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On Friday (20 October 2023), this year's Frankfurter Buchmesse (18-22 October 2023) will put the spotlight on the topic of film and series adaptations with the Book-to-Screen Day. Numerous events will give filmmakers access to the international book industry and promote exchange between the various players.

Frankfurter Buchmesse 2020 – Special Edition
Digital offers for exhibitors, trade visitors and literature lovers / Federal government provides funding / Press briefing on 14 July

Frankfurter Buchmesse invites international publishing professionals to intensive training and networking programmes to mark #fbm24.

New education platform at the Frankfurter Buchmesse with start-up area and interactive events

Book, film and games industries come together at Frankfurter Buchmesse

On 4 March 2021, the Berlinale Co-Production Market will present – in cooperation with Frankfurter Buchmesse – ten high quality books especially well-suited to screen adaptation at "Books at Berlinale". The pitch event, which has been spotlighting current new releases and bestsellers every year since 2006, will take place online for the first time on its 15th anniversary.

As the leading trade fair for the international publishing and content industry, Frankfurter Buchmesse (20-24 October 2021) is further developing its in-person events and digital offerings.

As the leading trade fair for the international publishing and content industry, Frankfurter Buchmesse (20-24 October 2021) is further developing its in-person events and digital offerings.

Eleven exceptional books with a special potential for literary adaptations and serial formats will be presented on 20 February.

On 14 February 2022, ten exceptional books that are particularly well-suited to adaptation for the screen will be presented by the Berlinale Co-Production Market at “Books at Berlinale” in cooperation with Frankfurter Buchmesse.

Every book fair is different. To ensure you can keep track of it all, we’ve assembled the most important information here. 

Every book fair is different. To ensure you can keep track of everything that’s happening we’ve assembled the most important information here.

Until today 148,000 users from 183 countries used the fair’s digital offerings

What’s new at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022?

The closed Facebook group "Pitch your CIP" now supports publishing and content professionals from the creative industries in trading in Creative Intellectual Property (CIP) and building partnerships.

For the fourth time, the Focus: Film Networking Day “A Book is a Film is a Game” will take place at Frankfurter Buchmesse. On Friday, 18 October 2019, the spotlight at THE ARTS+ Salon in Hall 4.1. will be on adapting literary material for the screen as well as on current trends in the field of moving images. Experts from the publishing and film world, gaming and new media sectors will come together at exciting workshops and talks.

Application deadline: 30 April 2018 / Celebrating 20 years of the Frankfurt Fellowship Programme

Exchanging experiences, professionalisation, internationalisation – with the Frankfurt Fellowship Programme, the Frankfurter Buchmesse...

The restructuring announced by Frankfurter Buchmesse in November has been completed: corporate structures have been streamlined and the announced reduction in headcount has largely been concluded.

Be bold! Live testing of innovative technologies, new digital business areas and exciting contacts at THE ARTS+.