Audience Development

Engaging new audiences for performing arts

MUSIC FILM FESTIVALS

BOOKING REQUESTS

Please contact the IMZ at office@imz.at

www.musicfilmfestivals.com Always with the goal in mind to make music + dance films accessible to a broad public, the IMZ is constantly involved in the most diverse music festivals every year and by contributing its incomparable and broad programme, offering something to suit every taste: opera, jazz, pop, ballet, and contemporary dance. Building on a lot of expertise and as a network, the IMZ remains a trusted consulting partner to cities, embassies, festivals, special events, exhibitions, fairs, cultural institutions, and initiatives, wishing to showcase music + dance films. IMZ Music Film Festivals have successfully engaged new audiences for music + dance films in more than 25 cities. Our services include customised curation of programmes, clearance of rights, technical services as well as communicational support.

IMZ ON TOUR

BOOKING REQUESTS

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www.imz.at/imz-on-tour The motivation behind this unique, non-profit and entirely non-commercial initiative is to enhance global exposure beyond the festival circuit, support music + dance filmmakers in reaching larger audiences and delight also participants of smaller, tightly budgeted events with high-class formats. The IMZ on Tour Initiative stands as a testimony of our commitment to provide broad access to expectational art and to advancing music + dance films.

DANCESCREEN ON TOUR

Our archive contains dancescreen winning and nominated productions as well as curated programmes and other highlights, all ready to be sent out into the world at a reasonable price.

VIENNA MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL IN YEKATERINBURG 2021

VIENNA MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL IN YEKATERINBURG

1-24 July 2021 Yekaterinburg, Russia

VIENNA MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL IN YEKATERINBURG

During the beautiful Russian summer, the Vienna Music Film Festival in Yekaterinburg took place for the 13th time in a row. This edition was exceptionally well attended and many participants remarked to be yearly visitors to the event. Inspired by the Film Festival at the Vienna Rathausplatz, the festival in Yekaterinburg celebrated its 12th edition this year. The festival presented the most beautiful music films in the genres opera, classical concert, jazz, ballet + pop. The IMZ curated the programme of the festival, which was organised in cooperation with the Austrian Honorary Consulate in Yekaterinburg and was supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum Moscow. We proudly look back on this year’s rousing festival season and are happy that we could contribute a meaningful programme to our partners. We want to thank all our partners + visitors of this year’s Film Festival, the exemplary implementation of the Covid-19 measures and look forward to a great 2022!

MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL AT RATHAUSPLATZ VIENNA

FILM FESTIVAL AT VIENNA RATHAUSPLATZ

3 July–5 September 2021 Vienna, Austria

For its round jubilee of 30 years, the Film Festival at Vienna’s Rathausplatz offered once again a perfect interplay of culture, summer and culinary delights. With 250,000 visitors in total, the festival kicked off on 3 July with a live concert by the ORF Radio-SymphonieOrchester Vienna. The programme featured an eclectic selection of music + dance films for a total amount of 64 days, accompanied by a food mile in front of the 300m2 screen, providing delicacies + beverages. The film festival offered a mesmerising cultural experience in front of the unique and incomparable scenery of the Vienna City Hall.

Viennese residents + tourists alike enjoyed the rich variety of the musical programme. The performances shown ranged from concerts by superstars such as Anastacia and Christina Aguilera to Abba and Reinhard Fendrich’s “I am From Austria” Musical. But virtuosos such as Strauss, Verdi and Puccini were not missing on the screen either - and all this with free admission to invite everyone to enjoy music + film!

A special thank you goes to all our partners for this year’s lovely festival. We cannot wait for the Music Film Festival 2022 to enjoy culture again at Vienna’s Rathausplatz!

CINNOVATE

CINNOVATE PARTNERS

Access Cinema (IE) Art kino mreža Slovenije (SI) Event Cinema Association (GB) IMZ International Music + Media Centre (AT) Folkets Hus och Parker (SE) Rushlake Media (DE) SpielFabrique (DE)

Kicked-off this year, the IMZ is part of Cinnovate, a European consortium of media organisations and industry associations working with three leading arthouse cinema networks. Cinnovate aims at enabling local cinemas and complementing the cinema experience with a range of new digital audience engagement + content features. The project will include an online offering for event cinemas (alternative content), a cinema-based VOD service, games and VR features, and a digital film literacy offering. Organised by Rushlake Media, the IMZ, and the leading arthouse cinema networks Folkets Hus och Parker, Access Cinema, Art kino mreža Slovenije, Event Cinema Association, and SpielFabrique have joined forces for the project. The IMZ participates in the project to explore the emerging Event Cinema market (opera, ballet, theatre, expositions screened in cinemas and on their VOD offers), intending to expand the distribution possibilities + reach new markets for performing arts + music content.

The IMZ is grateful for the participation in this project and excited about the upcoming exchange + results, which will be of great importance for the whole IMZ network!

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