Readings and talks - Record attendance at literature festival in Potsdam
The organizers of the LIT:potsdam Literature Festival can draw a positive balance: With around 6,000 visitors, there was a record participation this year. The one-week festival under the motto "Forward to Nature!" with approximately 30 events came to an end on Sunday.
Readings took place with numerous authors from Benedict Wells to Cornelia Funke to Marc Uwe Kling. Film screenings and discussion events were also part of the festival program. Previously, the "Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung" and "Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten" reported on it.
Book Festival at the end
For the second time, literary critic Denis Scheck took over the artistic direction. Among others, Scheck spoke with the British bestselling author Helen Macdonald and author Judith Schalansky. Filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff exchanged views with former Berlinale CEO Dieter Kosslick.
According to estimates, around 1,200 visitors came to the Book Festival in Schiffbauergasse on Sunday. There, publishers from Potsdam and the region presented themselves. "We are thrilled about the great interest," said the managing director of the festival's sponsoring association, Marianne Ludes - and all the more so in the face of strong competition from the Football European Championship.
- Cornelia Funke, renowned author of the "Inkheart" series, participated in the LIT:potsdam Literature Festival, contributing to the record-breaking attendance of 6,000 visitors.
- The LIT:potsdam Literature Festival, which took place in Potsdam, saw the second consecutive year with Denis Scheck as the artistic director, leading events such as discussions with Helen Macdonald and Judith Schalansky.
- Marc-Uwe Kling, a popular children's and young adult author, joined a host of other authors including Benedict Wells at the LIT:potsdam Literature Festival, which attracted a record participation of 6,000 visitors.
- As part of the LIT:potsdam Literature Festival, held in Brandenburg, Denis Scheck led various discussions, inviting renowned literary figures such as Volker Schlöndorff and Dieter Kosslick to participate, in addition to hosting film screenings and reading events.
- Literature enthusiasts flocked from far and wide to attend the LIT:potsdam Literature Festival, with an estimated 1,200 visitors visiting the Book Festival in Schiffbauergasse on Sunday, showcasing Potsdam and regional publishers.
