2025
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My first Cannes: "Film is loved and celebrated here"
Film-makers around the world are on the lookout for exceptional book material and the major international film festivals in particular are a magnet for producers, literary agents, publishers and many others to discuss new film ideas based on books. Jenny Kühne, responsible for Rights & Licensing at Frankfurter Buchmesse, was at Cannes Film Festival for the first time and shares her experiences with us.
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“We’re heading toward a more fluid concept of audio storytelling—less about strict categories, more about listening experiences.”
Frankfurt Audio puts the spoken word in the spotlight. After two years as Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Audio Ambassador, Carlo Carrenho, publishing consultant and founding member of the Alpine Global Collective, hands over this role to Ama Dadson, founder and CEO of AkooBooks Audio. In an interview, they shared their personal connection and background to the audio market, the potential of AI, trends from the business and consumer perspective, and the African and Scandinavian audio markets.
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“It is about not excluding anyone, welcoming strangers and being helpful and empathetic.”
Axel Scheffler is among the most well-known children's book illustrators in the world. His books - from ‘The Gruffalo’ to ‘Pip and Posy’ - reach children in over a hundred languages. In October, he will be speaking at the Frankfurt Kids Conference about the responsibility of children's books in a fragile world. In this interview, he explains why kindness is not a naive idea, how subtly stories show attitude - and why his new book ‘Welcome’ aims to champion friendship and togetherness.
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"Creativity irradiates everywhere and new amazing stories come from unexpected countries."
Sébastien Célimon is Webtoon Ambassador at Frankfurter Buchmesse. In this interview, Sébastien talks about his personal connection to webtoons, its opportunities for the European market and he reveals what visitors can expect in October: A new Webtoon Area embedded in the Comics Business Centre.
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“The uniqueness of comics: only in comics are image and text directly interwoven.”
Comic artist Mikael Ross was present at the German-language Guest of Honour presentation at the Brussels Book Fair. In our interview, he talks about changing perspectives in writing, his definition of home and the novel as a literary place of escape.
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“Comics almost have a ridiculous universality”
Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz, founders of the comic strip War and Peas, talk about their comic characters, the difference between comics and books, travelling and politics in an interview with FBM.
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“The more women we gather around books, the better.”
Creative Women Publishing is more than a publishing house - it is a movement. It was founded by seven Ukrainian women who are breaking taboos with their books, strengthening voices and creating a new reading community. They were honoured with the Frankfurter Buchmesse special award at the Ukrainian Chytomo Award.
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„The monster is a beautiful creature. That's the heart of the story, a beautiful monster."
Monsters and Folklore Horror: An interview at the Books at Berlinale 2025 Pitching Event. Filipino Screenwriter and Author Angelo Lacuesta book IRÔ (DOG).
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‘We also have post-feminist body horror on offer!’
The advantages of nerd culture for a publishing house and why a table in the Comics Business Centre protects against collapse: An interview with Sam Birkett, Rights Manager at Rebellion Publishing.
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“Our listeners are a source of inspiration”
The international audiobook market has grown continuously over the past 15 years. At Frankfurter Buchmesse, the audio area has almost doubled in size in 2024 compared to the previous year. What is a good audiobook? What developments are emerging in the market? What about the use of AI voices? An interview with Colin Hauer, CEO of Hörbuch Hamburg.
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