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By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson
A Day of Discussion, Networking, and Awards
During Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 16 to 20), one of many areas of programming on October 18, will be a book-to-screen program designed to promote dialogue between publishing and filmmaking professionals in a series of varied events.
Here are several high points of the day, which is to feature presentations, networking events, panel discussions and award, all on Frankfurt Friday and with all times expressed in CEST, Frankfurt local.
10 a.m., The Arts+ Stage, Hall 4.1
Best Practices for the Film Adaption Business
- Speakers are to include Maylis Vauterin and Delphine Clot, co-founders (in 2022) of Matriochkas Bureau audiovisuel et litteraire in Paris.
11 a.m.
Book-to-Screen and Screen-to-Book: A Crime Writer’s Life Between Films and Books
- Taiwan author and screenwriter Katniss Hsiao is to discuss Before We Were Monsters for the screen.
12 p.m.
Unique Aspects of Adapting Literature for Children and Young Adults
- French author Timothêe de Fombelle
The ‘Ellbogen’ adaptation has had a September 5 wide release in Germany, following its premiere at the Berlinale in February
2 p.m. Frankfurt Pavilion
Book-to-Screen Talk: Fatma Aydemir and Asli Özarslan on Adapting ‘Ellbogen’
- Fatma Aydemir, author of the 2018 novel Ellbogen (Elbow) published by DTV, is to speak with director Aslı Özarslan about how they collaborated as they turned the novel into a film. The discussion is to be moderated by screenwriter and director Fitore Muzaqi.
7:30 p.m. Alte Oper Frankfurt
2024 Hessian Film and Cinema Awards
The Özarslan film is to receive the Frankfurter Buchmesse Prize for Best Adaptation.
Juergen Boos
Buchmesse president and CEO Juergen Boos says, “In telling the moving story of Hazal,” the daughter of Turkish parents, “the film adheres closely to what is in the book, although the adaptation creates its own extraordinary atmosphere.
“By bestowing this award, we also want to honor the close collaboration between author Fatma Aydemir and director Aslı Özarslan, who worked together exceptionally well to bring Hazal’s story to the big screen.”
The prize is unendowed and recognizes adaptations that are “especially successful in conveying literary material visually in a unique and authentic manner while still remaining true to the original.” The selection is classified as a “Director’s Choice” award.
Book-to Screen Day at Frankfurter Buchmesse is also to include a tour of the professional international book publishing trade show for filmmakers, as well as an invitational matchmaking event for selected film producers, publishers, and agents. Those interested in participating in the curated matchmaking event should communicate their interest at film@buchmesse.de.
In addition, there are book-go-games and book-to-comic events planned in this programming the partners of which include ACE Producers; Aldus Up; Berlinale Co-Production Market; B3, Festival of the Moving Image; Hessen Film & Medien; Institut Français; Produzent*innenverband; and the Taiwan Creative Content Agency, or TAICCA, the work of which is familiar to Publishing Perspectives readers.
More from Publishing Perspectives on Frankfurter Buchmesse is here, more on film work and book publishing is here, and more on development of words to screen and book to film is here.