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BETWEEN STARS AND STORIES, ORBITING IDEAS: ASTRONOMER VALENTIN D. IVANOV, THE COSMOS AND THE GREAT EUROPEAN SF CONTINUUM

INTERVIEW WITH VALENTIN D. IVANOV– CRISTIAN TAMAȘ CRISTIAN TAMAȘ: As someone working at the European Southern Observatory, you operate in one of the most international scientific environments in Europe. Why do you think European science fiction — unlike European science — remains so fragmented along national lines? Valentin D. Ivanov: A great aspects of working at the large international institution is that one does not feel...
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“EMPIRE AT SEA”: THE FUTURE FLOATS

2026 VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: VENICE IMMERSIVE ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE There are moments in cinema when the screen stops being a window and becomes a portal. "Empire at Sea", Peter Flaherty’s twenty‑two‑minute SF solarpunk odyssey, doesn’t just invite you to watch—it drags you, salt‑sprayed and blinking, into its shimmering world of steel, algae, and ghosts of the mainland. The film opens on the Aurora rig, a floating sanctuary...
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THE MOONLIGHT RIOT OF LOCARNO 2026

79th EDITION OF THE LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SWITZERLAND: 5 to 15 August 2026 Locarno in August is never just a festival; it’s a controlled...
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THE BALTIC SCIENCE FICTION PARADOX: WHY ESTONIA STAYED STRONG? – CRISTIAN TAMAȘ

Estonia should not have a strong fandom. Statistically, demographically, geographically, nothing about Estonia screams "science fiction powerhouse." And yet here it is: ESTCON (The Estonian...
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COSMIC CARNIVAL: WHEN EARTH DANCED AMONG THE STARS

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2026: GALACTIC GLAMOUR & SPACE ODDITIES SEACLOSE PARK, NEWPORT, UK, 18-21 JUNE 2026 The Isle of Wight 2026 Festival was not a...
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WHEN THE ALIEN JOINED THE EUROCON QUEUE, THE CHAOS BECAME SENTIENT AND REALITY GLITCHED: AN ALIEN WALKS INTO A EUROCON…

Nobody warns you that Eurocon registration lines are where physics goes to die. One moment you’re clutching your badge voucher, the next a creature with...
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TOP EUROPEAN SF WRITERS

Why European Science Fiction Matters in 2026 European science fiction in 2026 is bold, multilingual, and intellectually ambitious. It blends philosophy, politics, mythology, and cutting‑edge...
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EUROPA SF: THE PAN-EUROPEAN SFF PORTAL

Exploring and promoting European Science Fiction & Fantasy We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming relaunch of EUROPA SF, the central hub for science fiction and...
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IGNITING EUROPE’S IMAGINATION: THE RETURN OF EUROPA SF

The relaunch of EUROPA SF arrives at a moment when the European imagination needs a home worthy of its diversity, its ambition, and its...
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“STARS BETWEEN”, A SF OPERA PREMIERE

A new 20-minute opera, Stars Between, with a libretto by SF writer E. Lily Yu and music by Steven K. Tran, is now available on...
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THE 19th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF DANSES MACABRES AND MACABRE ART IN GENERAL, 9th-12th of September 2021, Bucharest, Romania

“The Danse Macabre (from the French language), also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory of the Late Middle Ages...
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Goldener Stephan – German Award on Speculative Fiction 2020

Goldener Stephan – this is relativly a new German award on speculative fiction. The result of the public voting was announced at the 17th...
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Paul McAuley’s ”Austral” – A Review by Valentin Ivanov

A great epic work, doomed to obscurity: ”Austral”, a novel by Paul McAuley Gollancz, London, 2017 by Valentin D. Ivanov Paul McAuley is an unappreciated writer and I can think of...
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