The programme will kick off on Monday, November 9, with a Pitching Workshop led by Yolanda Barrasa, an internationally recognised Spanish script doctor, screenwriter and educator specialising in the analysis and development of film and television projects in Spain and Latin America. Designed for Adapta Lab participants, authors and publishers, the workshop will provide practical tools to strengthen project presentations and prepare participants to pitch their properties to audiovisual industry professionals.
The main market day will take place on Tuesday, November 10, opening with the official inauguration and a keynote presentation entitled Adaptation Trends 2026–2027, delivered by Mario Toledo, Content Executive at Scenic Rights. His presentation will examine opportunities in the audiovisual rights market, evolving platform demands and emerging approaches to the discovery, acquisition and development of intellectual property.
From the page to the screen
The programme will also feature a special showcase dedicated to La dona invisible, bringing together three professionals involved in its journey from publishing to screen. Participants will include Lorena Torres, producer at The Fly Hunter; María Mínguez, screenwriter of the feature film La dona invisible, based on Mònica Richart’s novel of the same name, which began filming in Valencia last July; and Núria Sendra, publisher at Edicions del Bullent. The session will explore the different stages involved in bringing a literary work to the screen, offering insight into the collaboration between authors, publishers, producers and screenwriters.
One of the central activities of the market will be the presentation of nine selected works by authors and publishing houses, offering rights holders the opportunity to introduce their properties to audiovisual industry professionals and explore potential adaptation opportunities.
The selected titles are: 3.600 segons, by Marisa Abad, published by Llibres de la Drassana. Baby Carrington, by Jordi Santasusagna, published by Andana Editorial. El silencio del sauce, by Isabel Navarro Sánchez, published by Olé Libros. F.A.R. Gol en las estrellas, by Raquel Tirado, published by Fandom Books, Anaya. La guardia infinita, by Alberto Haller, Natalia Bonillo and Àlex Zahínos, published by Barlin Libros. Lapsus, by Salva Alemany, published by Amarante. Regreso a un mundo en llamas, by Pablo Herranz, published by Desfiladero Ediciones. Sociedad de lobos, by Maren Navarro, published by Ediciones Hades. Tot el que vam callar, by Natàlia Gisbert, published by Bromera Edicions.
The programme will also include a presentation of LAAB Barcelona Audiovisual Adaptation Laboratory), delivered by Anna Guarro, Project Coordinator at the Creative Industries Department of Barcelona City Council.
Adapta Lab
The event will also showcase the seven projects selected for the Adapta Lab development programme, designed to support stories with audiovisual potential and prepare them for presentation to the industry.
The participating projects are:
- Todo el mundo quiere ser happy, by Lana Sokolaj.
- No deixis que el foc s’apagui, by Cristina Diéz-Madroñero Manzano.
- La Brujita, by Enrique Huetos García-Ajofríb.
- Cachorro, by Jorge Palomar Toledano.
- Tengo un volcán, by Héctor Beltrán.
- Jesús, by Andrea Segarra Bueno.
- Totes les cançons parlen de tu, by Sergi Pedro Ros.
