IFFR Pro Dialogue: The Art of Adaptation

The Art of Adaptation – Creative ways to bridge literature and cinema

The art adaptation from literature provides filmmakers, screenwriters, producers and development executives with material that can transform and even transcend its primary source or point of inspiration.

This panel will look into different ways of shaping pre-existing material into the language of cinema, from traditional book to screen adaptations to more experimental forms. The talk will look at questions around the sale and acquisition of rights from the perspective of the publishers and the development producers.

The panel consists of:

- Ishaya Bako, director I Do Not Come to You by Chance
- Luiz Fernando Carvalho, director and co-writer A paixão segundo G.H.
- Melina Dalboni, co-writer A paixão segundo G.H.
- Tracey Lee Rainers, story development executive, co-founder and director at Story Oasisv
- Daan van Straten, Film and Foreign Rights Manager (Overamstel Uitgevers)

Moderated by producer and curator Madeleine Molyneaux.

Film still: A paixão segundo G.H. dir. Luiz Fernando Carvalho (Harbour)

Read more about the Pro Dialogues 2024 here. Access is open to IFFR 2024 badge-holders, no booking is required.