International Music and Media Centre

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| founder = Wilfried Scheib, under the aegis of UNESCO

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The International Music + Media Centre (IMZ) is an international non-profit organisation founded in 1961 by Wilfried Scheib under the aegis of UNESCO.

The IMZ is a global association for all those involved in any aspect of classical music, world music, jazz and contemporary music, ballet and contemporary dance in the audiovisual media.

Its more than 150 members include broadcasters; performing arts companies and venues; programme producers and distributors; record and DVD labels; cinema and new media specialists: all the participants in the creation and dissemination of music and dance in the media. Among their members are major international companies like the BBC, ZDF, 3sat, ARTE, NHK, ORF, the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Vienna State Opera, Salzburg Festival, C Major Entertainment GmbH, Deutsche Grammophon and WNET/THIRTEEN; the smallest are individual composers, choreographers, musicians or Music directors.{{Cite web|title=Avant Première: Avant Première 2018 Photos|url=https://www.imz.at/index.php?id=421|access-date=2021-08-30|website=IMZ International Music + Media Centre|language=en}}

The IMZ organizes events and initiatives for its members (Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin, Avant Première Screenings, Golden Prague Premieres and Pitching Sessions at the Golden Prague Festival{{Cite web|title=58. Golden Prague International Television Festival / 22. - 25. September 2021|url=https://zlatapraha.ceskatelevize.cz/en|access-date=2021-08-30|website=zlatapraha.ceskatelevize.cz}} and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) et al.) to promote music and dance in and through audiovisual media. It is also active as an initiator and programme curator of open-air music (and dance) film festivals around the world: Vienna Music Film Festival NY, Vienna Music Film Festival Yekaterinburg,{{Cite web|title=Венский Фестиваль 2021|url=https://www.vmff.ru/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=www.vmff.ru}} Vienna Music Film Festival Tokyo,{{Cite web|title=Vienna Music Film Festival 2010 in Tokyo - 愉楽梨 YURARI|url=http://www.r-deux.com/lart_de_vivre/yurari/2010/08/vienna-music-film-festival-2010-in-tokyo.html|access-date=2021-08-30|website=www.r-deux.com}} Rathausplatz Filmfestival Vienna,{{Cite web|last=|title=Filmfestival Rathausplatz|url=https://filmfestival-rathausplatz.at/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Filmfestival|language=de-DE}} Music Filmfestival Bucharest.{{Cite web|title=BUCHAREST MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL 2011 – ARCUB|url=https://arcub.ro/proiect/bucharest-music-film-festival-2011/|access-date=2021-08-30|language=ro-RO}}