BVA International, based in Prague, Czech Republic,
provides professional services in the field of:
- production of CD, DVD, VIDEO, TV, FILM
- radio and television transmissions and recordings
- organization of cultural events, concerts and exhibitions
- services for film and television crews
- making of TV spots and presentations
- licencing and distribution
You name it, we can do it.
BVA International has co-operated with the Czech Television, Czech Radio, NHK Tokyo, BBC, ARTE, UNITEL, Bayerischer Rundfunk, ARD, ORF, Denon - Nippon Columbia, JVC Victor, EMI, Dreamlife, Supraphon and other international companies.
BVA International is a member of the International Music Centre in Vienna and regularly takes part in MIDEM in Cannes, there BVA presents its programmes at the Avant Premiere Screenings organized by IMZ.
BVA International has produced documentaries devoted to renowned Czech musicians, such as the composers Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, Bohuslav Martinu, conductors Václav Neumann and Václav Talich, the famous Smetana Quartet and several films about Rafael Kubelík as well as the first overall portrait of his father, the famous violin virtuoso Jan Kubelík. One of the latest productions was focused on W.A.Mozart and his three stays in Prague. Films produced by BVA have received several awards at the international festival of films on art Arts&Film.
BVA has also produced and co-produced many live recordings of important concerts and operas, audio and audiovisual recordings both in studio and on location. The programmes mainly present Czech music (Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček, Martinu) as well as international classics performed by renowned Czech artists (eg. Vaclav Neumann, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, the Smetana Quartet, Dagmar Peckova, Pavel Šporcl, etc.) but also by international musicians, such as Sir Charles Mackerras, Vladimir Ashkenazy or London Classical Players. An outstanding recording was made on 27 January 2006 on the day of 250th anniversary of the birth of W. A. Mozart. The Czech Philharmonic under the baton of Manfred Honeck with clarinet soloist Sharon Kam performed at the historic venue of the Estates Theatre. The concert was broadcast live in many countries as part of the international project 24hours Mozart. It was also part of the yearlong project Mozart Prague 2006, of which BVA was coordinator. BVA also organized Tribute to Antonín Dvořák 2004 – a cycle of five thematic concerts to commemorate 100th anniversary of Dvořák's death.
Programmes available for licence are listed in the Catalogue.
BVA has produced CDs and DVDs for the renowned label Supraphon and for the Municipal House in Prague.