Tv/Film Rights Centre

For nearly two decades, BCBF has been a destination also for TV and film producers seeking the next great story — new characters, new worlds, and new narratives ready to come alive on screen. That long-standing commitment to fostering transmedia connections reached a turning point with the creation of the TV/Film Rights Centre, which launched in 2024 as part of the Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids. The results were immediate: over 400 matchmaking meetings in its debut year, rising to more than 600 in 2025.

Today, the TV/Film Rights Centre is where publishing meets the screen — an exclusive space designed to spark connections and build lasting bridges between the worlds of publishing and audiovisual production, right in the heart of the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

The Centre's matchmaking service brings together producers and leading players in the publishing industry through carefully curated one-to-one meetings, while the International Kids Licensing & Media Days conference programme shines a spotlight on the latest book-to-screen trends, offering registered producers valuable opportunities to enhance their visibility and discover new properties.

For 2026, the ambition goes further. All BCBF publishers — including agents registered at the Rights Centre, companies at the Games Business Centre and Comics Corner, and all BLTF exhibitors — are part of this expanded vision. Each will receive a dedicated information sheet on the audiovisual companies registered in this business area and will be invited to take part in a tailored matchmaking service, designed to turn introductions into real opportunities.