Tag: swedish fandom

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...

“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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Nordic SF News – Ahrvid Engholm (Sweden)

Swecon 2014 in Gävle, Sweden Upon latest Swecon (Fantastika 2013) Steampunk Festival & Swecon (as the name probably will be) was voted as host of...

Results of the 14th Swedish Fantastic Short-Story Competition – Ahrvid Engholm (Sweden)

The Fantastic Short-Story Competition ("Fantastiknovelltävlingen") is the biggest and longest running competition for science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories in Sweden, organised by...

Swedish Fandom History : First Club – Ahrvid Engholm (Sweden)

Ahrvid Engholm The 15th of September this year Swedish fandom could celebrate it's 68th anniversary. I've always, in a modest way, done some skiffy research. In...