Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) Industry Days is unveiling slate of projects for its industry programs, including the Central Stage showcase and the first Book-to-Screen initiative. Variety, Deadline, and The Hollywood Reporter report that KVIFF’s industry strand, KVIFF Promises, presents works-in-progress for Central Europe projects selected for the KVIFF Central Stage showcase, alongside book titles chosen for Book-to-Screen, a new platform aimed at connecting books to potential film adaptation deals. Across the outlets, the festival announces 11 upcoming films for Central Stage and eight books for the first edition of Book-to-Screen. The projects are described as coming from established filmmakers with extensive festival credentials, reflecting the festival’s regional focus on Central and Central-Eastern Europe. The central goal of the showcases is to support development and visibility for IP that could move toward screen adaptations, while giving industry participants a curated pipeline of works and source materials for adaptation consideration. The announcements position the initiatives as an expanded industry offering within KVIFF Industry Days, tying film production prospects and published works into a single market-facing event.