Utopiales

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Utopiales is an annual international science fiction festival held in Nantes, France, probably the largest European event for the field. It covers science fiction and fantasy literature, film, fine arts, comics, role-playing games, 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".

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The festival, run by professional staff, is funded in part by the City of Nantes [1] and has extensive corporate sponsorship, [2] unlike conventions put on by traditional science fiction fandom. One feature of Utopiales is the "Prix Utopia" Grandmaster award, given for overall contribution to science fiction literature. Past winners have included Robert Silverberg, Jack Vance, Brian W. Aldiss, Frederik Pohl, Christopher Priest, and Michael Moorcock.

Editions

YearSubjectIllustrator of the editionPresidentArtistic chiefEntries
2000 Enki Bilal Mireille RivallandBruno della Chiesa
2001End of the Odyssee ? Patrick Woodroffe Pierre BordagePatrick Gyger20 000
2002 Jean-Claude Mézières 28 000
2003The new extraordinary landscapesDeak Ferrand30 000
2004The utopia Stephan Martinière 37 000
2005Jules Verne Jean Giraud 37 000
2006The invasion comes from Marx !Richard RaaphorstAnaîs Emery38 000
2007ClimatesLuc SchuitenAssociation of the Event40 000
2008NetworksFred Blanchard & Yoann40 000
2009Better Worlds James Gurney 40 000
2010Frontiers Philippe Druillet 42 000
2011Story(ies) Greg Broadmore 46 000
2012OriginsNicolas FructusRoland LehoucqUgo Bellagamba50 000
2013Other World(s)Vincent Callebau60 000
2014Intelligence(s) Chris Foss 60 000
2015Reality(ies)Manchu65 000
2016Machine(s)Denis BajramJeanne A-Debats82 000
2017TimeLaurent Durieux90 000
2018Body(ies)Beb-Deum90 000+
2019Encode / DecodeMathieu Bablet100 000
2020TracesAlex Alicecanceled
2021TransformationsAlex Alice75 000
2022Limite(s)Marc-Antoine Mathieu108.000

References

  1. "International sci-fi festival utopiales, Nantes, France". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  2. "French international sci-fi festival utopiales's sponsors". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-14.