Choreographed + performed by Katherine Helen Fisher + Jaime Verazin
© RJ Muna
IMZ Board 2023-25
The IMZ Executive Board for 2023-2025 consists of representatives from internationally acclaimed broadcasters, producers and distributors, as well as performing arts + educational institutions and reflects the immense diversity and quality of their fields of activity.
The voting period for the IMZ Executive Board Elections 2023-2025 concluded on 4 September, 2022; the new board was formally constituted during the IMZ General Assembly in February 2023.
IMZ Directorate
Laetitia Huberti
IMZ President
Head of La Première, Musiq3, Classic 21, La Trois at RTBF – Belgian Public Radio & Television (Belgium)
Elmar Kruse
IMZ Treasurer
Managing Director at C Major Entertainment (Germany)
Jason Charters
IMZ Vice-President
Producer at Riddle Films (Canada)
Arild Erikstad
IMZ Vice-President
Executive Producer at Arild Erikstad (Norway)
Stephen James-Yeoman
IMZ Vice-President
Commissioning Executive at BBC Arts and Classical Music (United Kingdom)
Franz Patay
IMZ Legal Counsel
CEO at VBW International GmbH (Austria)
Max Beckham-Ortner
Secretary General
Secretary General at IMZ International Music + Media Centre (Austria)
IMZ Board 2023-25
Wolfgang Bergmann
Managing Director + Coordinator ARTE - ZDF at ARTE Deutschland TV (Germany)
Agné Biliunaite
Culture Editor at LRT – Lithuanian National Radio and Television (Lithuania)
Ernst Buchrucker
Managing Director at Unitel (Germany)
Daniel Celarec
Head of Music & Dance at RTV Slovenija (Slovenia)
Emelie De Jong
Director, France Culture at Radio France (France)
Ditte Feuk
Executive of Drama, Theatre, Opera & Dance at SVT – Swedish Television (Sweden)
Frank Gerdes
Head of Culture at ServusTV (Austria)
Daniel Gorjão
Head of Performing Arts at RTP – Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (Portugal)
Mari Inamasu
Senior Producer at NHK – Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Japan)
Maria Kivinen
Sales Executive at Yle, the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Finland)
Ulrike Köstinger
Chief Content Officer at Operabase (Denmark)
Sandrine Laffont
Managing Director / Head of International TV Sales at EuroArts Music International (Germany)
Rita Lombardi
International Sales at RAI COM (Italy)
Reiner Moritz
Managing Director at Poorhouse International (United Kingdom)
Tomas Motl
Executive Director of CT Art / Director of Golden Prague Festival at Czech Television (Czech Republic)
François Roussillon
Producer + TV Director at François Roussillon et Associés (France)
Erwin Stürzer
Managing Director at HELIANE Media & Consulting GmbH (Germany)
Martin Traxl
Head of Culture Department / TV at ORF – Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (Austria)
Maria Willer
Producer / Managing Director at 3B-Produktion GmbH (Germany)