24/06/2026
What role do European screen adaptations play in the evolving film industry? 🎬📚
Books are the leading source for European adaptations, accounting for 72% of all audiovisual fiction projects.
Although the share of adaptations has declined over time, they remain a valuable source of content for the film industry, as new data shows that:
➡️ The “book-to-screen” trend is largely powered by European intellectual property — nearly 90% of all adaptations are based on European works.
➡️ TV fiction adaptations represented 15% of all audiovisual fiction output between 2015 and 2024, remaining a stable part of the industry.
➡️ Between 2021 and 2024, adaptations represented 22% of original fiction productions by streaming platforms, compared to 18% for private broadcasters and 10% for public broadcasters.
Learn more by downloading the full report from our partner European Audiovisual Observatory - Observatoire européen de l'audiovisuel 👉 https://www.obs.coe.int/en/web/observatoire/-/more-adaptations-on-european-small-screens-than-in-cinemas-