While the film continues to receive acclaim from the critics there’s a great vibe building online about the film too. As the film is released and broadcast around the globe blogs and feedback sites are filling with great audience reviews. Here’s a few recent additions:

The view from a blogger in Australia -  http://www.shelter.nu/blog/2008/04/full-monteverdi.html

Amazon.com buyer reviews from North America - http://www.amazon.com/Full-Monteverdi-Claudio/

Great feedback from UK buyers at Amazon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Full-Monteverdi-NTSC-I-Fagiolini/

Over the next few weeks The Full Monteverdi will broadcast in the very north of the planet and the very south! The Arts Channel in New Zealand begins another run on Thursday 24th April and SVT in Sweden will start broadcasting the three-part version from Monday 28th April in the 9pm arts slot.

We’ve entered The Full Monteverdi into the International Television Festival Golden Prague, the foremost festival for classical on the small screen. The film is entered in the Music-Drama category; fingers crossed. The festival runs from 14th - 18th June 2008 in Prague.

The Full Monteverdi has received another star-studded review in the UK classical music press. The highly respected Gramophone magazine recommends the DVD in April’s edition focusing particlaly on the emotional depth of the film.

“This brilliant film… is superbly acted, beautifully sung

…almost unbearably moving. Bravos all round.”

Recommended, Gramophone April 2008

The Full Monteverdi DVD has received rave reviews in the March editions of two of Europe’s leading classical music titles. Germany’s Fono Forum gave the film a glowing triple 5-star review and the French magazine Le Monde de la Musique awarded the DVD a prestigious Choc du Mois.

This customer review appeared on Amazon.com (the international site) today from a new fan in Australia. There’s also a great comment on Amazon.co.uk too - please do add your own comments!

The March/April issue of Choir & Organ features a first class review of the DVD, including recommending a stiff drink after viewing!

“…the film’s raw impact comes from its unflinching exposure of the effects on flawed, vulnerable human beings of these devastating emotional rifts… I Fagiolini’s performances are peerless.”

Graeme Kay Choir & Organ, March 2008

Classical FM Magazine gives The Full Monteverdi DVD a glowing 5 Star review in its March edition. ” This brilliant film… demands to be seen.” - Richard Lawrence

Producer Greg Browning was back in Cannes this week at the MIDEM music market. There’s a dedicated area for Classical Music and Jazz broadcasting organised by the fantastic IMZ - of which Polyphonic Films in now a member.

The film was part of the Avant Premiere screenings in the Palais and the three minute extract went down well with the audience of buyers from around the globe. The next speaker even commented “wow, such fantastic music, how do I follow that!”

We will hopefully be announcing some more international acquisitions as a result of the market very shortly, and also development of some new projects from Polyphonic Films soon.

January’s BBC Music Magazine features a great 3-page feature on the filming of The Full Monteverdi. Reading it took us straight back to the cold early mornings of January 2007, and filming in those glamorous toilets!