Events

The rights and license trade has always been at the heart of Frankfurter Buchmesse. During the week of the fair, various events take will provide professionals from the rights and licensing trade with opportunities to participate in comprehensive training and networking events.

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#fbm20 Rights & Licensing events

Start of the book fair week

13:00 — 14:00

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It's 2020, do you know what rights you own? Best Practices for Fully Exploiting Intellectual Property Across Multiple Platforms

Live EN

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14:00 — 15:00

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Meet the editors- Inside the acquisitions process in the UK

Live EN

Speaker: Federico Andornino, ‎Editorial Director

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

and 4 more speakers

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16:00 — 17:00

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Meet the Editors: An Hour with US Editors

Live EN

Speaker: Juan Milà, Executive Editor

HarperVia

and 9 more speakers

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Frankfurt Conference: Rights & Licensing

14:00 — 15:00

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Building Bridges With Books - Pitches by Cecile Barendsma

Live EN

Speaker: Cecile Barendsma,

Cecile B Literary Agency

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This session takes place in Zoom only.

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15:00 — 15:10

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Welcome by conference chair

Live EN

Speaker: Jo Henry, Managing Director

BookBrunch

and one more speaker

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15:10 — 15:40

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Publishing and the rights trade in a Covid world?

Live EN

Speaker: Andrew Nurnberg, Managing Director

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

and one more speaker

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15:40 — 15:50

Coffee break

Live

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15:50 — 16:20

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Market insights Canada – deux solitudes?

Live EN

Speaker: Florence Bisch, International and Domestic Rights Director (Acquisitions and Sales)

Groupe Homme

and 2 more speakers

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16:20 — 16:25

Espresso break

Live

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16:25 — 16:55

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Spain: País plural: Four languages and literatures

Live EN

Speaker: Anna Soler-Pont, Founder

Pontas Agency

and one more speaker

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16:55 — 17:00

Espresso break

Live

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Parallel Sessions: Enhance your business

3 of 3

TRACK 01

Working with sub-agents or selling directly?

17:00 — 17:30

30 min

Working with sub-agents or selling directly – or a mix of both?

Speaker: Corinne Quentin, Director

Bureau des Copyrights Français (BCF) in Tokyo

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TRACK 02

Brand licensing

17:00 — 17:30

30 min

Brand Licensing – Opportunities for Publishers

Speaker: Marty Brochstein, Senior Vice President, Industry Relations and Information

Licensing International

and 2 more speakers

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TRACK 03

Publishing’s global leadership takes on the crisis

17:00 — 17:30

30 min

COVID-19, Copyright and the Creative Economy - Publishing’s Global Leadership Takes on the Crisis

Speaker: Michael Healy, Executive Director, International Relations

and 3 more speakers

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The Hof

11:00 — 11:45

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THE ARTS+: Little Stories, Big Economics: Taiwanese Stories Growing into All Forms (presented by TAICCA)

Live EN

Speaker: C. F. Hu, President of Taiwan Creative Content Agency

and 3 more speakers

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15:00 — 16:00

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Princeton University Press 2020 Rights List – Pitches by Rebecca Bengoechea (Registration necessary)

Live EN

Speaker: Rebecca Bengoechea , Senior International Rights Manager

Princeton University Press’ European office

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17:00 — 18:00

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New York Calling

Live EN

Speaker: Amy Hundley, Senior Editor & Subsidiary Rights Director

Grove Atlantic

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THE ARTS+ events

14:00 — 15:00

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THE ARTS+: Masterclass: Brand Licensing for Publishers

Live EN

Speaker: Martin Brochstein, SVP Industry Relations and Information

Licensing International

and one more speaker

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15:00 — 16:00

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Gallimard Fall 2020 Rights List: A Selection – Pitches by Judith Rosenzweig (Registration necessary)

Live EN

Speaker: Judith Rosenzweig, Rights Director

Editions Gallimard

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15:30 — 16:30

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THE ARTS+: Meet The Makers: Brands, Characters, and New Stories

Live EN

Speaker: Keita Hasegawa, Editor/Brand marketing division

POPLAR publishing, Japan.

and 2 more speakers

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10:00 — 11:00

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THE ARTS+: Masterclass: Books Beyond their Covers: Adaptation and the Role of the Book in the 21st-century Media Industries

Live EN

Speaker: Simone Murray

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14:00 — 14:30

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THE ARTS+: A Conversation on Book-to-Film Adaptations

Live EN

Speaker: Camilla Gibb, Author

and 2 more speakers

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15:00 — 15:45

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Brand Licensing – Opportunities for Publishers

Live EN

Speaker: Marty Brochstein, Senior Vice President, Industry Relations and Information

Licensing International

and 2 more speakers

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15:00 — 16:00

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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS YOUR NONFICTION - How Small Publishers of Serious Nonfiction Are Coping in these Difficult Times. A Virtual Discussion and Networking Event

Live EN

Speaker: Colleen Higgs, Founder and publisher

Modjaji Books, South Africa

and 4 more speakers

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17:00 — 17:30

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COVID-19, Copyright and the Creative Economy – Publishing’s Global Leadership Takes on the Crisis

Live EN

Speaker: Tracey Armstrong, President and CEO, CCC & 2nd Vice President IFFRO

and 3 more speakers

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18:00 — 19:00

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THE ARTS+: Maja Lunde and Annette Ore in Fireside Chat on Adaptation

Live EN

Speaker: Maja Lunde, Bestselling Author and Screenwriter

Norway

and 2 more speakers

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To the complete live programme at the digital book fair

Rights & Licensing experts at #fbm20

Digital offers

The live programme of the digital book fair gives you the opportunity to bring that "Frankfurt feeling" home and to participate interactively.

On focus at THE ARTS+

THE ARTS+ 2020 offers a comprehensive digital programme consisting of pitch sessions, networking formats and master classes on AR/VR/XR, licensing and merchandising as well as the "A Book is a Film is a Game" day.

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Frankfurt Conference

Four days of concentrated professional expertise: Our virtual conference programme offers you discussions, Q&A sessions and short presentations with international experts, along with opportunities to exchange ideas and make new contacts. Don't miss the Rights & Licensing track of Frankfurt Conference on 13 October 2020.

Networking Frankfurt International Translators

Networking Events

What would a successful day at the fair be without chance encounters, spontaneous meetings, and stimulating conversations outside the formal setting? With our curated networking events and the new format The Hof, this year's Special Edition will recreate the Frankfurt feeling worldwide.

The Hof

Enjoy live music and entertainment and meet new faces and old friends at our new digital format The Hof with editions covering rights & licensing topics as well as the latest publishing trends worldwide each month.

German collective stands at international fairs

Harness the global activities and platforms of Frankfurter Buchmesse for your business. The German Collective Stands of Frankfurter Buchmesse at international trade fairs offer you ideal opportunities for trading rights and licenses. The perfect base for your business abroad.