30.08 – 01.09.2019 LABIENNALE.ORG VENICEPRODUCTIONBRIDGE.ORG BOOK ADAPTATION RIGHTS MARKET 76. Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica La Biennale di Venezia La Biennale di Venezia Director General and its collaborators for Andrea Del Mercato Book Adaptation Rights Market Erika Giorgianni Artistic Director Laura Kirlum of the Cinema Department Eugenia Leonardi Alberto Barbera Mariachiara Manci Chiara Marin Venice Production Bridge Alessandro Mezzalira Pascal Diot Nikolas Montaldi Savina Neirotti [email protected] The 4th edition of the Book Adaptation Rights Market, which will take labiennale.org place within the context of the 76th Venice International Film Festival, veniceproductionbridge.org confirms the increasing success of this initiative dedicated to publishers, as well as to producers. The Venice Production Bridge team is proud to announce that, in 2019, we are welcoming more international publishers than last year and who will be pitching their new titles as well as to present their complete catalogues, as opposed to other events dedicated to publishing within the context of Film Festivals that focus on a single book or volume. Producers will be offered a worldwide tour of 25 publishing companies coming from France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Italy, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, the UK and the USA. The uniqueness of this 3-day event consists not only in the organization of 1-to-1 meetings between the publishers and the producers, but also in enabling them to develop their network in a productive and welcoming setting. With the Book Adaptation Rights Market, the Venice Production Bridge renews its vocation to foster the development and production of international and European projects across a wide range of audiovisual forms. We warmly welcome you to this 4th edition and hope that it will bring many beneficial encounters. Pascal Diot Head of the Venice Production Bridge Thanks to Db Logic S.r.l. Festival Scope Book Adaptation Rights Market for 2019 has been edited using the information assembled by June 21th, 2019. The Venice Production Bridge may not be held responsible for possible errors. 6 ABRAMS/ THE OVERLOOK PRESS 8 ACTES SUD 10 ANDREW NURNBERG ASSOCIATES 12 AU DIABLE VAUVERT 14 BLUE OCEAN PRESS/ARI 16 UITGEVERIJ DE BEZIGE BIJ 18 DEA PLANETA LIBRI 20 ÉDITIONS DE L’HOMME SANS NOM 22 EDITORIAL PLANETA 24 ELISABETH RUGE AGENTUR GMBH 26 FELTRINELLI EDITORE 28 GIULIO EINAUDI EDITORE 30 GRUPPO EDITORIALE MAURI SPAGNOL 32 KADOKAWA CORPORATION 34 MADELEINE MILBURN LITERARY, TV & FILM AGENCY 36 MEDIATOON AUDIOVISUAL RIGHTS 38 MARCEL HARTGES LITERATUR- UND FILMAGENTUR 40 MICHAEL GAEB LITERARY AGENCY 42 NEFELI PUBLISHING 44 NOTTETEMPO 46 PLACE DES EDITEURS 48 RIZZOLI (MONDADORI LIBRI SPA) 50 SALOMONSSON AGENCY 52 SINGEL UITGEVERIJEN 54 SUSANNA LEA ASSOCIATES ATTENDING TEAM MEMBER WEBSITE & JOB TITLE abramsbooks.com Tracy Carns ADDRESS Associate Publisher 195 Broadway USA and Editorial Director 10007 New York PHONE / CELL PHONE USA +1 2122297161 ABRAMS / +1 9173468907 THE OVERLOOK PRESS E-MAIL [email protected] COMPANY PROFILE PAST MAIN PUBLICATIONS LATEST TITLES AVAILABLE FOR FILM ADAPTATION AT THE 76TH VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The Overlook Press, founded by The Overlook Press has published Peter Mayer in 1971 and acquired many titles that are the basis for FICTION by ABRAMS in 2018, continues major films and television series, Paris in the Present Tense by Mark Helprin (2017). its decades-long tradition of including: #1 New York Times bestselling author of Winter’s distinguished publishing as, now, The Gormenghast novels by Mervyn Tale. Jules Lacour –cellist, widower, and child of the the adult fiction imprint at ABRAMS. Peake (1946-59; reissued 1995). Holocaust– grapples with his complex past as he Overlook is the publisher of an The classic epic gothic fantasy, risks fraud to save his grandson, matches wits with eclectic list of titles, including the #1 currently being adapted for an insurance investigator, and is drawn into an act New York Times bestseller True Grit television by Fremantle US, Neil of savage violence, against the backdrop of a by Charles Portis, acclaimed Gaiman, Akiva Goldsman, and Toby vividly-drawn Paris. bestselling author Mark Helprin’s Whithouse. The Spirit Photographer by Jon Michael Varese Paris in the Present Tense, and True Grit by Charles Portis (1968, fantasy classic, the Gormenghast (2018). A richly atmospheric Southern Gothic reissued 2003). The basis for two historical ghost story about a con-artist novels, by Mervyn Peake. The classic films and a #1 New York Overlook Press publishes bold and photographer who captures a real ghost with his Times bestseller upon release of the camera, inspired by Reconstruction-era spirit relevant literary fiction; exceptional acclaimed Coen Brothers 2010 film. literature in translation; selected photographer William Mumler. The Company by Robert Littell mainstream fiction; a curated list Starling Days by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan (2020). (2002). The sweeping history of the of genre fiction, including mystery, On their first date, Mina told Oscar she was CIA during the Cold War, adapted for thriller, and fantasy; and drama. bisexual, vegetarian, and on meds. He married her a limited television series by TNT and For more than 60 years, ABRAMS anyhow. After Mina’s suicide attempt, they move to Scott Free, with Chris O’Donnell, has remained dedicated to a single London, encountering new challenges in the form of Alfred Molina, and Michael Keaton. objective—the practice of a young woman named Phoebe. A compelling novel exceptional bookmaking. Legends by Robert Littell (2005). about love, mythology, mental illness, and the times An artisanal publisher at heart, The acclaimed espionage thriller we need to seek out milder psychological climates. ABRAMS creates and distributes about an undercover FBI agent The Bell in the Lake by Lars Mytting (2020). brilliantly designed, visually whose ability to disappear into his A sweeping historical novel and #1 bestseller illustrated books with the highest various identities, or “legends”, for in Norway about 19-year-old Astrid Henke, production values in the adult, each case leads him to question his desperate to escape her isolated village with young adult, and children’s trade sanity. Adapted for television by TNT, its mystical church bells that ring on their own markets—covetable books, skillfully starring Sean Bean. in times of danger. Rights sold in 12 countries. crafted with a strong editorial Caging Skies by Christine Leunens Warrior Butterflies by Ava Homa (2020). vision, each an object of art in its (2008, 2019, first US publication). Debut novel by Kurdish-Canadian writer set in Iran own right. ABRAMS is the publisher The acclaimed novel sold in 22 and inspired by the life of Iranian Kurdish activist of the perennial #1 New York Times countries and inspiration for the Fox Farzad Kamangar, for fans of The Kite Runner and bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy Searchlight film Jojo Rabbit, written Half of a Yellow Sun. Kid, which now has more than 150 and directed by Taika Waititi, million copies in print, as well as the starring Roman Griffin Davis, recent New York Times bestsellers Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, The Good Neighbor and The Soprano Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Sessions, from its text-based adult Alfie Allen, Sam Rockwell, and imprints. Scarlett Johansson. 6 Venice Production Bridge 2019 7 Book Adaptation Rights Market ATTENDING TEAM MEMBER WEBSITE & JOB TITLE actes-sud.fr Nathalie Alliel ADDRESS Foreign Rights Manager FRANCE Le Mejan PHONE / CELL PHONE Place Nina Berberova +33 0490493375 13633 Arles ACTES SUD +33 0607269769 France E-MAIL [email protected] COMPANY PROFILE PAST MAIN PUBLICATIONS LATEST TITLES AVAILABLE FOR FILM ADAPTATION AT THE 76TH VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Actes Sud is an independent literary The Scortas by Laurent Gaudé Publishing House established in (2004), Prix Goncourt 2004. The FICTION NON-FICTION Arles, Provence for 40 years. It was Scorta family are met by indifference Le Grand Nord-Ouest by Anne Marie Garat (2018). Le Genre intraitable by Nadia Tazi (2018). This work founded by Hubert Nyssen and his and general opprobrium in the small Late 1930s, on the road to Yukon and Alaska. An presents a thoroughly original perspective on the wife Christine Le Boeuf. With a town in southern Italy where they adventuress flees California with her daughter and, ‘unending crisis’ in the Muslim world, analysing the strong emphasis on literary fiction, live. Yet despite these testing braving myriad dangers, strikes out in pursuit of her political bankruptcy of Muslim countries in terms Actes Sud has established a solid circumstances, the family finds pride ghosts on the Amerindian trails of the wild north-west. of a cult of virility. reputation in publishing foreign in its roots and discovers happiness fiction but also with a graphic despite the abject poverty. 77 by Marin Fouqué (2019). Since the beginning of term, Agroecology – A potential savior by Marc Dufumier the routine is always the same. He arrives at the bus and Olivier Le Naire (2019). At the age of twenty-two identity (with a very specific format Tell Them of Battles, Kings and stop early. But on this day the young narrator spends when still a student of agroecology, Marc Dufumier of the book, its choice of paper and Elephants by Mathias Enard (2010), the entire day alone on the bench of the busshelter... learned a traditional form of agriculture that its illustrated covers). Over the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens 2010. respects both people and the environment from years, Actes Sud has also Enard turns a few historical Atmore Alabama by Alexandre Civico (2019). a community of illiterate women in Madagascar. spectacularly developed its French fragments and suggestions into On landing in Florida, he knows exactly where he In this series of interviews with Olivier Le Naire, he list, becoming a key player in French a story of Michelangelo traveling will be going in his hire car: Atmore, a far-flung little provides a scientific and clear demonstration of why editorial landscape, managing to to Istanbul to design a bridge over town in deepest Alabama.