B&B in Berlin
The Berlinale Co-production Market, which was initially supposed to take place on the 12th and 13th of February, has added an extra day. The 14th will be entirely dedicated to participating film producers in quest of new projects and partners.
This addition to the traditional programme —organised in collaboration with the Frankfurt Book Fair— is entitled 'Breakfast & Books', since it will allow producers not only to meet one another but also to meet representatives from the publishing world. A selection of ten literary works will be presented for international film adaptations.
The Co-production Market, supported once more by MDM (Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung) and the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, has already received over 300 projects from 58 countries (plus 200 project proposals for the Talent Project Market). Its location, the Berlin House of Representatives, is all the more strategic now that the European Film Market is held at the Martin-Gropius-Bau, opposite the House of Rep..
(Translated from French)
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