For its 11th edition, MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo is launching a new and ambitious initiative: the Book Adaptation Forum (BAF).
With this new program, that takes place in such a meaningful environment, MIA aims to develop a new industrial initiative to enhance collaboration between the book publishing and the audiovisual ecosystems.
This program, designed to connect publishers, literary agents, audiovisual producers, and industry professionals, aims to explore and enhance the growing market of literary adaptations. BAF will not only promote unpublished titles, but will also offer international networking opportunities, with a forward-looking approach to the global audiovisual market.
The Book Adaptation Forum is made possible thanks to the vital support of the Fondazione Film Commission Roma Lazio, one of the main sponsors of the event.
BAF is a unique opportunity to support the disclosure of new IPs and the circulation of literary works, with strong emphasis on the protection and promotion of the rights owned by authors and publishers.
Involving publishing houses, agents, literary scouts, and audiovisual producers, through BAF, MIA aims to animate the book adaptation market, enhancing the collaboration between literary and audiovisual professionals, creating a platform to promote IPs’ protection and worldwide distribution. With this initiative, MIA also aims to contribute to a sustainable and innovative future for cultural production and consumption, offering new opportunities to authors and the whole audiovisual industry on an international level.
CALL FOR IPs!
Submissions are now open for publishers willing to propose unpublished novels to show at our literary adaptation market.
A selection committee of national and international experts will select 10 unpublished novels to be showcased at BAF, during the 11th edition of MIA 2025.
The presentation of the selected books will be held by publishers, literary agents, and, possibly, the authors themselves.
BAF includes the following activities:
- Dedicated pitching forums to present selected titles
- One-on-one meetings, both pre-scheduled or scheduled on site
- Matchmaking between scouts/producers and publishers/literary agents
- Networking events connecting the audiovisual and the publishing industries
- Dedicated B2B area at Palazzo Barberini.
Deadline for submissions: September 11, 2025 (5:00 PM CEST)
Read the participation guidelines here
Register now filling out the online application form
For more information, contact us at literary@miamarket.it
