Peter Maniura
Director
Peter is the Director of the Vienna-based IMZ Academy which runs creative training courses for professional in the performing arts. He is an award-winning tv producer and director with more than twenty-five years experience in music and arts broadcasting, formerly at the BBC and the EBU. He is also a digital media consultant and guest lecturer.
At the BBC he was Project Director, Classical Archive and Orchestras Digital Strategy for BBC Music; opening up the BBC’S unique music archive to the public in new ways. Prior to this he was Head of Digital Development for BBC Arts covering festivals, events and performance across the art forms. He was also commissioner for BBC Arts Online, which he launched in May 2014. Previously he was Creative Director and Curator of the new experimental BBC/Arts Council England digital online arts service ‘The Space’ which launched in May 2012 promoting digital innovation and creativity in the arts.