Invitation programme of the frankfurt book fair


Where
Germany
When
2016
Who
Litprom 鈥 the society for the promotion of african, asian and latin american literature
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Description of the policy/measure

Invitation programme of the frankfurt book fair for publishers

Results achieved

- promoting cultural diversity in the international publishing industry - enabling publishers from developing countries to have access to the frankfurt book fair through, inter alia, support for travel, accommodation, and a fully equipped 4m虏 exhibition booth placed prominently in hall 5.1 (for exhibitors from latin america and southern europe) for the first time in 2014 - strengthening collegial consulting and professionalisation through rights and licensing, contracts, and book design for small presses (including, for example, a special award for best book production in 2016, 2014, 2012) - enabling south-south and south-east networking and dialogue; promoting access to the german, european and global markets; promoting opportunities for cooperation (through 2.5-day seminars, invitations to the frankfurt book fair 鈥渂usiness club鈥 since 2014, facebook group, blogs, online global networking campaign 鈥渨e are here鈥 since 2013/2014, web presentation 鈥渋nvitation programme for international exhibitors鈥) - (2014) thematic focus: 鈥減ublishing in crisis situations鈥, strengthening professional work under difficult political circumstances; focus on nigeria, syria, ukraine

Financial resources allocated to the policy

The federal foreign office and the frankfurt book fair ausstellungs- und messe gmbh each contribute 50 per cent of funding

Evaluation of the policy/measure

- 2012 to 2015: 88 guests total from an average of 20 different countries per year, proportionally representing all the target regions - licensing business is one of the participants鈥 most important goals. overall, the invited publishers buy significantly more licenses from all regions than they sell. - from 2012 to 2015, south-south and south-east cooperations among the guests were significantly strengthened, for example, in the areas of cross-licensing, distribution, printing and e-books, and promoted in part through the many opportunities for formal and informal exchange, http://www.buchmesse.de/images/fbm/dokumente-ua-pdfs/2015/teilnehmer des einladungsprogramms_2015.pdf_52760.pdf