PERSPECTIVES Book-2-Film: Bookending the Business of Adaptation

Pages transformed to the screen: books have been adapted to become some of the most celebrated screen-based works of all time. What makes a book ripe for adaptation, and how is the material’s originality and voice preserved? What strategies are employed to balance the demands of two differing industries, and how can the stakeholders work in tandem? Co-programmed with the expertise of the Frankfurter Buchmesse, this session hones in on the business of the book-to-screen pipeline through publishing and film professionals who shape properties from print to projection.