2024
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Interview: Suzanne Hégelé and Frank Kroll
The Shoot the Book! event in Cannes, which has been taking place for over ten years as part of the Marché du Film at the Cannes International Film Festival, is all about networking international publishing experts and agents with film producers from all over the world – organised by SCELF (Société civile des éditeurs de langue française), in cooperation with Frankfurter Buchmesse.
Suzanne Hégelé and Frank Kroll both took part in the programme and talk about their experiences in Cannes and about their work in literary adaptations in general. -
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"We will be bringing what makes our fair unique right up to date and transferring it as well into the digital space."
A place for international encounters, a trading centre, a literary showcase - Frankfurter Buchmesse has been offering all of this for 75 years. Now the time has come to extend these strengths beyond October into a 365-day digital fair. To this end, Frankfurter Buchmesse is investing in the new Frankfurt Connect platform. Time for an interview in the engine room of the project: with Ann-Kristin Oestreicher, Senior Marketing Manager and spokesperson for Frankfurt Connect.
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"I was tired of always transferring other people's realities of life to my own."
Marlon Brand recommends queer literature from Italy, Guest of Honour at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024, for Pride Month June. In an interview, he reveals why he decided to focus on queer topics on his channel, how he and his colleague Tobi Schiller agree on the selection of their queer canon and whether the choice of titles for Pride Month was an easy one.
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"Freedom of expression means the ability to speak the truth: to be able to tell people frankly and unflinchingly what is going on (...)."
Rida Vaquas is responsible for non-fiction at the British publisher Oneworld. As part of Freedom of Expression Week (3-10 May), she shared her perspective on the topic with us.
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When asked by authors, we should publish books (even of fiction) that take political risks."
To mark Freedom of Expression Week, publisher François von Hurter (Bitter Lemon Press, UK) shares his perspective on freedom of expression and what it means for the publishing industry.
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“The ability to speak freely and to publish freely is like oxygen.”
What does freedom of expression mean to you personally? What do you think is the biggest challenge to freedom of expression? What can publishers from around the world do to promote freedom of expression? Nico Pfund, President and Academic Publisher at Oxford University Press, on the occasion of the "Freedom of Expression Week".
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"We get to help preserve and contribute to the beautifully diverse and exciting cultural conversations happening today."
What does freedom of expression mean to you personally? What do you think is the biggest challenge to freedom of expression? What can publishers from around the world do to promote freedom of expression? Dominique Raccah, Publisher, sourcebooks (USA), on the occasion of the "Freedom of Expression Week".
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"It must be ensured that no publisher feels isolated when facing pressure for exercising the freedom to publish"
What does freedom of expression mean to you personally? What do you think is the biggest challenge to freedom of expression? What can publishers from around the world do to promote freedom of expression? Onur Öztürk, Editor in Chief, Ginko Kitap, Turkey, on the occasion of the "Freedom of Expression Week".
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"Publishers have to stand in solidarity with others in the book sector who are also under pressure to censor."
What does freedom of expression mean to you personally? What do you think is the biggest challenge to freedom of expression? What can publishers from around the world do to promote freedom of expression? Kristenn Einarsson, Chair, Freedom to Publish Committee, International Publishers Association, on the occasion of the "Freedom of Expression Week".
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"When the cost of paper and printing is high, freedom to publish is also challenged"
Publisher Simon de Jocas (Éditions Les 400 Coups, Canada) shares his thoughts with us on the occasion of the "Freedom of Expression Week": What does freedom of expression mean to you personally? What do you think is the biggest challenge to freedom of expression? What can publishers from around the world do to promote freedom of expression?
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