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2024

  • Arthur Derrouaz

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    "Creating international spaces for comics is commendable."

    The Comics Centre at last year's Frankfurter Buchmesse will become the Comics Business Centre in 2024. And Arthur Derrouaz, Rights Manager at the Steinkis Group and an expert on graphic novels, will be there. How does he work? How does he experience book fairs? And what exactly is solastalgia?

  • Autor Deniz Utlu

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    "It makes a difference which literature, which language, under which conditions we grew up."

    The European Union Prize for Literature was awarded as part of the Foire des Livre du Bruxelles (3-7 April 2024). The prize aims to promote the diversity and visibility of the European literary scene internationally. Author Deniz Utlu was honoured with a Special Mention and spoke to us in Brussels about European reading and the potential beauty of difference.

  • Vira Kuryko (l) & Sofia Pokorchak (r)

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    "...for us, there is no art outside of politics."

    "Visual Stories from Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine" is a creative comic book project, portraying and sharing the experiences of three women writers with the war. For the Ukraine, writer and journalist Vira Kuryko and artist Sofia Pokorchak are working together. In the interview, they talk about their motivation to join the project, about visual storytelling in war - how a bomber jet can resemble a giant raven, for instance - and they make demands towards the international culture industry.

  • Aktivist, Politologe und Bürgerrechtler: Bijan Moini

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    AI, freedom and foreign cultural work: Bijan Moini in conversation

    Author, political scientist and civil rights campaigner: We caught up with Bijan Moini at the Taipei International Book Exhibition 2024 (20-25 February 2024), where he was attending this year at the invitation of Academia Sinica. He had already participated in the virtual programme of the TIBE in 2022 on the initiative of Frankfurter Buchmesse. Two of his books have since been published in Taiwan, including his pamphlet "Save Freedom! A wake-up call in the digital age".

  • Uschi Feldges und Tobias Pausinger bei Books at Berlinale 2024

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    "It's about separation and falling in love again"

    Every year at the Berlinale, current books that have great potential to be made into films are presented at the Books at Berlinale event as part of the Berlinale Co-Production Market. Renowned publishers and literary agents pitch the material that can be turned into a film or series format to the filmmakers in attendance. We spoke to the two producers Uschi Feldges and Tobias Pausinger about their experiences of the event, what role they play as producers in literary adaptations and what ideas they are taking away from the event.

  • Iban Carrere

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    "Comics 2024" German Stories around the world

    Manga and comics expert Iban Carrere wants to “dispel the eternal clichés about manga”, “you can find as many different subjects as there are illustrators in the field of manga (and that applies to comics too). In my opinion, many people have yet to sufficiently discover the field of manga and comics." In an interview with us, Iban Carrere shares insights into the German Stories collection "Comics 2024", which will be travelling to book fairs around the world.

  • Carlo Carrenho (c) Sebastian Borg

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    A.I. narration: “the progress made in recent months is amazing”

    Carlo Carrenho is a publishing consultant and, as in 2023, Audio Ambassador of Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024. After 30 years of professional experience in the publishing industry, his focus today lies on the "fascinating, dynamic and democratic" audio format. He talks to us about the latest developments in the audio sector and shares an outlook into new trends.

  • Christian Ebert, Director of Marketing & Sales

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    "Brand management is like an orchestra"

    A passion for strong brands - that is the motto of Christian Ebert, who joined Frankfurter Buchmesse team at the beginning of the year. In his new position as Director of Marketing & Sales, he is also responsible for the branding of the fair.

  • The Hof Holger Volland

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    "The most exciting developments for the industry are taking place in the background"

    Holger Volland, CEO of brand eins Medien AG, is one of the guests at "The Hof" on 29 February when the topic will be "Artificial intelligence in publishing". We asked him in advance about the latest developments in AI and what the "Science Network for Mindful Use of AI" is all about.

  • Annick Maes, General Director of Cartoon

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    "You create, we connect". Interview with Annick Maes, General Director of CARTOON

    Frankfurter Buchmesse and Cartoon Movie are launching a cooperation in 2024 to support networking between the publishing industry and the film/TV/animation industry. Annick Maes, General Director of CARTOON, explains what exactly Cartoon Movie is and how publishers can benefit from the cooperation.

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