IMZ Newsletter November 2011 as PDF

NE WS L E T T E R N OVEMBER 2012 IMZ INTERNAL NEWS • IMZ WORLD MUSIC FILM SCREENINGS AT WOMEX 2012 • IMZ AT THE 49TH ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE 2012 • IMZ DIRECTORY INFORMATION • IMZ AVANT PREMIÈRE SCREENINGS AT MIDEM 2013

IMZ MEMBER NEWS LAURELS, PRIZES & PRAISES • 49TH ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE THE WINNERS • PETER ROSEN PRODUCTIONS • WINDROSE

• THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY RELEASE AMERICAN MAVERICKS • WINDROSE DON PASQUALE IN THE 60IES LOOKING FOR PRODUCTION PARTNERS • CLASART CLASSIC PREPARING FOR GLUCK’S ANNIVERSARY IN 2014 WHAT‘S ON...

• ZDF MUSIC ON ARTE JOB CAROUSEL • PETER MANIURA STARTING NEW ROLE

• NEW PRODUCTIONS

RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS

• ACCENTUS MUSIC CELEBRATING BARENBOIM’S BIRTHDAY

• DANCE CAMERA WEST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

• C MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT THIELEMANN, ROD AND MELODY

• EUROPEAN FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION BRUSSELS CONVERSATIONS

• CLASART CLASSIC REVISITING A JEWEL OF THE BAROQUE • ELECTRIC SKY CAPTURING ROBBIE WILLIAMS • EUROARTS HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DANIEL BARENBOIM!

• EUROPEAN MUSIC COUNCIL EUROPEAN FORUM ON MUSIC • IASJ JAZZ MEETING 2013 • ROSE D’OR 2013 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

N EWSL ET TER IMZ INTERNAL NEWS IMZ WORLD MUSIC FILM SCREENINGS AT WOMEX 2012 After five days of good work and tons of great music, a lot of sunshine and warm summerlike nights, WOMEX successfully completed its 18th edition in Thessaloniki. 2,200 delegates from 90 countries, 1,200 companies, 245 stands, 20 conference sessions, 61 showcase acts from 50 countries and 17 movies at the IMZ World Music Film Screenings: This is what it takes to be the most important professional market for world music...

With again highly increased attendance figures – reaching a record of more than 500

IMZ GOLDEN PRAGUE PREMIERES AT THE 49TH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL GOLDEN PRAGUE As in years past, the IMZ accompanied the 49th ITF Golden Prague Festival and competition by organising the Golden Prague Premieres and a workshop in cooperation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

The screenings of the Golden Prague Premieres took place in the Small Hall of Žofín Palace including the following programmes:

people attending – the 11th edition of the IMZ World Music Film Screenings

Golden Prague Premieres I: Flat Pack – The Musical, SVT, Sweden – A musical

was enthusiastically received by the industry insiders.

„furniture saga“ about „the wonder of Sweden“ – Ingvar Kamrad, the founder of

For those who missed it, it is not all lost yet! See the screening selection and browse

IKEA. The score is by Erik Gedeon, who also directed this performance from Malmö Stadsteater.

through all submitted movies For an impression of how it looked like, drop in on our Facebook fan page.

Golden Prague Premieres II: C(H)OEURS, Euroarts, Germany – Musical theatre by

Expect the next call for film submissions in springtime and start planning your trip

Alain Platel. For years, the tension between the group and the individual has been

to WOMEX 2013 in Cardiff!

the central theme in Platel's performances. In C(H)OEURS he examines – together

We will soon update the movie programme of

with his dancers and the Teatro Real choir – how „dangerously beautiful“ a group

our non-profit distribution project World

can be.

Music Films on Tour adding some of the

Both productions were enthusiastically received. Lively discussions with the

programmes screened at WOMEX 2012. Just

filmmakers/producers following the screenings underscored the success of the

explore and enjoy...

Golden Prague Premieres 2012.

www.worldmusicfilms.com

On Tuesday 16 October, an EBU and IMZ workshop was dedicated to

N EWSL ET TER IMZ INTERNAL NEWS “Rights management in the digital era“. Once again, the EBU and the IMZ decided to join forces to promote and strengthen the arts in the audio-visual media!

After presentations by Peter Goethals (EBU), Malte Ludin (Tele München Gruppe), Pavlina Kvapilova (Česká televize) and Peter Maniura (BBC) the presenters and further

IMZ DIRECTORY INFORMATION Dear IMZ Members,

panellists – Bernd Hellthaler (EuroArts Music), Chris Hunt (Iambic Productions) and

In the next weeks you will receive an

Lothar Mattner (WDR) discussed in a high profile debate the challenges and

e-mail regarding the IMZ Directory

opportunities in social media for broadcasters and the private sector.

update . Please send us your

Generally, the whole festival is open to anyone interested in high-quality music and dance programmes and films on the TV screen. Festival participants have the chance to view all

amendments as asoon as you have received it.

competition programmes submitted to the 49th ITF Golden Prague in the festival's video

Only with your help we can guarantee

library.

a complete and accurate edition of Read more...

We are looking forward to the Golden Prague Festival 2013!

© Czech television

the IMZ Directory 2013.

With many thanks in advance for your co-operation, Your IMZ Team

N EWSL ET TER IMZ INTERNAL NEWS Participants: If you haven't registered yet note that the deadline for the November rate of €690 (excl.VAT) is November 30, 2012.

Important: Write IMZ after your company name, i. e. Example Ltd / IMZ Exhibitors:

IMZ AVANT PREMIÈRE SCREENINGS AT MIDEM 2013

For all details about exhibitor options contact directly Cornelia Much at cornelia.much@reedmidem.com or +49-7631-17680.

IMZ at midem, 26 - 29 January 2013, Cannes, France Preliminary IMZ schedule (subject to changes): Sat 26 Jan. IMZ Opening and Networking Cocktail: 14h00 - 15h00 Avant Première Screenings: 15h30 - 18h00 Sun 27 Jan. Avant Première Screenings: 9h30 - 12h30 / 14h00 - 16h00 IMZ General Assembly: 17h45 - 19h00 Mon 28 Jan. Avant Première Screenings: 9h30 - 13h30 Tue 29 Jan. Avant Première Screenings: 9h30 - 12h30

Classical & Jazz at midem 2013 This time midem puts the spotlight on classical music & jazz with a brand new, tailormade program encouraging networking, learning, discoveries and deals.

N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS LAURELS, PRIZES & PRAISES 49TH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL GOLDEN PRAGUE 13 – 17 October 2012 | Žofín Palace, Prague 3,000 visitors. 645 delegates. 1,000 DVDs in the Video Library. 94 competition

Award of the Dagmar and Václav Havel’s Foundation VIZE 97: Giuseppe Scarlatti: Dove È Amore È Gelosia – A Historical Reconstruction Of Opera Performance (Classart Classic, Germany) Audience Award: Macbeth (Opus Arte, United Kingdom).

programmes (55 competitiors from 24 countries), 6 non-competition programmes, 49

Visit www.festivalgoldenprague.cz for a complete list of the awards! You will

documentaries, 45 Performing Arts. The longest programme submitted: 218’ (Julius

find lots of photos of the whole event there, too.

Caesar).

Congrats to all creators and contributors! The ITF GP team would like to thank

And the Winners are…

you for your participation and is looking forward to welcoming you to the

Grand Prix Golden Prague: Lang Lang - The Art Of Being A Virtuoso (ZDF, Germany) Czech Crystal for Performing Arts: John Cage: Journeys In Sound (Accentus Music GmbH & Co. KG, Germany) Czech Crystal for Documentary: The World Of Matthew Bourne (Leopard Films, United Kingdom) Special Mention for extraordinary artistic achievement: Soundbreaker (YLE, Finland) Czech Television Prize: Schumann At Pier 2 – A Concert Film With Paavo Järvi And The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (Deutsche Welle, Germany)

upcoming jubilee edition, the 50th ITF Golden Prague in October next year. We will keep you posted…

N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS PETER ROSEN PRODUCTIONS

WINDROSE

Peter Rosen Productions, Inc. can be proud of two important distinctions in the world

Again, Golden Prague celebrated the

of music media production:

ver y best of music programmes…

Peter Rosen's God's Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz won the Best DVD award in the Concert and Documentary category at the 50th Record Academy Awards. The Award is given by the Record Geijutsu Magazine in Japan, the most prestigious in the industry.

Windrose was particularly delighted by the selection of both Antoine ’s Four Seasons, a refreshing and educational way to discover Antonio Vivaldi’s masterpiece, and Working Title: Wunderkind. This new film follows the rise to stardom of a

Furthermore, the November issue of Gramophone Magazine featured Peter

prodigy driven by his passion for classical music: Alexander Prior, the young

Rosen's Nobuyuki Tsujii Live at Carnegie Hall as the DVD of the Month!

conductor and composer of the Jungle Book-inspired ballet Mowgli. It won the

Both programs are distributed for Blu Ray/DVD and broadcast release by EuroArts.

Silver Honor by the Parents’ Choice Foundation 2012.

The DVD release for God's Fiddler in the U.S. is handled by Kultur.

For more information, please contact

Peter

Rosen,

rosenprod@aol.com. www.peterrosenproductions.com

When Music breaks down boundaries… El Rey won the award for the Best Documentary at the 2012 Third World International Film Festival of San Francisco and has been selected for the IN-EDIT Festival in Berlin.

It tells the inspiring journey of two Austrian band mates who travel throughout South America and discover the bonding power of music.

For more information, please contact Windrose via pmazenod@windrose.fr www.windrose.fr

N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS NEW PRODUCTIONS ACCENTUS MUSIC Best Documentary At ITF Golden Prague John Cage – Journeys in Sound by Allan Miller and Paul Smaczny was awarded “Best Documentary” at Golden Prague Festival 2012.

The Jury praised the film as “a brilliant, intimate tribute to one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. It is evident that the filmmakers succeeded in revealing the curiosity, the humour and ultimately the humanity of John Cage. It has the ability to make avant-garde concepts accessible and attractive to a broader audience.”

A production of Accentus Music, in co-production with WDR, supported by Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung.

(See the complete list of winners on page 6) Celebrating Daniel Barenboim’s 70th Birthday On Arte

In co-production with ZDF, Accentus Music honours Daniel Barenboim with the two-hour documentary Wege zur Musik, directed by Paul Smaczny (airdate: Arte, 15 November 2012, 9.50 p.m.). On the very same day, Accentus Music will produce Barenboim’s birthday concert with the Staatskapelle Berlin at the Berlin Philharmonie. The concert will be broadcasted live on Arte at primetime, at 8.15 p.m. (a production of Accentus Music in co-production with ZDF/ Arte).

And there is more to come… Starting in January 2013, Accentus Music will be releasing the Bruckner cycle with Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin, filmed in 2010 at the Berlin Philharmonie, on DVD and Blu-ray. www.accentus.com

© Monika Ritterhaus

N EWSLETT ER IMZ MEMBER NEWS C MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT AND UNITEL CLASSICA PRESENT:

C MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT PPESENTS:

Live From Semperoper Dresden: New Year’s Eve Concert 2012

Rod Stewart plays Avo Session

This year, German Television’s traditional New Year’s Eve Concert will feature two high-

In 1999, the mega star, who has sold well over 150 million records,

class vocalists: Soprano Diana Damrau and Tenor Piotr Beczala. Together with

was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. After surgery, he had to learn

Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden they will celebrate the New Year’s

how to sing all over again…

Eve 2012 with highlights from Operettas by Emmerich Kálmán. Live Signal

American Songbook album series, which established him as an

Available On 30 December, 20:15 CET.

extraordinary crooner. Today he is still a naughty boy – and “forever young”: last year he

Video Director: Hannes Rossacher; Length approx. 90’. A production of ZDF in

became a father once again! For his concert in Basel, he brings along ballads for the

coproduction with UNITEL in cooperation with Sächsische

and succeeded, releasing his Great

ladies and cool riffs for the gents. Version 2 of the programme also includes some of Rod’s new Christmas tunes. Length:Version 1: 60’ // Version 2: 60’ / 90’

Staatsoper Dresden and CLASSICA.

Melody Gardot plays Avo Session Melody Gardot's story is well-known: her severe, near-fatal accident, the unending hospital stays, the pain and rehab therapies, and the lasting physical damage and yet, what makes the biggest impression is precisely Melody Gardot’s determination, dedication and tenacity. She is a young woman who gives everything she’s got to her art! To the AVO SESSION Christian Thielemann, Piotr Beczala ©Matthias Creutziger

Diana Damrau ©Andrea Kremper

Basel, she is bringing her new album The Absence, that stormed the global charts in 14 territories!

Length: 60’ / 75’, TV Director: Roli Bärlocher; Production: Avo Session Basel, SF

N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS NEW PRODUCTIONS and so on. Thanks to the surviving historical documents and objects, it was

CLASART CLASSIC Dove È Amore È Gelosia Wins Special Prize At ITF Golden Prague

possible to finally make the magical world of Baroque theater accessible to a broad public…

As a companion piece to the recording of this one-of-a-kind performance, Clasart

The recording of Giuseppe Scarlatti’s opera Dove è amore è gelosia, a joint

Classic now presents the documentary A Jewel of the Baroque that gives

production of BVA, Clasart Classic, NHK and Czech Television directed by

us a backstage look at the theatre’s fascinating Baroque technology! As the

Ondřej Havelka, was awarded the Prize of the Dagmar and Václav Havel

exuberant castellan Pavel Slavko takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour amidst

foundation Vize 97. (See the complete list of winners on page 6)

ropes, cranks and pulleys, we marvel at the wonders achieved with clever

In this historical reconstruction of an opera performance recorded at

mechanisms and strong arms! Joining Slavko is stage director Ondrej Havelka,

the unique Baroque

who explains how he sought to revive old theatrical customs such as specific

theatre in Český Krumlov, one can

hand motions. Conductor Vojtech Spurný, in his turn, reflects on musical matters and the performance of Baroque comic opera in this wonderful jewel of a

admire the original

theater!

theatre stocks such as the building, auditorium, orchestra pit, stage, stage technology, decorations, costumes, props, Dress Rehearsal in Cesky Krumlov

lighting technology,

F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e c o n t a c t K a t j a R a t h s , raths@tmg.de.

N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS ELECTRIC SKY

EUROARTS

Capturing Robbie Williams

Happy Birthday, Daniel Barenboim!

U K a n d H o n g Ko n g b a s e d

Just in time for his seventieth birthday, Daniel Barenboim has received the prestigious

distributor Electric Sky has added to

German ECHO Klassik for his life's work. The versatile pianist and conductor

its catalogue A Night In With

renowned for leaving his musical mark – as it is honoured by numerous awards, among

Robbie Williams, a 90-minutes

them seven Grammys – has been active on the concert stage since the age of seven.

special made for Sky1.

In 1999 Barenboim established the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, which is

"Robbie is an icon of music and a hero

made up of young musicians from eight ethnic groups from the Arab world and Israel.

to so many generations. So to get such

With the recording of the memorable concert in Ramallah in August 2005,

amazing access to him at an incredibly exciting time in his career is brilliant.”

together with Paul Smaczny's award-winning documentary Knowledge Is The

(Ben Winston, Executive Producer) Made by the London based production company Fullwell73, the feature-length

Beginning, plus a conversation between Barenboim and the orchestra's co-founder

documentary follows one of the world’s best selling music artists, and former Take That star as he promotes his new album, Take the Crown: Robbie Williams is

together a special birthday package in honour of the maestro (to be

discussing life, love, fatherhood and music…

released on DVD in November

In addition to a 30-minutes segment of live-performance footage, this revealing

2012!).

programme presents Robbie’s life through a lens with behind-the-scenes access and an up close and personal interview with the star, led by James Corden in which they

Edward Said, EuroArts has put

Daniel Barenboim ©AP Sigi Tischler

Also available for TV distribution are the live recordings with the West-

talk candidly, reminiscing over Robbie’s career and discussing fatherhood, following

Eastern Divan Orchestra from Ravello, Alhambra, Berlin, and Geneva.

the recent birth of his daughter.

Read more …

www.electricsky.com

N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS Furthermore, EuroArts is paying homage to the successful musician in a second

THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY American Mavericks On SACD

outstanding release:

On 13 November 2012, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony will release American Mavericks,

Barenboim's complete

a hybrid SACD recording featuring rarely recorded works by three American composers, Henry

concert

Cowell, Lou Harrison and Edgard Varèse on SFS Media, the Orchestra’s in-house label.

cycle

of

Beethoven's 32 piano

The album includes Henry Cowell’s Synchrony and his Piano Concerto with Jeremy Denk, Lou Harrison’s Concerto

sonatas, directed by Jean-

for Organ with Percussion Orchestra with Paul Jacobs, and Edgard Varèse’s Amériques. The performances were all

Pierre Ponnelle. All piano

recorded live in concert at Davies Symphony Hall and feature composers and works from the San Francisco

sonatas have been carefully

Symphony’s American Mavericks festival dedicated to America’s innovative musical heritage of the 20th

restored and digitalized from 35 mm negative film, resulting in a considerable high video and

century.

audio quality. The complete edition on 3 Blu-ray discs will be released in November, together with the first of 5 DVDs including the Sonatas 1 – 6.

Watch a short video about American Mavericks featuring concert footage and interviews with Michael Tilson Thomas and soloists Jeremy Denk and Paul Jacobs here! All SFS Media recordings are available from the Symphony Store in Davies Symphony Hall and online at sfsymphony.org/store as well as other

Anything else? More than 40 additional programmes with

major retailers. The recordings can also be purchased as downloads from

Daniel Barenboim are available for TV distribution and more

iTunes, Amazon and other digital outlets. SFS Media recordings are distributed

than 25 titles have already been released on DVD & Blu-ray

by harmonia mundi U.S., SRI in Canada, Avie Records internationally, and by

Disc!

IODA to digital outlets.

www.euroarts.com

Later this season, Michael Tilson Thomas and the SFS are scheduled to release a new recording of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 recorded at the close of their Centennial Season in 2012.

N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS NEW PRODUCTIONS

LOOKING FOR PRODUCTION PARTNERS

WINDROSE

CLASART CLASSIC

An Extra Portion Of Optimism And Positivity: Don Pasquale, An Opera Buffa Revisited

Celebrating Christoph Willibald Gluck’s 300th anniversary in 2014, BVA and

Denis Podalydès gives Donizetti’s opera a refreshing direction inspired by Italian 60s movies. A high-profile cast dressed by Christian Lacroix (with Alessandro Corbelli, renowned for his comic parts, especially Don Pasquale), does justice to the roles inspired by the famous characters of Commedia dell’arte. Captured by Andy Sommer (for ARTE), the performance is typical of Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’ grandeur…

Clasart Classic intend to record the composer’s first reformative work Orpheus and Eurydice at the Baroque castle theater in Český Krumlov. Only a limited number of visitors are allowed a look into this magic world of Baroque theatre. With completely preserved machinery, costumes and props, this unique theater represents the ideal location for reaching a maximum level of authenticity and for creating an illusion of baroque scenery.

Out of the three existing versions of Orpheus and Eurydice, BVA and Clasart Classic are planning to record the second version, written for a private performance on the occasion of the marriage of the duchess of Parma. This

For more information, please contact Windrose via p m a z e n o d @ w i n d ro s e . f r www.windrose.fr

version has not been recorded yet…

Duration: approx. 70 minutes Shooting: September 2013 Producer: BVA, Clasart Classic If you are interested in joining in as coproduction partner, please contact katja.raths@tmg.de

N EWSL ET TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS WHAT‘S ON ...

ZDF MUSIC ON ARTE Featuring Barenboim, Balsom, Damrau and Pahud November Programme Sunday 4 November, 06:20.20 p.m., ARTE Der Glanz der Trompete – Alison Balsom spielt Haydn, Bach und Debussy With Alison Balsom, David Goode (organ), Konzerthausorchester Berlin Sunday 11 November, 11:20 p.m., ARTE Flötenkonzert zu Sanssouci. Emmanuel Pahud spielt zum 300.

Geburtstag Friedrichs des Großen With Emmanuel Pahud, Kammerakademie Potsdam and conductor Trevor Pinnock Thursday 15 November, 08:15 p.m., ARTE Geburtstagskonzert für Daniel Barenboim With Daniel Barenboim (piano) and Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Zubin Mehta

Thursday 15 November, 09:45 p.m., ARTE Wege zur Musik mit Daniel Barenboim. Leben im Klang A film by Paul Smaczny Thursday 15 November, 10:35 p.m., ARTE Wege zur Musik mit Daniel Barenboim. Musik und Politik Friday 16 November 1:15 a.m., ARTE Das West-Eastern Divan Orchestra spielt Beethovens Symphonien bei den BBC Proms On the rostrum: Daniel Barenboim Saturday 17 November 0:50 a.m., ARTE Das West-Eastern Divan Orchestra spielt Beethovens Symphonien bei den BBC Proms Sunday 18 November, 04:25 p.m., ARTE Diana Damrau. Neun Monate mit dem deutschen Opernstar A film by Beatrix Conrad Sunday 18 November, 11:00 p.m., ARTE Das West-Eastern Divan Orchestra spielt Beethovens Symphonien bei den BBC Proms www.zdf.de

N EWSLE T TER IMZ MEMBER NEWS JOB CAROUSEL

RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS

After twelve years as Head of BBC TV Classical Music, Peter Maniura is starting a new role.

DANCE CAMERA WEST May 2013 (event dates TBA) | Los Angeles

For the last six months, he has been dividing his time between Classical Music and

Call For Submissions

the new BBC/Arts Council England digital on-line arts service The

Submit your media for the 12th annual DCW Dance Media Film Festival here

Space. The service is being extended for a further six months with a view to it being

The final deadline is 31 January 2013!

established permanently, and Peter has been asked to continue at the creative helm of The Space as its Curator in a full-time capacity.

Dance Camera West crowns the 12th Annual DCW Dance Media Film Festival with “Get Wet”, a celebration of screen dance, live dance, and water.

Peter Maniura will still be working for the BBC but will be leaving Classical Music

Featuring DCW’s traditional roster of new international dance films, “Get Wet" will

Television assuming his new role on 1 November. Oliver Macfarlane will be continuing

include live, site-specific dance works from world-renowned choreographers and

as Acting Head of Classical Music.

dancers. Events and performances and screenings will be located at fountains in Los Angeles, including the majestic Getty Museum. The green inspired festival will be sure

“The twelve years I have spent as Head of Classical Music have been enormously fulfilling and enjoyable and I’d just like to say thank you for your friendship, support and creativity during this period. Leaving will be a real wrench, but I am fortunate because I’m moving to

to inform audiences about dance, film and the preservation of water…

what, I believe is one of the most exciting roles in broadcasting and the arts. I hope that I will

include: screendance, short films, features, documentary,

soon be able to discuss creative opportunities and new projects with you in the context of

installations, and interactive dance media. DCW is excited to welcome

digital space!”

films akin to the "Get Wet" theme this year as well, however it is not a required

Contact: peter.maniura@bbc.co.uk

component.

www.thespace.org

www.dancecamerawest.org

Dance Camera West welcomes dance media in any dance style or genre. Categories

N EWSLE T TER RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS EUROPEAN FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION

EUROPEAN MUSIC COUNCIL

IASJ JAZZ MEETING 2013

Brussels Conversations To Take Place On 16/17 November

3rd European Forum On Music

29 June – 5 July 2013 | Herning-

18 – 21 April 2013 | Glasgow, Scotland

Starting in Herning and continuing in

The European House for Culture presents the Brussels Conversations 2012 on a "Cultural Coalition for a Citizens’ Europe", taking place on 16/17 November in Brussels. The 2-day conference will reflect upon the importance of active citizens and the role of arts and culture in the making of Europe in an inviting, participatory, and festive way. It will provide a platform where all sectors of civil society can discuss and reflect upon Europe’s future, about what unites us and what divides us.

Aarhus, the 23th IASJ (International The EMC organises its

Association of Schools of Jazz) Jazz Meeting

3rd European Forum on

takes place from 29 June to 5 July. After a

Music in cooperation

succesfull 2012 edition in Graz, Austria,

with the Scottish Music Centre. The Forum will be hosted from 18 to

more than 100 jazz musicians in all stages of their musical career are expected to

21 April 2013 in the UNESCO City of Music

participate in the IASJ Jazz Meeting in

Glasgow. Pete Wishart, Scottish MP and former

Denmark 2013…

keyboarder of the band Runrig has been

The Brussels Conversations is the second in a series of three

confirmed as keynote speaker. The conference

events in the framework of the Cultural Coalition for a Citizens’

will take place in the Grand Central Hotel.

Europe. Together they form “A Soul for Europe’s” kick-off to the European Year of Citizens 2013. The series includes the Berlin Conference 2012 by “A Soul for Europe” on 10 November, the Brussels Conversations 2012 by the partners of the European House for Culture on 16-17 November, and the Amsterdam Conversations by the Felix Meritis on 30 November.

Aarhus, Denmark

More information soon available at emcimc.org!

If you have any questions beforehand, please

As a special highlight, bands formed by the participants will perform in the final concerts on 4 and 5 July in the concert hall of the Royal Conservatory of Aarhus.

Invitations were extended to members of the IASJ. Visitors are welcome!

contact the EMC´s office info@emc-imc.org. www.iasj.com.

N EWSLE T TER RELATED INDUSTRY NEWS ROSE D’OR FESTIVAL AND RED CARPET AWARD CEREMONY 30 May 2013 | Brussels The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is to return Entertainment TV's foremost international gala – the Rose d’Or Festival – to its traditional European roots!

Rights to the Festival, which began in 1961, were acquired by the EBU in August 2012. The event rewards quality and innovation, values prized by the EBU and its public service Members, who promote a spirit of free exchange of knowledge and ideas. EUROVISION, operated by the EBU will organise the event in Brussels. The Festival now forms a central part of the annual Eurovision Media Summit which attracts experts, decision makers and contributors across all sectors and genres of media content.

The Rose d’Or Competition rewards the best in non-scripted entertainment, comedy, and music & live entertainment. The call for submissions is open now (for programmes aired in 2012)!

Questions on the competition? Contact Séghira Farhi, farhi@ebu.ch, +41 79 743 32 78.

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