On October 16, the Berlinale Day will be held at the Frankfurt Book Fair (Oct. 15-19, 2008) for the fourth time. The common goal of Germany’s two largest cultural events is to strengthen collaboration between the book and film worlds and promote exchange.This cooperation between the Frankfurt Book Fair and the Berlin International Film Festival was initiated in 2005. On the Berlinale Day, screen adaptations of literary works from the Berlinale programme in 2008 will be presented and a workshop...

The central event for the film industry at the Berlin International Film Festival is the European Film Market with its close ties to the other sections and events of the festival.Many films screening in the Competition, Panorama or Forum are also showcased at the European Film Market. Or, conversely: many films from the European Film Market attract large audiences and the media’s heightened attention in the Competition, Panorama and Forum.A new element of the European Film Market is the Berlin...