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THE ARTS+ is the gateway between publishing and the international creative industry. The focus of THE ARTS+ is on trading in Creative Intellectual Property. This comprises ideas, concepts, texts, images, audio content from all sectors (film/TV, art/museums, music, games, etc.).
THE ARTS+ brings together publishing and content professionals to offer them the opportunity to form new partnerships. THE ARTS+ showcases innovative content, creative business models and latest technologies.
THE ARTS+ Focus: Film

Books at Berlinale 2023
Berlinale Co-Production Market
Eleven extraordinary books, which are suitable for literary film adaptations, are presented this year at Books at Berlinale, and can be discovered by film producers within the framework of the Berlinale Co-Production Market. In addition to Frankfurter Buchmesse, one of the event’s founding partners, the “Books at Berlinale” pitch is also being supported by Slovenia, Guest of Honour at this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse.
Berlinale Co-Production Market
Eleven extraordinary books, which are suitable for literary film adaptations, are presented this year at Books at Berlinale, and can be discovered by film producers within the framework of the Berlinale Co-Production Market. In addition to Frankfurter Buchmesse, one of the event’s founding partners, the “Books at Berlinale” pitch is also being supported by Slovenia, Guest of Honour at this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse.
The rights owners present the material in pitching sessions, followed by a matchmaking event at which selected representatives of publishers and film agencies will meet film producers in individual meetings. Since 2006, the event has taken place in cooperation between the Berlin International Film Festival and Frankfurter Buchmesse and has established itself as a one of the most important meeting places for publishers, agents and producers. 190 titles from over 30 countries were submitted this year.
“Books at Berlinale” will take place on 20 February as part of the Berlinale Co-Production Market (18–22 February).
More infos: www.efm-berlinale.de/en
THE ARTS+ at #fbm22
Publishing Perspectives Forum, Congress Center Event Forum, Level 2, Room Spektrum
The Future of Storytelling and Engagement
Live now ENExecutive Talk: Jonny Geller on Books-to-Screen Development
Live now ENHall 4.C, Conference room Alliance
Book-to-Film Matchmaking - only on invitation
Live now ENGuest of Honour Pavilion
When a book becomes a film
Live now ESFrankfurt Pavilion
"Der Pfau" by Isabel Bogdan - from novel to cinema-film
Live now DES+T+ARTS Prize Open Call - submission starts now

S+T+ARTS is an initiative of the European Commission to promote the alliance of technology and art. The aim is to better face future social, environmental and economic challenges. The S+T+ARTS Prize is endowed with €40,000 in prize money. Also this year, two prices are offered to honour pioneering projects at the interface of science technology and arts.
The submission deadline is 3 March 2023.
S+T+ARTS Day at #fbm22
Creative and Culture Industries: transform and innovate to enable new business opportunities
Live now ENSTARTS Day TALK: Gran Turismo SOPHY TM – Or how to develop a personalized AI to beat world champions
Live now ENSTARTS Day panel: How to combine scientific work with civic movement: Presenting the STARTS Prize winner 2022 “Antarctic Resolution”
Live now ENPodcast interview: “Antarctic Resolution” with publisher Lars Müller
Live now DEPodcast interview with Muhammad Radwan on “The Glass Room”
Live now ENInteractive Exhibition "The Glass Room", Hall 4.0 F30
We hear a lot about misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories these days. But what makes a piece of information reliable or unreliable? What role do new technologies and social media platforms play in how misinformation spreads and the impact it has on our culture, politics and society?
We hear a lot about misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories these days. But what makes a piece of information reliable or unreliable? What role do new technologies and social media platforms play in how misinformation spreads and the impact it has on our culture, politics and society?
This exhibition explored what misinformation is, why it’s shared and how it spreads. The Glass Room has been nominated for the STARTS Prize 22.
Project partners of S+T+ARTS Day

Ars Electronica (AT)
Art, technology and society—since 1979, Ars Electronica (AT) has been investigating how they’re interrelated and where they overlap, and seeking causes and effects at work among them.
Art, technology and society—since 1979, Ars Electronica (AT) has been investigating how they’re interrelated and where they overlap, and seeking causes and effects at work among them.
In doing so, the Ars Electronica Festival functions as a proving ground, the Prix Ars Electronica is an international competition to honor outstanding achievements in media art, the Ars Electronica Center is an educational institution and Museum of the Future open throughout the year, the Futurelab is Ars Electronica’s in-house R&D facility, and AE Solutions is the business division that carries out assignments commissioned by clients in the private sector. All these entities constantly monitor their respective domains to identify what’s happening in science and research, art and technology, and to mutually inspire one another.

BOZAR (BE)
The Centre for Fine Arts (CFA) is a public law company with limited liability and with social purpose (nonprofit entity). A leading multidisciplinary federal cultural institution in Belgium, often referred to as BOZAR (a homophone of “Beaux-arts”), it includes exhibition and conference rooms, a movie theatre and a concert hall which serves as home to the National Orchestra of Belgium.
The Centre for Fine Arts (CFA) is a public law company with limited liability and with social purpose (nonprofit entity). A leading multidisciplinary federal cultural institution in Belgium, often referred to as BOZAR (a homophone of “Beaux-arts”), it includes exhibition and conference rooms, a movie theatre and a concert hall which serves as home to the National Orchestra of Belgium.
With a national, European and international mission, BOZAR serves an artistic and policy platform for new ideas and concepts. Creativity, quality, and artistic diversity have been at the heart of the Centre’s mission since its foundation. But for art not to be something abstract and distant, for it to be truly part of the “culture” of a society – and particularly in a city as variegated and international as Brussels – the public must be able to experience it in a way that is both natural and lively. Art and people must find and recognize each other, must interact with and enrich each other.

INOVA+ (PT)
INOVA+ is the Portuguese leading company in the field of the promotion, management, dissemination and exploitation of international projects on Innovation, Training and Research & Technological Development. The company’s mission is to provide the knowledge, the management capacity, the partnerships and the technical and financial support needed for the development of innovation projects.
INOVA+ is the Portuguese leading company in the field of the promotion, management, dissemination and exploitation of international projects on Innovation, Training and Research & Technological Development. The company’s mission is to provide the knowledge, the management capacity, the partnerships and the technical and financial support needed for the development of innovation projects.
With currently over 60 employees in Portugal, a turnover of about 5 million Euros and a constant high profitability, INOVA+ has managed over 40 international innovation projects (with the role of coordinator in several projects with large consortia and budgets of over 1 Million Euro). The company has offices in Lisbon, Brussels, Heidelberg and Warsaw. INOVA+ is also a group, formed by complementary entities that collaborate closely, such as SERN – Start-Up Europe Regions Network, an initiative of the European Commission, creating links between ecosystems, focusing on connecting people, local ecosystems, international outreach and providing information through the One Stop Shop for start-ups. Originally focused on ICT and web start-ups it has recently broadened its scope to all start-ups.

La French Tech Grande Provence (FR)
Under the French Ministry for the Economy’s initiative, La French Tech is a global movement highlighting french innovation, entrepreneurship and startups.
French Tech Grande Provence is a French Tech regional hub based in Avignon (South of France), bringing together all the players in the innovation ecosystem in the field of cultural and creative industries.
Under the French Ministry for the Economy’s initiative, La French Tech is a global movement highlighting french innovation, entrepreneurship and startups.
French Tech Grande Provence is a French Tech regional hub based in Avignon (South of France), bringing together all the players in the innovation ecosystem in the field of cultural and creative industries.
Its project relies on an exceptional area to test and develop innovative projects around culture and digital technology, thus strengthening the attractiveness and dynamism of this area. The territory of French Tech Grande Provence gathers 1260 digital and tech companies, 4 competitive clusters and benefits from a surrounding “living lab” in the cultural and creative sector, with 9 international festivals, gathering more than 1,9M spectators and 5 sites classified by UNESCO. Its ambition is to create favourable conditions for the emergence, development and perpetuation of startups deploying innovative solutions around artistic, cultural, tourism and mobility applications.

T6 Ecosystems SRL (IT)
T6 Ecosystems srl is a consulting and research SME. T6 main areas of research are socio-economic impact assessment of research and innovation initiatives, policy analysis and design and policy communication.
T6 Ecosystems srl is a consulting and research SME. T6 main areas of research are socio-economic impact assessment of research and innovation initiatives, policy analysis and design and policy communication.
T6 ‘Innovation Society and Social Capital’ research unit, has gained a long experience in the field of socio-economic impact assessment, having developed and successfully tested methodologies and impact assessment toolkits for more than 12 horizon 2020 projects. T6 has a long experience in the Media and Cultural and Creative Industry community through its work on policy design and analysis of the industry and its involvement in two research projects on media (i3 and SOMA). T6 partners are also Vice- Chair of the New European Media Initiative (NEM) and founding member of Creative Innovation Council at the Frankfurter Buchmesse working on evolving digital needs of Europe’s creative industries. In its research activities, T6 adopts an interdisciplinary approach that combines and develops both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, following – when possible – the action-research principles. T6 has also an outstanding experience in disseminating and communicating activities for several EC projects (e.g. iSCAPE, EUCalc, RAMSES, TESS), developing communication strategies adapted to specific target groups and using on-line and offline tools, applying user experience and interaction design. With a long and extensive experience in participating and co-ordinating national and international research and innovation projects, with a specific focus on European Research Framework Programmes T6 has also a relevant experience and competence in project and program management, project communication and dissemination.

WAAG (NL)
Waag—technology & society—is a pioneer in the field of digital media. Over the past 22 years, the foundation has developed into an institution of international stature, a platform for artistic research and experimentation, and has become both a catalyst for events and a breeding ground for cultural and social innovation.
Waag—technology & society—is a pioneer in the field of digital media. Over the past 22 years, the foundation has developed into an institution of international stature, a platform for artistic research and experimentation, and has become both a catalyst for events and a breeding ground for cultural and social innovation.
Waag explores emerging technologies, and provides art and culture a central role in the designing of new applications for novel advances in science and technology. Artists and designers know better than anyone that they must question technology in order to get to the bottom of things, overthrow sacred cows, stimulate imagination and fantasy, create unexpected connections, and—above all—search for meaning.
Aldus Up, the network of European book fairs
Aldus up presented itself at the joint stand for innovation projects of the Börsenverein group (Hall 4.0 H77/79/83) with informative events revolving around the topics of accessibility, inclusion, cultural diversity in the publishing industry, especially in the children's book sector. Aldus Up, the network of European book fairs, is a large-scale collaborative project co-funded by the European Union's Creative Europe programme.
Congress Center Level 3, Room Illusion
Lawrence Schimel in conversation with Peter Warwick, President and CEO of Scholastic
Live now ENDon’t miss the market opportunities for publishers in a diverse world
Live now ENHow to create diverse books
Live now ENBest practice with Every Story Matters
Live now ENHall 4
Blind Translation
Live now DEA cornerstone towards comprehensive data on European reading habits
Live now ENThe book market in Europe 2021/2022: main data and trends
Live now ENAccessibility in action: three challenges for the publishing industry
Live now ENAccessibility networking event: Meet international colleagues and experts!
Live now ENPathways into children's books publishing
Live now ENInclusion and Accessibility in different regions of the world
Live now ENClimate change, narrative & audience development in children's books in different contexts
Live now ENReading Images: the importance of Picture Books to encourage children to read
Live now ENReading Promotion and Role Models
Live now ENLearning from the Comic Industry
Live now ENEveryday stories around Europe - a Creative Europe project; Barbara Fiore Editora Memorial Award
Live now ENMeet the "European Prize for Literature 2022" writers
Live now ENReading in the Dark® Marie Gamillscheg: Riot of the Sea Creatures
Live now DEBook-to-Film Matchmaking - only on invitation
Live now ENThe Book Fair Directors' Round Table: Issues and Outlooks
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