International Insider: London Book Fair; A Conundrum For Cannes; Tim Davie’s Swansong

It’s Friday, 1 p.m. UK local time (or 6 a.m. for those early risers on the West Coast), which means it’s time to stop what you’re doing and get down with our International Insider. Jesse Whittock shepherding you through the week’s biggest and best in film and TV. Sign up to the newsletter here.

London Book Fair Takeaways

Fair dos: The London Book Fair followed the recent TV Screenings to the UK’s capital this week, bringing scores of U.S. agents, international scouts and editors to the Kensington Olympia, a venue more akin to a giant aircraft hangar than a trade event. We published this scene setter, which posed the question of whether the ‘Heated Rivalry effect’ could refresh the books-to-screen market, as producers, streamers and networks search for the next generation of content. I ventured to Olympia on Tuesday to

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