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Frankfurt is an annual meeting point for the international cookbook community

When artificial intelligence (AI) meets culture and society, many ethical questions arise. Who needs psychological counselling: robots or people? Who should define the ethical guidelines for AI? These are some of the topics addressed in the expert talk “Robopsychology and Ethics in AI” with Prof Martina Mara, researcher and robopsychologist at Johannes Kepler University Linz and member of the Austrian Council on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

Participation in a two-day programme (18–19 May 2020) at the Cannes Film Festival / Application deadline 14 February 2020

The time is here again: For the third year in a row, the Frankfurter Buchmesse is awarding its Wildcard.

Together with culture professionals and creatives, Holger Volland takes a look into the sector’s digital future

On Sunday, 20 October 2019, the premiere of THE ARTS+/B3 came to a successful conclusion in Frankfurt/Main. Some 147,000 visitors experienced a compelling combination of creative media projects, groundbreaking digital art, inspiring conference programme and international network meeting for the creative sector.

In order to support the Ukrainian book industry, Frankfurter Buchmesse, together with the Börsenverein Group and other partners, has started several support initiatives.

The Corona pandemic has catalysed the digitalisation of music institutions. All those who have been able to adjust to the new situation, will certainly be in a stronger position for the future. In this interview, Matthias Röder, Managing Director of the Karajan Institute, talks about the opportunities and challenges of music in relation to technology and why every cultural institution needs a digital strategy.

The 70th Frankfurter Buchmesse will feature the internationally renowned writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as the keynote speaker during the prestigious Opening Press Conference on Tuesday, 9 October.

Norway is the Guest of Honour at this year's Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2019). This is the first time that a Frankfurter Buchmesse Guest of Honour has organised a festival for its host in the run-up to the fair. The first Tysk-Norsk (German-Norwegian) literary festival, in which more than 40 German-speaking and 64 Norwegian authors participated, drew some 4,700 literature enthusiasts to Oslo’s House of Literature.

“Thanks to literature, we never stop getting to know each other”

Invitation to the award ceremony on the Thursday of the Book Fair // A Book Is a Film Is a Game networking day

Market overview Brazil: Slump with a glimmer of hope?

Guest of Honour Spain will showcase its multilingualism and cultural diversity / Cultural convergence: stage programme reflects current discourse / Cultural exchange: programme focus on Ukraine / Spotlight on Africa / Invitation Programme with participants from Azerbaijan, Haiti, Lebanon, Ruanda and Togo, among others / Translate. Transfer. Transform. honours translators 

Umweltaktivistin Luisa Neubauer und Robert Habeck, Bundesvorsitzender von BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN, gehören zu den Gästen des Weltempfangs, die politische Veränderung und Aktivismus im Lichte des menschlichen Einflusses auf Umweltprozesse diskutieren werden. Unter dem Motto "Anthropozän – das letzte Zeitalter?" steht im Weltempfang, dem Zentrum für Politik, Literatur und Übersetzung der Frankfurter Buchmesse (16.-20. Oktober 2019), das Verhältnis von Kultur und Natur im Fokus.

The programme of THE ARTS+/B3 takes an exciting look into the future of culture.

Book, film and games industries come together at Frankfurter Buchmesse

The shortlist for the Frankfurter Buchmesse Film Awards 2019 is announced. The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, 19 October, at the Frankfurt Pavilion.

Journalists and blogger will find here all the relevant press releases of the Frankfurter Buchmesse.

From 26 to 28 April 2019, the German-Norwegian literary festival “Towards Frankfurt” in Oslo will offer a preview of what’s to come. Over 90 writers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Norway will read from their books and discuss the themes they explore in their works. Never before have this many German-language authors come together in Norway at the same time.