (MA 7)

Lomography

Master Lin

Rose d’Or

Stadt Wien Marketing

Vienna Film Commission

Vienna Short Agentur

Visit Berlin

von Feichtinger

WOMEX

Honorarkonsulat der Republik Österreich in Ekaterinburg Почётное консульство Австрийской республики в Екатеринбурге

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NRK's Flagship for Music, Opera and Ballet.

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