Utopiales is an annual international
science fiction festival held in
Nantes
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,
France, probably the largest
European
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event for the field. It covers
science fiction
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and
fantasy
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literature, film, fine arts, comics,
role-playing games
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, and animation, from a distinctly European point of view. Founded by
Bruno della Chiesa, and run by science fiction museum director
Patrick Gyger from 2001 to 2005, it is put on by the "Association du Festival International de Science-Fiction de Nantes".
The festival, run by professional staff, is funded in part by the City of Nantes and has extensive corporate sponsorship,
French international sci-fi festival utopiales's sponsors
/ref> unlike conventions put on by traditional science fiction fandom
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. One feature of Utopiales is the "Prix Utopia" Grandmaster award, given for overall contribution to science fiction literature. Past winners have included Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Gran ...
, Jack Vance
John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote several mystery novels under pen names.
...
, Brian W. Aldiss, Frederik Pohl
Frederik George Pohl Jr. (; November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satellit ...
, Christopher Priest, and Michael Moorcock
Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, best-known for science fiction and fantasy, who has published a number of well-received literary novels as well as comic thrillers, graphic novels and non-fiction. He has wor ...
.
Editions
References
External links
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Science fiction conventions in Europe
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