If you were a participant in the 2008 International Marketplace, please take a minute to fill out our Canadian or International survey.
The International Marketplace is your window on the world market.
Follow-up with contacts made at MIDEM, Popkomm and SXSW and meet new ones. Get Onsite Support from the International Marketplace team and International Ambassadors in Territories Room. We are here to help you connect with the international delegates you want to do business with.
Preview the online list of International Marketplace participants, who will be on-hand and on site looking to do business with Canada. Sign in early, provide your objectives and goals and we’ll help you make the right connection.
Contact fellow IMP participants in advance to pre-promote domestic showcases or pre arrange meetings. During CMW, drop by the Territories Room, meet the IMP team and pick up a printed edition of the International Marketplace Directory to see who's in town from across the globe.
The International Marketplace is your window on the world market, presenting a series of professional development sessions with market specialists from the world arena. Panels take place in the Algonquin Room. Check back here to preview the Algonquin Room schedule of events, plus details for international spotlights.
International Marketplace closing reception: International Marketplace participants are honoured at the closing reception on the night of Saturday, March 14, 2009.
Although services provided by the International Marketplace are free to CMW international registrants, as well as to all Canadians, you must sign-up to take advantage of the benefits available to you. Remember to sign up, to participate in the International Marketplace.
The International Marketplace runs for the duration of Canadian Music Week, from March 11-14, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at The Territories Room and The Algonquin Room at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto
2008 International Marketplace International Spotlights
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SPOTLIGHTS ON LATIN AMERICA
Thursday, March 6, 2:40 to 3:40 PM Spotlight on Latin America, Round 1
Potential opportunities for Canadians in the Latin American market. Panel topics included the diversity of the music scene; concerts and tours - facts & figures; musical culture. The market for live performances, concerts and touring. Tour management, artistic direction and professional support services. The importance of television . Artist development: opportunities for the indie sector; the impact of live touring on record sales and career momentum. Moderated by Shaw Saltzberg, S.L. Feldman & Associates Canada. Panelists: Daniel Grinbank , DG Medios & Espectaculos Argentina; Carlos Geniso, DG Medios Chile; Fernando Franco, MuchMusic Latin America; Diego Finkelstein, Fenix Entertainment Argentina; Bruno Ramos, Slag Records Brasil; Fabrício Nobre , ABRAFIM (the Brazilian Association of Independent Festivals);
Guillermo Malbran, Guillermo Malbran Organization, Argentina-Peru.
Friday, March 7, 2:40 to 3:40 PM Spotlight on Latin America - Round 2
Potential opportunities for Canadians in the Latin American market. Panel topics included the diversity of the music scene; facts & figures; Efforts for music exports; Latin American musical culture. The internet and the new opinion makers; online piracy and illegal downloading. Distribution - traditional versus virtual - business model and prices. Opportunities for the indie sector. Co-Moderated by Eric So, Synergex Corporation Canada and
David McLoughlin, BMA (Brasil Musica & Artes) Brasil. Panelists: Javier Fainzaig, FaroLatino S.A. Argentina; Gerard Werron, Laser Company / Nuclear Blast Brasil; Mauricio Bussab, Tratore Brasil; Claudio Vicentin, Roadie Crew Brasil; Rafael Reisman, RR Producoes Ltda. Brasil; Eduardo Muszkat, MCD Entertainment Brasi
Saturday, March 8, 12:30 to 1:30 PM
How Does All This Government Stuff Work?
Meet the Funders and Reps. from Canada and Abroad
(Roundtable information session)
From tax credits to international marketing strategies, find the people with the answers you need to move into the world arena. Attending representatives from Canada and abroad included Canada’s department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Department of Canadian Heritage (Trade Routes Program), Ontario Media Development Corporation, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, VideoFACT and FACTOR, along with Canadian reps from abroad.
For information contact:
Kathy Hahn, Event Coordinator
The International Marketplace
Tel: 905.858.4747
Fax: 905.858.4848 Kathy@cmw.net
On site during CMW March 11 - 14, 2009
Territories & Algonquin Rooms
Fairmont Royal York Hotel
100 Front St. W., Toronto, ON
Tel: 416.368.2511 Ext. 2533
