Media & Entertainment Events
| Category | Name of Event | Event Information | Team Lead(s) |
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| Music | “Opportunities in the German Music Industry” - A2IM/MDCP 2022 Webinar Series | Description: Webinar will provide a music market debrief on Germany and upcoming opportunities. This is an opportunity to learn about market opportunities, trends and relevant music industry resources in Germany. The targeted audience are A2IM members, U.S. music companies/organizations including record labels, musicians, artist managers, publishing companies, etc. Registration: Attendance is free but registration is required. Date: Wed. Feb. 23, 2022 at 11am ET Location: Virtual - Cisco WebEx | MDCP Contact Marisel.Trespalacios@trade.gov |
| Publishing | “London Book Fair”
| Description: The second largest publishing fair in Europe, after the Frankfurt Book Fair. The fair hosts 150+ U.S. publishers. Registration: www.londonbookfair.co.uk Dates: Apr. 5-7, 2022 Location: London, UK Partners: Combined Book Exhibit (USA Pavilion) | Cheryl Withers, CS London, Cheryl.Withers@trade.gov Amy Magat, CS Los Angeles Amy.Magat@trade.gov Bobby Hines Bobby.Hines@trade.gov
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| Publishing | “Paris Livre” | Description: In 2022, the event will be a literary festival instead of a trade fair. The size will be smaller. The show organizer would like to focus on French editors. A few countries will be part of the festival. They will exhibit their books at their cultural center or foundation. Note that in France there is no U.S. cultural center. There will be no USA pavilion this year but the Commercial Service in Paris would like to organize a virtual catalog display right after the event (date TBC). Registration: www.plevenements.fr Dates: Apr. 21-24, 2022 Location: Grand Palais Museum, Paris, France + other locations for the international pavilions. Partners: SNE (French Association of Publishing) | Valérie Ferrière, CS Paris Valerie.Ferriere@trade.gov Amy Magat, CS Los Angeles Amy.Magat@trade.gov |
| General Media & Entertainment | NAB 2022 | Description: NAB Show is an annual trade show produced by the National Association of Broadcasters. The show’s tagline is “Where Content Comes to Life.” This show is TEPP approved. Registration: https://nabshow.com/2022/ Dates: Apr. 23-27, 2022 Location: Las Vegas Convention Center Partners: National Association of Broadcasters | Amy Magat Amy.Magat@trade.gov Christina Parisi ITA Event Lead Christina.Parisi@trade.gov Vartika Varshney Vartika.Varshney@trade.gov |
| Music | “Opportunities in the UK Music Industry” - A2IM/MDCP 2022 Webinar Series | Description: Webinar will include a UK music sector overview including trends, popular music, genres, etc. It will also cover UK government programs designed to support this sector, IP/copyrights protection, and key industry players and topics such as royalty collection agencies, VAT/taxes, etc. The targeted audience are A2IM members, U.S. music companies/organizations including record labels, musicians, vinyl records manufacturers, artist managers, publishing companies, etc. Registration: Pending, if interested please contact Team Lead. Date: Tue. Apr. 26, 2022 at 11am ET Location: Virtual - Cisco WebEx | MDCP Contact Marisel.Trespalacios@trade.gov |
| Music | “Indie Week 2022” | Description: The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)’s Indie Week is a four-day international conference and networking event aimed at maximizing the global impact of Independent music. Featuring keynotes, panels, exclusive networking sessions, and more, Indie Week has historically drawn an attendance of over 1200 participants from over 30 countries. Dates: June 13-16, 2022 Location: In response to COVID-19, A2IM took Indie Week online in 2020 and 2021. The 2022 event will most likely be a hybrid conference with more in-person participation expected. | MDCP Contact Marisel.Trespalacios@trade.gov A2IM - (601) 408-9131 |
| Music | Reeperbahn Festival | Description: Reeperbahn Festival is Germany’s largest music platform for the music and digital industry. The Reeperbahn Festival Conference offers industry professionals a program that includes ~100 sessions with ~300 speakers, networking events, meetings, showcases, and awards shows. Registration: https://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/en/conference/about Dates: Sep. 21-24, 2022 Location: Hamburg, Germany Partners: Reeperbahn and A2IM | MDCP Contact Marisel.Trespalacios@trade.gov Elizabeth Walsh Susanne Wiedemann |
| Publishing | Frankfurt Book Fair 2022 / Messe | Description: The world’s largest publishing trade fair for international deals and trading. It is organized by Frankfurter Buchmesse GmbH. The fair has attracted more than 2,000 exhibitors and 36,000 visitors. The fair hosted 75 U.S. exhibitors in 2021 (the USA Pavilion had 55 exhibitors). Key issues / topics: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), international licensing requirements, political dialogue, export competition in foreign markets to include rising costs of printing, digitalization, academic publishing, etc. Registration: https://www.buchmesse.de Dates: Oct. 19-23, 2022 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Partner: Borsenverien (organizer) | Ulrike Riegeler, CS Frankfurt Elizabeth Walsh, CS Frankfurt Amy Magat |