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Book-to-screen activities

Curtain up for remarkable books as publishers and literary agents meet with film producers.

With its book-to-screen activities, Frankfurter Buchmesse connects player from the publishing industry with production companies. During the week of the fair, we will be offering a series of events where publishers and agents can meet film producers to discover and discuss the books with the best potential for film, series or screen adaptation.

Frankfurter Buchmesse also engages in film throughout the year: every spring, „Books at Berlinale" takes place, a joint initiative together with the Berlinale Co-Production Market.

During the Cannes Festival – one of the central events in the film industry – Frankfurter Buchmesse partners with SCELF (Société Civile des Éditeurs de Langue Française) to host the „Shoot the Book! Cannes", a B2B event for film adaptations of literary material as part of Cannes Marché du Film. The event celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2023.

This was the Book-to-Screen Day at #fbm24

Film and series adaptations were the focus of this year's Frankfurter Buchmesse. At Book-to-Screen Day on Friday, October 18, 2024, filmmakers from all over the world had the opportunity to discover new stories, characters and ideas from the international book industry. Frankfurter Buchmesse connected the creative industries and promotes the exchange between the publishing industry and the film and streaming industry: among other things with a Buchmesse tour for international filmmakers and a curated matchmaking event for film producers, publishers and agents (registration for interested parties: film@buchmesse.de). The programme also included masterclasses, networking events and talks. Cooperation partners included ACE Producers, Akademie für Kindermedien, Berlinale Co-Production Market, B3 - Biennale des bewegten Bildes, Hessen Film & Medien, SpielFabrique, TAICA and VIPO.

Producers and Scouts who have participated at Book-to-Screen Day 2024:

Amusement Park Film GmbH, Germany
Basis Berlin, Germany
Bavaria Fiction, Germany
bildundtonfabrik, Germany
Chosen Family Media, Germany
Constantin Film, Germany

DCM, Germany
Film AG, Austria
Fremantle, GB
Maipo Film, Norway
Hugo Film, Switzerland
Komplizenfilm, Germany

Leonine, Germany
Loba Produções, Brazil
Match Factory Productions GmbH, Germany
Netflix, Germany
NEUESUPER, Germany
OdeonFiction, Germany

Pantaleon Films, Germany
Pragmatic Pictures, US
Schmerbeck Entertainment GmbH, Germany
Senator, Germany
Sony, Germany
Studio Canal, Germany

Studio Zentral, Germany
Tobis Film, Germany
Wüste Film, Germany
X-Filme, Germany
Zodiac Pictures, Switzerland

These were some book-to-screen event highlights at #fbm24!

Event	Time	Location	More information
"The Smurfs and Gaming" with Louise Busseniers and Fabienne Gilles (Peyo Company, Belgium)	Wednesday, 16. October 2024, 3 p.m.	THE ARTS+ Stage, Hall 4.1	The ARTS+ Stage
Exclusive Frankfurter Buchmesse guided tour for producers	Friday, 18. October 2024, 09.30 a.m.	will be communicated	upon registration at film@buchmesse.de
Masterclass „Best practices for the film adaption business” with Maÿlis Vauterin and Delphine Clot (Matriochkas Bureau audiovisuel et littéraire)	Friday, 18. October 2024, 10 a.m.	THE ARTS+ Stage, Hall 4.1	The ARTS+ Stage
„Book-to-Screen & Screen-to-Book: A Crime Writer’s Life Between Films and Books” with Taiwanese bestselling author Katniss Hsiao (Before We Were Monsters)	Friday, 18. October 2024, 11 a.m.	THE ARTS+ Stage, Hall 4.1	The ARTS+ Stage
The French bestselling author Timothée de Fombelle talks about adaptations of children's and young adult books	Friday, 18. October 2024, 12 a.m.	THE ARTS+ Stage, Hall 4.1	The ARTS+ Stage
"The Art of Trese Anime: From Comics to Anime" mit Budjette Tan (Partner: National Book Development Board of the Philippines, NBDB)	Friday, 18. October 2024, 2 p.m.	THE ARTS+ Stage, Hall 4.1	The ARTS+ Stage
Book-to-screen talk: Fatma Aydemir and Aslı Özarslan on the literary adaptation Elbow”. Language: German	Friday, 18. October 2024, 2 p.m.	Frankfurt Pavilion, Agora	Frankfurt Pavilion
"Book-to-Games Event" presented by Thierry Baujart (SpielFabrique)	Friday, 18. October 2024, 3 p.m.	THE ARTS+ Stage, Hall 4.1	The ARTS+ Stage
"Comics for Screen Showroom & Drinks reception" organised by Frankfurter Buchmesse Come by for a chat and a drink!	Friday, 18. October 2024, 4 p.m.	Comics Business Centre, Hall 6.1/A 92	Comics Business Centre

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