2023
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75 Times: Author Salman Rushdie on Frankfurter Buchmesse as a place of democratic exchange
Frankfurter Buchmesse is celebrating its 75th edition this year. Together with twelve other publishers, C. Bertelsmann is participating for the 75th time without missing a Frankfurt Book Fair as an exhibitor. For this reason, we talked to Salman Rushdie in an interview about his personal relationship with the Fair, Frankfurter Buchmesse as a place of democratic exchange and the personal significance of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for him.
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"We mediate not only between two languages, but also between two cultures"
As a sign language interpreter, Katharina Nickel and her colleague Beate Neumann will once again be working for us at this year's Frankfurter Buchmesse and will be translating numerous events into sign language during the weekend of the fair. We wanted to find out more about the interpreting profession and her work at events.
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Every book counts
Slovenia is the Guest of Honour of the 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse (18-22 October 2023), showcasing its literature and culture under the motto “Honeycomb of Words”. The accompanying cultural programme in museums and other cultural institutions all over Germany has already started. At the moment the Slovenian Guest of Honour team is preparing Slovenia’s presentation at the book fair in October. We have been in touch with Katja Stergar, Director of the Slovenian Book Agency and head of the Guest of Honour project, and asked her to give us some insight into the current situation in Slovenia.
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“Eco? Yes, but…” Architect Orsi Fescke on sustainability in trade fair construction
PR Manager Katrin Hage talks to Frankfurter Buchmesse stand builder Orsi Fescke and asks her about her job, her views on the topic of sustainability and the change in stand construction.
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Book-to-Screen @ Frankfurter Buchmesse: "For many publishers, the rights business with production companies is unfamiliar territory"
The topic of film and series adaptations has long played a special role for Frankfurter Buchmesse. Now the team for the topic of screen adaptations has been reorganised. In an interview, Birgit Fricke, Jenny Kühne and Niki Théron tell us what they would like to focus on and what visitors can expect in terms of the film theme at #fbm23.
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Sharing Innovation at CONTEC Latin America
Sustainability, translation and audiobooks on the Spanish-language market: the CONTEC meeting was held in Mexico City at the beginning of the July to share experiences and reflections from the context of Frankfurter Buchmesse with the Latin American region. At the lectures, discussion panels and workshops, 33 experts from different countries discussed. Journalist América Gutiérrez Espinosa summarised her findings for us.
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In the age of fandom
In October, a new area will premiere at Frankfurter Buchmesse: "Meet the Author". Lars Birken-Bertsch, Director Strategic Project Development, Cooperations & Programme, explains what this is all about in a short interview.
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Shoot the Book! celebrates 10th birthday in Cannes
How does a book become a film? The event Shoot the Book! is dedicated to this not-so-trivial question of adaptation. Launched in 2014 by SCELF (Société civile des éditeurs de langue française), Shoot the Book! began as a pure pitch format at the Cannes International Film Festival. Back from the festival, Torsten Casimir shares his impressions.
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„Certainly Batman, for the complexity of the character” An interview with Nicolas Lebedel from Mediatoon
Whether Garfield, Lucky Luke or Batman: the Parisian foreign rights agency Mediatoon has them all under licence. And is therefore right at home at Frankfurter Buchmesse as the biggest trading centre for rights & licensing. But what do you actually do all day as a licence dealer for comics? Time for an interview with Nicolas Lebedel, International Rights Director for Mediatoon.
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#RealTalkFBM with Felix Zeltner, Host of The Hof for the Frankfurter Buchmesse
Felix Zeltner is a journalist and founder of Remote Daily, a company that brings people together virtually all over the world. He has received several awards for his work (e.g. Arte, ARD, Der Spiegel). He has lived in New York with his family since 2012. Felix Zeltner has been hosting the digital networking event "The Hof" for Frankfurter Buchmesse since 2020. In the interview, he gives tips for perfect video conferencing, among other things.
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