Tag: science-fiction
‘Extraction 2’ Has Wrapped Filming After 5 Months of Snowy Sets
Actor and comedian Jim Carrey says that the fastest he ever said yes to a role was 1998’s The Truman Show, in which he played mild-mannered insurance salesman Truman Burbank. The dramatic comedy tells the story of a man whose day-to-day life is secretly fabricated for a TV audience. Everything from Truman’s wife to his friends to the neighborhood he lives in is part...
GLAAD Media Awards Honors Hacks, Eternals, and More in 2022 Ceremony
Actor and comedian Jim Carrey says that the fastest he ever said yes to a role was 1998’s The Truman Show, in which he played mild-mannered insurance salesman Truman Burbank. The dramatic comedy tells the story of a man whose day-to-day life is secretly fabricated for a TV audience. Everything from Truman’s wife to his friends to the neighborhood he lives in is part...
Marburg-Con in Marburg (Germany), 27th to 29th of April 2018
From the 27th to the 29th of April 2018 the Marburg-Con is going to happen in … well, in Marburg. What is obviously not...
Pentacon, 3rd to 5th of November 2017 in Dresden (Germany)
The Pentacon is going to happen from the 3rd to the 5th of November 2017 in Dresden and sure, it is a convention on...
BuchmesseCon in Dreieich (Germany), 14th of October 2017
The BuchmesseCon (BuCon) had been the major German meeting for fans, happening at the same as the book fair in Frankfurt in the nearby...
Octocon in Dublin (Ireland): 6th to 8th of October 2017
Octocon, the National Irish Science Fiction Convention, is into books, comics, TV, films and games; attracting artists, writers, film-makers and fans from across the...
Lituanicon in Vilnius (Lithuania), 30th of September 2017
Did you actually know if the Lithuanians have a convention for science-Fiction? – Well, I just got to know recently. The next Lituanicon will...
Kurd-Laßwitz-Award: The Nominations 2017
The Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis is an annual German science-fiction award. ("Preis" is the German word for "award".) It is named after the author Kurd Laßwitz, who...
Norwegian SF Short Story Competition – English Language
There is a new short story competition by the Norwegian Transnational Arts Production with the topic "All Borders Are Temporary" until the 1st of...
“Samovar”, the Magazine of Translated Speculative Fiction
"Samovar" is a quarterly magazine of and about translated speculative fiction."Samovar" is publishing fiction and poetry in their original language and in English translation."Samovar"...
The Anglia Ruskin Centre for Science Fiction and Fantasy
UK's first university science fiction centre opened in Cambridge.This unique center will bring together writers, publishers, and academics to discuss the field of science...
Incorporated: Or How I Lost My Soul to Climate Change by Nina Munteanu (Canada)
Incorporated is a science fiction thriller that offers a chilling glimpse of a post-climate change dystopia. Created by David and Alex Pastor and produced...
Slavcon in Bratislava (Slovakia), 28th to 30th of April 2017
From the 28th to the 30th of April there will be a convention in Bratislava going on: The Slavcon. The location has changed (to...
Pegascon in Prešov (Slovakia), 24th – 26th of February 2017
2016 has just faded away, but the new convention season is going to come – with highlights for Europe like the Eurocon in Germany...