‘Visual adaptability, unique hooks, strong characters’: East End Film’s Kamran Sardar Khan on what producers need from publishers.
Rights Roundup: Mind Your Metadata
The titles featured in this edition of our Rights Roundup are from Australia, Sweden, Norway, England, and France.
In France, Vivendi’s Acquisition of Lagardère Approved
Having satisfied the European Commission’s antitrust requirements, Vivendi says, it’s on course to acquire Lagardère and its Hachette Livre.
In France: Lyon BD Festival Opens its ‘Comic Season’
The 18-year-old festival in France kicks open its events this weekend, with some programming set to run for a month during ‘Comic Season.’
The 2023 Bilingual ‘Prix Albertine Jeunesse’ Winners
The Prix Albertine Jeunesse winners are chosen in four age-defined groups of bilingual French- and English-language students in North America.
Italy in France: ‘Passions Italiennes’ at Paris’ Festival
Fifty authors are among the Italian delegation being readied for Italy’s guest-of-honor turn at April’s Salon du Livre de Paris.
France’s Biennial Salon du Livre Africain Grows in Its Second Edition
The second iteration of the Salon de Livre Africain du Paris featured some 60 publishers from France and 11 markets in Africa.
Rights Roundup: Post-Bologna Rights Deals for Adults
Following the robust turnout and programming at Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Rights Roundup looks at some work for the adult market.
Children’s Rights Roundup: ‘Buy Ukrainian Book Rights’
Our Rights Roundup of young readers’ titles, authors, and illustrators ahead of Bologna.
A Comic Art Europe Presentation at Manchester Museum in England
In a Comic Art Europe program at the University of Manchester, research into literacy and comics reportedly has been discussed.