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ARGENTINA ARMENIA ARUBA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BAHRAIN BELGIUM BELIZE BERMUDA BOLIVIA BRAZIL BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BULGARIA BURKINA FASO new! BURMA new! CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA CUBA CYPRUS CZECHOSLOVAKIA Major Updates of 25 May-3 June 1998: films of all countries Minor Update of 14 May 1998: Cuba Minor Update of 10 April 1998: China Major Update of 17 March 1998 Czechoslovakia (specifically Slovak) Major Update of 3 March 1998: Australia (664 Eidolon Online hotlinks added) Major Update of 22 February 1998: Australia, Canada Minor Update of 13 February 1998: Brazil Minor Update of 16 November 1997: Brazil Minor Update of 17-18 July 1997: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile Minor Update of 30 May 1997: Austria, Belgium, Cuba Major Update of 4 March 1997: Bulgaria Minor Update of 3 March 1997: Australia, Canada Major Update of 2 March 1997: Argentina, Brazil, China, Croatia, Czech TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARGENTINA
Minor Update of 25 May 1998: 1991-1992 films Minor Update of 18 July 1997 Major Update of 2 March 1997 Most Famous Argentine Science Fiction/Fantasy Author The most famous Argentine science fiction/fantasy author is undoubtedly Jorge Luis Borges Other Argentine SF Authors Other Argentine SF authors include: * Pablo Capanna, edited Al Sur Del Tiempo, anthology of 10 award-winning stories, published 1996 by FAIGA (Federacion Argentina de la Industria Graficia y Alfines) * Luis Pestarini, edits the magazine Cuasar * Juan Carlos Verrecchia, editor of Galileo CF & F Some interesting stories in: Marjorie Agosin, full name Marjorie Stella Agosin Halpern (1955-): editor: * The Secret Weavers: Stories of the Fantastic by Women of Argentina and Chile [White Pine Press, 1991] story collection translated from Spanish SF Magazines in Argentina Magazines include (see the Magazine section of this Web page): * Cuasar (SF/Fantasy/Horror) [not yet added to Magazine section] * Galaxy (Argentine edition) * Galileo CF & F (Fanzine/anthology) [not yet added to Magazine section] based in Necochea, Buenos Aires * Narraciones Terrorificas * Pistas Del Espacio * Mas Alla Science Fiction Films There are at least two science fiction films shot on location in Argentina, including: * Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) * Mariposa China (1995), also known as Chinese Butterfly According to Alberto Tabbia in [Variety International Film Guide 1993, ed. Peter Cowie], the Top 10 Grossing films in Argentina in 1991 included these genre movies: * Terminator 2: Judgment Day * Ghost Alberto Tabbia lists the following Film Producers of Argentina: * Argentino Sono Film * Gea Cinematografica, S.A. * C.Q.3 Films * Jempsa (Jorge Estrada Mora Producciones) * Cincor * Adolfo Arisarain Web Stuff Science Fiction Writers of America has an expert of Foreign Rights, Dr. Geoffrey A. Landis. He recommends the following web pages for science fiction in Argentina: Axxon Axxon's U.S. mirrir site but Your Humble Webmaster has not yet reviewed these pages. One can also e-mail Axxon at: e-mail Eduardo Carletti (Axxon) Argentina, by the way, is one of the fourteen countries that accesses the Magic Dragon web domain at least once a week, but less than 10 days per month on the average. Argentina first "hit" this domain in June 1996. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
ARMENIA
I don't know anything about Science Fiction in Armenia, although the greater Pasadena community in which I live is over 5% Armenian, and I have had a guest in my home the author who translated several novels of Robert Sheckley in Armenian. Won't somebody who knows something e-mail an entry to put here? I know of one science fiction films shot on location in Armenia: * Trinadtsaty apostol (1988) ... aka The Thirteenth Apostol [Russian language] Armenia, by the way, is one of the 45 countries that accesses the Magic Dragon web domain occasionally, but less than once a week on the average. Armenia first "hit" this domain in December 1996. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
ARUBA
I don't know anything about Science Fiction in Aruba. Won't somebody who knows something e-mail an entry to put here? I know of no science fiction films shot on location in Aruba. Aruba, by the way, is one of the 45 countries that accesses the Magic Dragon web domain occasionally, but less than once a week on the average. Aruba first "hit" this domain in October 1996. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
AUSTRALIA
Australian Science Fiction Overall Australia is a major player in the world of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. "A Checklist of Australia Fantasy" by S. L. Lanarch (Sydney, Futurian Press, 1950) has a good outline through about 1938. A more comprehensive Australian bibliography by Sean McMullen is available on the Web: Sean McMullen's Australian Bibliography 19th Century Australian Science Fiction 19th Century Australian science fiction seemed, to this compiler, to heavily feature "Lost Land" and "Yellow Peril" subgenres. 1920s Australian Science Fiction Erle Cox was the best-known author of the 1920s, especially for "Out of the Silence" (1925). 1930s-1940s Australian Science Fiction In the 1930s and early 1940s, a number of authors rose to prominence: A. Connell B. C. Cronin J. Heming Vol Molesworth. 1940s-1950s Australian Science Fiction In the late 1940s and 1950s, writers of note appeared, including: F. Bryning N. Heming Wynne Whiteford M. Barnard Eldershaw, pseudonym for Australian novelists Flora Sydney Patricia Eldershaw and May Faith Barnard, fine time travel novel "Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (Melbourne: Georgian House, 1947)(London: Phoenix, 1949) 1960s Australian Science Fiction The 1960's brought to notice: * John Baxter * Damien Broderick * R. Braddon * F. Cusak Some of its best-known authors at some point emigrated to Great Britain, including: * G. Boothby * F. Hume * V. Knowles * J. M. Walsh 1999 Australian Science Fiction The Third Australian World SF Convention has been scheduled and approved. 1997 Australian Science Fiction January 1997: Going Home Again, a collection of Howard Waldrop stories (Eidolon Publishing), was launched at Swancon 22 in Perth, where Howard was Guest of Honor. Janeen Webb was appointed Reviews Editor of Eidolon. Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Eidolon editors Jonathan Strahan & Jeremy Byrne, May 1997, HarperCollins Australia: a 120,000 word reprint anthology. Encyclopedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy, edited by Paul Collins (1997: Melbourne University Press). The Twentieth Century Fox studios are due to open at the Sydney Showground area. 1996 Australian Science Fiction * Original SF/Fantasy/Horror Books Professionally Published: 40 * Original SF/Fantasy/Horror Stories Professionally Published: ??? Harlan Ellison was Guest of Honor 5-7 January 1997 at "The Second Coming" held at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum, along with locals Jack Dann, Janeen Webb, Terry Dowling, and Nick Stathopoulos. 23 February 1996 was the launch date for Selling Your Fiction and Poetry Made Easy, a marketing book edited by Paul Collins, at The Ivy in Melbourne. It is in its second printing already. The 1996 national convention, "Festival of the Imagination" was Easter weekend in Perth, with Neil Gaiman and Storm Constantine as Guests of Honor. Three new Australian science fiction books were available for the first time: * Privateer, Simon Brown (HarperCollins) * Enchanter, Sara Douglass (HarperCollins) * The Secret Life of Rubber-Suit Monsters, Robert Penn (collected film essays) (Eidolon) The 1996 Ditmar Awards were presented at "Festival of the Imagination": * Best Novel: Mirrorsun Rising, Sean McMullen (Aphelion) * Best Short Fiction: "Schrodinger's Fridge", Ian Gunn (Aurealis 15) * Best Professional Artwork: Shaun Tan, cover of Eidolon 19 * Best Fan Artist: Ian Gunn * Best Fan Writer: Ian Gunn * Best Magazine: Eidolon * William Atheling Criticism Award: Steven Paulsen & Sean McMullen for "The Hunt for Australian Horror" (The Scream Factory, Winter 1995) * Chandler Award for Lifetime Achievement in SF: Grant Stone (broadcaster/librarian/activist) The First Annual Aurealis Awards, presented 22 March 1996 at Slow Glass Bookshop, Melbourne: * Best SF Novel: Distress, Greg Egan (Millennium) * Best Short SF: "Luminous" (Asimov's Sep 95), Greg Egan * Best Fantasy Novel: Sabriel, Garth Nix (HarperCollins) * Best Young Adult Novel: Tie * Sabriel, Garth Nix (HarperCollins) * Deucalion, Brian Caswell (University of Queensland Press) * Best Short Fantasy: "Harvest Bay", Karen Attard (Eidolon 19) * Best Horror Novel: An Intimate Knowledge of the Night, Terry Dowling (Aphelion) * Short Horror: "Olympia", Francis Payne (Bambada) * Young Adult Short Fiction: No Award Aurealis editor Dirk Strasser introduced his new book Equinox (Pan Macmillan). In July 1996, Penguin published the first-ever Australian anthology of original heroic fantasy: Dreamweavers, edited by Paul Collins. South Australian artist Glenn Lumsden produced a 3-part Batman comicbook series. Steve Paulsen published his first horror novel: The Stray Cat (Lothian). * Borderline, Leanne Frahm (5-story collection) (1996: Mirrordanse Books) Australian Science Fiction Books, edited by Graham Stone (Australian Science Fiction Association), now available in a 1996 edition And Melbourne now has two SF radio shows: * "Zero-G", on 3RRR, hosted by Robert Jan & Paula Ruzek * "Spectrum", on 3MDR, hosted by John Weeks. The ABC television programme Genie from Down Under began in late 1996, a fantasy about a genie and his son residing within a magic opal, set in England and Australia. Ocean Girl is in its third TV season, Saturday evenings on the 10 Network, despite a studio fire, and a fourth season has been approved. Another season of Spellbinder is being shot in Australia and China. 1995 Australian Science Fiction * Original SF/Fantasy/Horror Books Professionally Published: 50 (record high) * Original SF/Fantasy/Horror Stories Professionally Published: 128 (record high) * Bonescribes: Year's Best Australian Horror: 1995, edited by Bill Congreve & Robert Hood (1996: Mirrordanse Books) Current Australian Science Fiction [This section owes a great deal to the research of Sean McMullen, and identifies those hotlinks to bibliographic pages from Eidolon On-Line] [The original Bibliography of Australian SF is copyright © Sean McMullen, 1993] [Hotlinks were selected, modified, and edited from an on-line version copyright © Eidolon Publications, 1996. 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Kate Orman: only non-British "Doctor Who" book author, 3rd novel: Sleepy O'ROURKE, Michael (m/s)
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John @ Eidolon On-Line WALLACE, John @ Eidolon On-Line WALLACE-CRABBE, Robin @ Eidolon On-Line WALSH, James Morgan @ Eidolon On-Line WALTERS, Keith @ Eidolon On-Line WALTON, Harry @ Eidolon On-Line WALWICZ, Ania @ Eidolon On-Line WARMAN, Chris @ Eidolon On-Line WAUGH, Michael @ Eidolon On-Line WAY, Lester @ Eidolon On-Line WEBER, Jean @ Eidolon On-Line WEEKS, David @ Eidolon On-Line WELDRICK, Valerie @ Eidolon On-Line WELLS, Deane @ Eidolon On-Line WELLWOOD, Veronica @ Eidolon On-Line WEST, Jack @ Eidolon On-Line WHITE, Damien @ Eidolon On-Line WHITEFORD, Wynne @ Eidolon On-Line WHITEHORN, Ingrid @ Eidolon On-Line WHITMORE, Andrew @ Eidolon On-Line WHITTA, Maurice @ Eidolon On-Line WIATROWSKI, S.D. @ Eidolon On-Line WIDDUP, Charles @ Eidolon On-Line WILCOX, Roger @ Eidolon On-Line WILD, Margaret @ Eidolon On-Line WILDER, Cherry @ Eidolon On-Line WILDING, Michael @ Eidolon On-Line WILKINS, Carole @ Eidolon On-Line WILLIAMS, Grahame @ Eidolon On-Line WILLIAMS, John @ Eidolon On-Line WILLIAMS, L. @ Eidolon On-Line WILLIAMS, Sean @ Eidolon On-Line WILLMOTT, Frank @ Eidolon On-Line WILSON, Edward @ Eidolon On-Line WINCH, Margaret @ Eidolon On-Line WINTER, Michelle @ Eidolon On-Line WODHAMS, Jack @ Eidolon On-Line WONGAR, B. @ Eidolon On-Line WOODMAN, Steve @ Eidolon On-Line WOOS, Joachim Heinrich @ Eidolon On-Line WORKMAN, James @ Eidolon On-Line WRIGHT, S. Fowler @ Eidolon On-Line WRIGHT, Dave R. @ Eidolon On-Line WRIGHTSON, Patricia @ Eidolon On-Line XANTHOS, Maurice @ Eidolon On-Line YARWOOD, Vaughn @ Eidolon On-Line YATES, Alan Geoffrey @ Eidolon On-Line YOUNGBERRY, Wayne @ Eidolon On-Line ZACKS, Robert @ Eidolon On-Line ZANTUCK, Dennis @ Eidolon On-Line ZINNS, E.V. @ Eidolon On-Line Magazines include: American Science Fiction, Australia (Jun 1952-Sep 1955): nothing on the Web? Future Science Fiction: nothing on the Web? Popular Science Fiction: nothing on the Web? The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (Quarterly): nothing on the Web? Science Fiction Monthly: nothing on the Web? Thrills Incorporated: nothing on the Web? Vision: nothing on the Web? Post Views: Australian experts review SF movies There are several movies with the word "Australia" in the title, including: * Australia (1989) * Australia Calls (1913) * Australia Calls (1923) * Australian Dream (1987) * Little Australians (1940) * Pommie Arrives in Australia (1913) * and the TV series "Australia, You're Standing In It" (1983) but none of these are science fiction. The following 19 science fiction films have Australian locations: * As Time Goes By (1988) * Until the End of the World (1991) * The Blood of Heroes (1988) * A Date With Destiny (1990) * Dead End Drive-In (1986) * Escape 2000 (1981) * Fortress (1993) * Independence Day (1996) * The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) * The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) * Mad Max (1979) * No Escape (1994) * Official Denial (1994) * The Phantom (partly shot in Queensland) * The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) * Sons of Steel (1989) * Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989) * Thirst (1979) * The Time Guardian (1987) The following 34 science fiction films/TV series have Australian locations or production: * "Escape From Jupiter" (1994)TV Series * "Girl From Tomorrow, The" (1990) (mini)TV Series * "Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left" (1994)TV Series * "Mirror, Mirror II" (1997) (mini)TV Series * "Mirror, Mirror" (1995) (mini)TV Series ...aka "Mirror Mirror" (1995) (mini) * "Ocean Girl" (1994)TV Series ...aka "Ocean Odyssey" (1994) * "Sky Trackers" (1994)TV Series * "Spellbinder" (1995) (mini)TV Series * "Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord" (1997) (mini)TV Series ...aka "Spellbinder 2" (1997) (mini) * "Tripods, The" (1984)TV Series * "Twisted Tales" (1996)TV Series ...aka "Twisted" (1996) (UK title) * As Time Goes By (1988) * Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) ...aka Until the End of the World (1991) * Blood of Heroes, The (1988) ...aka Salute of the Jugger (1988) * Cars That Ate Paris, The (1974) ...aka Cars That Eat People (1974) (US title) * Date with Destiny, A (1990) * Dead-End DriveIn (1986) * Encounter at Raven's Gate (1988) ...aka Incident at Raven's Gate (1988) * Escape 2000 (1981) ...aka Turkey Shoot (1981) * Fortress (1993) * Future Past (1987) (TV) * Mad Max (1979) * Mad Max 2 (1981) ...aka Road Warrior, The (1981) (US title) * Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) ...aka Mad Max 3 (1985) * Part One: 806 (1970) * Part Two: The Beginning (1970) * Peter and Pompey (1988) (TV) ...aka Peter et Pompee (1988) (TV) ...aka Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey (1988) (TV) * Return of Captain Invincible, The (1983) ...aka Legend in Leotards (1983) * Sons of Steel (1989) * Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989) * Stark (1993) (TV) * Thirst (1979) * Time Guardian, The (1987) * Zone 39 (1997) According to David Stratton in [Variety International Film Guide 1993, ed. Peter Cowie], forthcoming films in Australia as of 1992 included these genre movies: * Fortress: a thriller set in a security prison 45 years in the future Studio: Davis Entertainment-Village Roadshow Screenplay: Troy Neighbors, Steven Feinberg Director: Stuart Gordon Cinemtography: David Eggby Producers: John Davis, John Flook Starring: Christopher Lambert Kurtwood Smith Loryn Locklin David Stratton lists the following Film Producers of Australia: * Village Roadshow Pictures * Boulevard Films * Barron Films * David Hannay Productions * Kennedy Miller * Meridian Films * Palm Beach Pictures * Southern Star Entertainment * Anthony Buckley Productions * Colosimo Film Production * Entertainment Media * Film Australia * Generation Films * Illumination Films * Philip Emanuel Productions * Rosen Harper Entertainment * Seon Films * Serious Entertainment * Simley Films Web Stuff: Australia, by the way, is one of the 16 countries that accesses the Magic Dragon web domain every day (or almost every day). 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Update of 25 May 1998 Update of 30 May 1997 Perhaps the best-known Austrian science and science fiction author is Dr. Herbert W. Franke. In Fantasy, Alfred Kubin (1877-1959) dominated as an obsessively horrific visual artist. He illustrated his remarkable novel "Die andere Seite" [the Other Side], published in 1908, which dealt with an artist invited by a fabulously rich friend, Patera, to live in the Asian city-state Patera constructed: "The Dream Kingdom." This realistic/incomprehensible paradox of a location is beseiged by bizarre epidemics, and is ultimately destroyed. This classic has been frequently translated. Another major Austrian fantasist was Gustav Meyrink (1836-1932), a Prague-born banker who began writing after bankruptcy. He broke into print with stories in the satirical magazine Simplicissimus, later collected into "Des deutchen Spiessers Wunderhorn" (1913). Deeply obsessed with the occult, Meyrink dabbled with the symbolism of amputation, mummification, and masks, then wrote his masterpiece: "Der Golem" [the Golem], 1915, set in the Prague Jewish ghetto. His later, and weaker books, were: * Das grune Gesicht (1916) * Der weisse Dominikaner (1921) * Walpurgisnacht (1927) * Der Engel vom westlichen Fenster (1927), about John Dee, the historical Elizabethan alchemist Karl Hans Strobl (1877-1946) was a prolific Fantasy author/editor/reviewer/nationalist in Austria, best known at one time for the mammoth "Eleagabal Kuperus" (1910). He was also popular for: * Die Eingebungen des Arphaxat (1904) * Die knocherne Hand (1911) * Lemuria (1917) * Gespenster im Sumpf (1920) * Umsturz im Jenseits (1920) Leo Perutz (1882-1957) specialized in historical fantasy, with intricately woven tragic plots. His best-known books are: * Der Meister des Jungsten Tages [The Master of the Day of Judgment] (1923) (psychedelic drug or supernatural events?) * St. Petri Schnee [The Virgin's Brand] (1933) (psychedelic drug or supernatural events?) * Der Marques de Bolibar (1920) Wandering Jew meets German soldiers in Napoleanic campaign * Nachts unter der steinernen Brucke (1953) Rabbi Lowe of Prague and the Jewish ghetto under Rudolf II * Das Mangobaumwunder (1916) orientalmystery/fantasy/comedy co-authored with Paul Frank Other major Science Fiction and Fantasy authors in Austria include: * H. C. Artmann, poet, translator of "Dracula" and H. P. Lovecraft, author of Dracula and Frankenstein parodies * Paul Busson, best known for the 1921 reincarnation novel Die Wiedergeburt des Melchior Dronte [The Man Who Was Born Again] * Erich Dolezal * Hermanovsky-Orlando (1877-1954), wrote that the Austro-Hungarian empire was mutated into "Tarockanien" under the rulership of the kings of the Tarot deck: * Des Gaulschreck im Rosennetz (1928) * Maskenspiel der Genien (1858) * Manfred Langrenus (pseudonym of Chemist Prof. Dr. Friedrich Heer) * Alexander M. Lernet-Holenia (1897-1976) best known for the 1936 novella "Baron Bagge" * Franz Spunda (1889-1963) erotic fantasist, author of: * Der gelbe und der weisse Papst (1923) * Baphomet (1930) * Das aegyptische Totenbuch (1924) Sax Rohmer-esque orientalism * Hannelore Valcebcak (leading female physicist) * Peter Daniel Wolfkind, best known for: * Mondnacht (1972) * Die Boten des Fruhlings (1975) One Austrian member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America: * Konrad Fialkowski In publishing economics, Austria has long been a subset of the larger German market, yet Austrian writers and artists have made a distinctive mark on the world scene. Austrian authors were significantly involved in the German language Fantasy revival after 1900 (especially if we include the territory of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire). The Austrian Volkbuchverlag published a SF reference book, "Spuren ins all--Science Fiction--Das Seltsame Fremde" [Trails into Space Science Fiction, the Strange Alien] by Winifried Bruckner. Perhaps relating to Bruckner's editorship of Solidaritat, the magazine of the Austrian Workers Union, this book was given free of charge to over 100,000 young Austrian employees. National Writers Union take note! Ilse Aichinger (Madame Gunther Eich), German author/editor/playwrite: nothing on the Web? Help me out, fans from Austria! Magazines include: * Star-Utopia * Uranus I know of three science fiction films shot on location in Austria: * The Hands of Orloc (1925) a classic horror film * Equilibrium as Principle (1995) * A Holiday with Silvester [Ferien mit Silvester] (1992) A story about two little girls and a cranky scientist Directed/Photographed by Bernd Neuberger ("Jonathan and the Witch") The Internet Movie Database lists 6 science fiction films with shooting or production of Austria: * 1. April 2000 (1952) ...aka April 1, 2000 (1952) * Equilibrium As Principle (1995) * Halbe Welt (1993) ...aka Half the World (1993) * Monster in Salzburg (1982) * Schwarze Sonne, Die (1992) ...aka Black Sun (1992) * Seekrankheit auf festem Lande, Eine (1996) ...aka Seasick on Solid Ground (1996) According to Susanna Pyrker in [Variety International Film Guide 1993, ed. Peter Cowie], the Top 10 Grossing films in Austria in 1991 included these genre movies: * Terminator 2: Judgment Day [416,000 admissions] * The Silence of the Lambs [261,000 admissions] In 1981 there were 495 movie theatres, deeply cut to 395 by 1991 (95 of those in Vienna). The 395 cinemas had an attendance of 10,500,000, and grossed 700 million Schillings ($64,000,000) in 1991 box office revenues, dominated by the "Constantin" and "Kiba" theatre chains. Forthcoming films in Austria as of 1992 included these genre movies: * Mindwalk Studio: Screenplay: Director: Bernd Capra Cinemtography: Producers: Starring: Susanna Pyrker lists the following Film Producers of Austria: * Allegro Film * Epo Film * Extrafilm * Neue Studio Film * Satel Film * Dr. Heinz Schneiderbauer * Schonbrunn Films * Thalia Films * Terra Film * Wega Film Web Stuff: Austria, by the way, is one of the 8 countries that accesses the Magic Dragon web domain often, at least 10-20 days per month on the average. Austria first "hit" this domain in May 1996. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
BAHRAIN
I don't know anything about Science Fiction in Bahrain. Won't somebody who knows something e-mail an entry to put here? I know of no science fiction films shot on location in Bahrain. Bahrain, by the way, is one of the 45 countries that accesses the Magic Dragon web domain occasionally, but less than once a week on the average. Bahrain first "hit" this domain in June 1996. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
BELGIUM
update of 25 May 1998: films update of 1 June 1997 update of 30 May 1997 SF Writers and Fans of Belgium The best-known Fantasy author in Belgium was probably Jean Ray (1887-1964). Jean Ray was actually a pseudonym for Raymundus Johannes Maria de Kremer, and he also wrote under the pseudonym of John Flanders (in Flemish) and Jean Ray (in French). A civil servant of the City of Ghent, he became a journalist for Cinemablad, Journal de Gand, La Revue Belge, and De Dag, eventually promoted to Editor-in-Chief. His first fiction was published in 1919, his first book of stories ("Contes du whisky") in 1925. Enormously prolific, no complete bibliography has been possible to create for him. The so-called "Les Oeuvres completes de Jean Ray" [Paris, 1963-66] is actually a mere selection of his hundreds of stories and dozens of books. 16 volumes of his "Harry Dickson" stories (derivative of dime novels such as "Nick Carter") were edited by Jean-Baptiste Baronian, and published by the Belgian company Marabout. Marabout also published some of his other books, such as: * Les Derniers contes du Canterbury [1963] * Les Contes du golf [1964] * Le Livre des fantomes [1966] Frequently criticized for writing too fast, for repeating his plots, for an irrational tumult of irrational frights, he is nonetheless praised for the elasticity and depth of his imagination, his grotesque images, and the nightmare-logic atmospherics of his prose. The book most commonly cited as his masterpiece is "Malpertuis" [1943]. Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883), fantasy author in Austria: nothing on the web? Michel de Ghelderode (1898-1962): Belgian playwright, best known for "Sortileges" Franz Hellens: pseudonym for Franz von Ermenghem (1881-?) Maurice Maeterlinck: {internal hotlink to be done} Gerald Prevot shares with Thomas Owen the distinction of being one of the two leading contemporary Austrian fantasists. Hugo Raes (1929-): symbolist/surrealist fantasy author in Austria A good biographical/bibliographical reference is "Early Birds", by Michel Feron and Danny de Laet (1970). They list writers and fans including: * Frans Buyens * Danny DeLaet * Michel Feron * Michael Grayn, pseudonym of Michel Englebert, publisher of Atlanta * Theo Muet * Edgar B. Jacobs * Raymond de Kremer (perhaps the major SF/Weird author in Belgium) see above * Hubert Lampo (1920-): Dutch/Flemish magical realist * Thomas Owen: pseudonym for attorney Gerald Bertot (1910-), morbid, melancholy polished short-story author, whose works appear in: * Les Chemns etranges [1943] * La Cave aux crapauds [1945; 1963] * Ceremonial nocturne [1966] * Pitie pour les ombres * Henri-Jacques Proumen * Marcel Thiry (1912-): symbolist/surrealist, also wrote magical realism under pseudonym Johan Daisne * Albert Van Hageland, editor, author, promoter * Paul VanHerck * Jos Van Limbergen * Horace Van Offel * Leopold Vermeiren: the Jules Verne of Belgium? SF Magazines of Belgium Magazines include: * Anticipations, Belgium (in French), (Sep 1945-May 1946): nothing on the Web? * Atlanta, Belgium (in French) (Jan 1966-?): nothing on the Web? * Utopia: nothing on the Web? SF Films Belgium I know of three science fiction films shot on location in Belgium * On Earth as in Heaven [Sur la terre comme au ciel] (1992) see below * Le Huitieme Jour (1996) also known as The Eighth Day * Le Trieur (1993) According to Patrick Duynslaegher in [Variety International Film Guide 1993, ed. Peter Cowie], the U.S. share of the film maket grew to 80%, with 9/10 of the top 10 box office films in Brussels. Forthcoming films in Patrick Duynslaegher as of 1992 included these genre movies: * On Earth as in Heaven [Sur la terre comme au ciel] Story: career-woman TV-journalist Maria hears from her unborn baby, and find sthat there is a worldwide conspiract of foetuses who prefer not to be born into a violent world Studio: Screenplay: Director: Marion Hansel Cinemtography: Producers: Starring: Carmen Maura (Pedro Almadovar's ex-leading lady) Patrick Duynslaegher lists the following Film Producers of Belgium: * Les Films de la Dreve * Art et Cinema * La Nouvelle Imagerie * Films Lyda * Cinema and Television Jacqueline Pierreux * Films Derives Productions * Iblis Films * Multimedia * Favourite Films * Emotion Pictures * Fugitive Cinema * Man's Films * Marisa Films * Lamy Films * Phantom Films SF/Fantasy Art Belgium Belgium boasts, particularly among the Flemish, world-famous fantasy painters such as: * Bruegel * Bosch * James Ensor Web Stuff Belgium, by the way, is one of the 8 countries that accesses the Magic Dragon web domain often, at least 10-20 days per month on the average. Belgium first "hit" this domain in April 1996. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
BELIZE
I don't know anything about Science Fiction in Belize. Won't somebody who knows something e-mail an entry to put here? I know of no science fiction films shot on location in Belize. Belize, by the way, is one of the 45 countries that accesses the Magic Dragon web domain occasionally, but less than once a week on the average. Belize first "hit" this domain in November 1996. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
BERMUDA
I don't know anything about Science Fiction in Bermuda. Won't somebody who knows something e-mail an entry to put here? I know of no science fiction films shot on location in Bermuda. Bermuda, by the way, is one of the 45 countries that accesses the Magic Dragon web domain occasionally, but less than once a week on the average. Bermuda first "hit" this domain in May 1996. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
BOLIVIA
I don't know anything about Science Fiction in Bolivia. Won't somebody who knows something e-mail an entry to put here? I know of no science fiction films shot on location in Bolivia. Bolivia, by the way, is one of the 45 countries that accesses the Magic Dragon web domain occasionally, but less than once a week on the average. Bolivia first "hit" this domain in January 1997. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
BRAZIL
Minor Update of 25 May 1998: films Minor Update of 13 Feb 1998 Major Update of 4 March 1997 Major Update of 2 March 1997 Brazil: Science Fiction is Reality Brazil is a science-fictional country in its real life, as the dominant spacefaring nation in South America, with the vast and mysterious Amazon as a timeless alien world within a modern nation, and with Sao Paolo, arguably the world's largest megalopolis at the start of the new millennium. Sao Paulo, for example, is the venue for the largest Latin American book fair, held every other year. The 1996 Bienal do Livro (17-25 Aug 1996) had 248 publishers' exhibits, including ones from Portugal, Mexico, Italy, and Great Britian. Unfortunately, it had meagre offerings in the science fiction genre such as Michael Crichton's "Lost World" (Rocco), Robert T. Bakker's "Red Raptor" (Ediouro), James Gurney's "Dinotopia: The World Beneath" (Marco Zero), and a reprint of Erico Verissimo's 1939 Brazilian classic "Viagen a Auroro do Mundo" [Travel to the Dawn of the World]. Paradoxically, this $70,000,000 event took place in the country with the largest number of illiterate citizens in all of South America. SF 1900-1930s in Brazil According to the "Sao Paulo Letter" of Walter Martins (Amazing Stories, Sep 1968), Brazilian science fiction was triggered by Portuguese translations of Jules Verne in the early 1900s, and H. G. Wells in the 1930s. In the 1930s, a Brazilian equivalent of Tarzan appeared: "Terramarear." There were also Emilio Salgari's fantastic pirate stories, and space fiction by J. Aragon and Gustav Le Rouge. SF 1950s in Brazil In the 1950s there was a groundbreaking anthology, "Wonders of Science Fiction" edited by Mario da Silva Brito, featuring American authors. The popularity of this led to the "Colecao Argonauta" series of paperbacks. SF 1960s in Brazil Perhaps the first book devoted to Science Fiction in Brazil was Andre Carneire's 1968 Introducao ao Estudo da Science Fiction [Introduction to the Study of Science Fiction]. This is according to Roberto de Sousa Causo's "Brazil", Locus, April 1994, pp.40-41. In 1969, Jose Sanz organized an international Science Fiction Symposium in Rio de Janeiro, and published a bilingual book of the speeches by the distinguished guests. SF 1970s in Brazil Muniz Sodre', an academic critic, published the significant (if highly philosophical) A Ficcao du Temp [The Fiction of Time] in 1972. SF 1980s in Brazil Philosphy professor Raul Fiker, in 1985, published Ficcao, Cientifica ou uma Epica de Epoca? [Science Fiction: Fiction, Science, or the Epic of the Epoch?]. A trend in non-academic fans publishing research material on Brazillian Science Fiction began with the 1985 publication by R. C. Nascimento's Quem E Quem na Ficcao Cientifica Vol.1 -- Colecao Argonauta [Who's Who in Science Fiction - The Argonauta Edition]. In 1986 Braulio Tavares published O que E Ficcao Cientifica [What is Science Fiction], and Gilberto Schoereder published Ficcao Cientifica. The former is introductory; the latter combines essays and reference material on publishing, movies, and television. Then in 1987, Leo Godoy Otero published the "sinuous and a bit confusing compilation" Introducao a una Histoda Ficcao Cientifica [Introuction to a History of Science Fiction] which is important for its chapter on the science fiction authors of Brazil. This is according to Roberto de Sousa Causo's "Brazil", Locus, April 1994, pp.40-41. SF 1990s in Brazil In the early 1990s, science fiction appeared to flourish in Brazil, but a faltering economy and lack of ability to maintain and grow existing magazines and book lines led to a dwindling of the market in ther late 1990s. One useful recent history of the field is the article "Science Fiction in Brazil, 1996" by Roberto de Sousa Causo (Locus, January 1997, pp.36-37). Another is the Brazilian Fantastic Arts Society's guide by Andre Dreifus, 109/163-Bl.2, Sao Paulo - SP, 01252-901, Brazil. SF 1993 in Brazil Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and Bram Stoker's Dracula were bestsellers in 1993 Brazil, due to the film releases. 34 Letras book publishing house published in 1993 various translations of Tim Powers and Robert Silverberg. Record Publishing put out 1993 translations of Asimov, Auel, Card, Heinlein, and Sheffield. Imago released a 1993 translation of Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Forbidden Tower: A Torre Proibida. The first post-graduate Science Fiction course in Brazil was taught by Roberto de Sousa Causo at the University of Sao Paulo, the largest Latin American university. The major literary/cultural journal D.O. Leitura #134 was a special issue on Brazillian Science Fiction studies. Brazil's Science Fiction Reader's Club (CLFC) Brazil's Science Fiction Reader's Club (CLFC is the Portuguese acronym) is said to be "the largest science fiction fan club in Latin America, with over 450 members", almost 70 issues of the fanzine "Somnium", and e-mail: e-mail Brazil's Science Fiction Reader's Club (CLFC) SF Book Publishers in Brazil Several publishing houses printed science fiction, including: * Aleph (whose Zenith line handles Star Trek books) * Brasiliense * Cia. Editora Nacional * Edameris * Edart * Gertrum Carbeiro * GRD * Imago (1993 translation of Marion Zimmer Bradley) * Mercuryo (published Star Trek and X-Files novelizations) * Record Publishing (1993 translations of Asimov, Auel, Card, Heinlein, Sheffield) * Saraiva * Von Schmidt * 4 Artes * 34 Letras (published 1993 translations of Tim Powers and Robert Silverberg) Paolo Fabrizio Pugno, Brazilian science fiction novelist e-mail Paolo Fabrizio Pugno Novel: "Ano 2023: missao Europa" [Year 2023: Europa Mission] (Sao Paulo, Brazil: Editoria Salesiana Dom Bosco, 1982) Astronauts on mission to Europa, the giant moon of Jupiter (now known to have vast oceans under a thick crust of ice). They are tasked with repairing an auromated mining facility, but have adventures including the discovery of a bizarre form of Europan life. Other Brazilian SF Authors other Brazilian authors include: * Sylvio Alexandre, editor at Mercuryo * Marcelo Simao Branco, editor of Megalon: Ficcao Cientifica & Horror * Ivanir Calado, SF/Fantasy author, translator of young adult novel "The Giver" by Lois Lowry * Miguel Carqueija * Roberto de Sousa Causo (critic/author, attended the 1992 World Science Fiction Convention by the Brazilian Fan Fund), editor of Borduna & Feitcaria * Marcelo Cassaro, author, editor of Dragao Brasil * Fausto Cunha, editor/critic/author * Gumercindo Rocha Dorea, editor (attended the 1993 World Science Fiction Convention by the Brazilian Fan Fund) * Fabio Fernades, author (attended the 1995 World Science Fiction Convention by the Brazilian Fan Fund) * Henrique Flory (attended 1992 and 1993 World Cons on own expense) * Luis Marcos da Fonseca * Eduardo Frank * Daniel Fresnot, author (attended the 1994 World Science Fiction Convention by the Brazilian Fan Fund) * Clovis Garcia * Sylvio Goncalves, fan/author, editor of Novos Mundas da Ficcao Cientifica * Guiherme Carvalho dos Reis Lima * Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro * Nilson Martello * Carlos Orsi Martinho, author of 12-book "Medo, Misterios e Morte" series [Fear, Mystery, and Death] sold only to schools by Didactica Paulista, and only with purchase of all 12 volumes at once. Carlos Orsi Martinho e-mailed me this correction: The point is: my book, 'Medo, Misterio e Morte' (Fear, Mystery & Death), with horror and sf short stories, is NOT a collection of books; it's only one book in a larger collection, with books by several other authors, and the whole collection is not of horror, fantasy or sf. And, yes, the publisher only sells the complete collection; his main target is composed by schools and libraries. But the Clube de Leitores de Ficcao Cientifica (SF readers club - clfc@dks.com.br) has copies of my sole book to sell. * Jeronimo Monteiro (also a Mystery/Detective author) * Jeremias Moranu: pseudonym of Brazillian author Roberto de Sousa Causo * Carlos Andre Mores, co-editor of Hipertexto, in Sao Carlos) * Jose Carlos Neves * Leo Godoy Otero * Pierluigi Piazzi, fan/author, editor at Zenith * Ivan Carlos Regina, 1993 collection O Fruta Maduro da Civilizacao (Ficcao Cientifica GRD) * Renato Rosatti, editor of Astaroth * Roberto Schima * Cesar R. T. Silva * Dinah Silviera de Queroz * Braulio Tavares, author, editor of book line Serie Rama * J. Mauro Trevisan * Roger Trimer, co-editor of Hipertexto, in Sao Carlos) * Erico Verissimo, 1939 Brazilian classic Viagen a Auroro do Mundo [Travel to the Dawn of the World]. There is one Brazilian member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America: * Andre Carneiro: nothing on the Web? Magazines and Fanzines in Brazil Magazines and Fanzines include: * Astaroth (fanzine of Sociedade de Arte Fantastica), edited by Renato Rosatti * Borduna & Feitcaria (Fantasy fanzine, edited by Roberto de Sousa Causo) * Dragao Brasil (Role Playing Games, some science fiction) * Fantastic (mostly North American fiction translated into Portuguese) * Galaxia 2000 * Hipertexto (color-cover fanzine of Clube Jeronymo Montiero, edited by Carlos Andre Mores & Roger Trimer, in Sao Carlos) * Magazine de Ficcao Cientifica * Megalon: Ficcao Cientifica & Horror (long-running fanzine edited by Marcelo Simao Branco) * Isaac Asimov Magazine (translated into Portuguese) starting 1991; published 16 Brazillian stories from 1991 to January 1993 * So Aventuras, sister publication of Dragao Brasil Science Fiction "Collections" in Brazil But, more than the magazines, the major sources of science fiction in Brazil are the "collections" -- sequentially-numbered book lines, including: * Argonauta (over 450 book titles, imported from Portugal) * Asteroid Sabia * Caminho (imported from Portugal) * Europa-America (imported from Portugal) * Ficcao Cientifica GRD, local but now shrunken to a small press * FC Hemus (many translations of novels and stories of Isaac Asimov) * Mundos da Ficcao Cientifica (edited by Fausto Cunha) * Panorama (imported from Portugal) * Serie Rama * Zenith (translations of William Gibson, Bruce Stirling, Orson Scott Card) Science Fiction Films in Brazil I've seen one science fiction film shot on location in Brazil: * Moonraker (1979) but there were 3 others which were never released in the United States: * Amor Voraz (1984) * Barbosa (1988) ...aka Curta os Gauchos - Barbosa (1988) * Cassiopéia (1996) According to Dr. Luis Arbex in [Variety International Film Guide 1993, ed. Peter Cowie], the Top 10 Grossing films in Brazil in 1991 included these genre movies: * Terminator 2: Judgment Day [3,900,000 admissions] * Predator 2 [1,335,037 admissions] * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 [1,263,429 admissions] * The Silence of the Lambs [1,160,000 admissions] Dr. Luis Arbex lists the following Film Producers of Brazil: * CDK -- Producoes Cinematograficas Ltds * L. C. Barreto Producoes Cinematograficas * Raiz Producoes Cinematograficas * Regina Filmes Web Stuff Brazil, by the way, is one of the 8 countries that accesses the Magic Dragon web domain often, at least 10-20 days per month on the average. Brazil first "hit" this domain in March 1996. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
I don't know anything about Science Fiction in Brunei Darussalam, other than having enjoyed the science fiction story "Green Days in Brunei". Brunei Darussalam is an Islamic Republic ruled by a Prince. The country is rich in oil and minerals, bringing the 200,000 population great per capita wealth. The citizens are primarily Malay, speaking and writing Baha Malay. Malaysian films and television are the primary one watched, as well as imprts from the USA (most people are fluent in English) and Europe. The Ministry of Information and Culture owns the TV station "Radio TV Brunei" and produces news and documentaries, sometimes exporting these abroad as part of cultural exchange programs. "Radio TV Brunei" has some of the best equipment of any TV studios in the world, with all-coulour broadcasts, and winning many Asian-Pacific Broadcasting Union awards. There is a national network of cinemas, which shows mostly films purchased by Malaysia. Won't somebody who knows something e-mail an entry to put here? I know of no science fiction films shot on location in Brunei. According to Fred Marshall in [Variety International Film Guide 1993, ed. Peter Cowie] UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
BULGARIA
Major update of 4 March 1997 The Best-Known Bulgarian Science Fiction Author Michael Arlen (1895-1956), pseudonym of Dikran Kuyamjian, Bulgarian-born British novelist, nothing on the Web? Recent Bulgarian Science Fiction Authors Recent Bulgarian Science Fiction authors include: * Lyubin Dilov * Dimitar Kozhuharov, 1993 novel Hunters of the Past * Peter Kyurdjilov, editor of Fantastic Stories magazine * Vessela Lyutzkanova, 1993 novel Kali Yuga * Agop Melkonyan * Lyubomir Nikolev * Ivailo Runev, ex-President of Sophia SF Club * Vassil Sivov, philospher/critic * Julian Stoinov, critic * Nikolai Svetliev, 1993 novel All the Glitter of Evil Major SF book Publishers Major SF book publishers include: * Bard (translations of Blaylock, Cherryh, Crichton, Dick, Simmons, Zelazny) * Camea (translations of Gibson, Silverberg) * Vusev (translations of Pratchett) 1994 Bulgarian Science Fiction New Category "Best Foreign Novel" added to "Graviton Awards" 1993 Bulgarian Science Fiction 1993 Graviton Award to Peter Kyurdjilov, editor of Fantastic Stories magazine * Dimitar Kozhuharov, 1993 novel Hunters of the Past: first novel, time/inner-space travel to the First Bulgarian Kingdom leads to murder of key scientists * Vessela Lyutzkanova, 1993 novel Kali Yuga: eco-social collapse dystopia threatened by Asian Antichrist * Nikolai Svetliev, 1993 novel All the Glitter of Evil: dystopia as "a graphic, unflinching portrait of evil which demonstrates considerable power of imagination and a willingness to explore the limits of contemporary fiction" 1990 Bulgarian Science Fiction Popular SF author Lyuben Dilov established to "Graviton Awards" for Bulgarian Science Fiction. Above partly based on "Bulgaria" by Julian Stoinov, Locus, Apr 1994, pp.39-40 Science Fiction Films I know of one science fiction film shot on location in Bulgaria: * The Outpost (1995) also known as Wes Craven's "The Mindripper", and as Wes Craven Presents Mindripper but there was one other which was never released in the United States: * Third After the Sun (1980) I don't know much else about Science Fiction in Bulgaria. Won't somebody who knows something more e-mail an entry to put here? Bulgaria's first hit on this web site was in February 1997 UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
BURKINA FASO
Major Update of 25 May 1998 I don't know anything about Science Fiction in Burkina Faso. This country declared its current identity in August 1984, after becoming independent as Upper Volta. Although one of the poorest countries in its region, it has made itself a leader in African media, especially cinema. President Thomas Sankara reeceived widespread political support for the emphasis on artistsic and economic power through cinema, and this policy remained unchanged after Captain Compaore' overthrew Sankara in 1987. At the core of this cinemtaic power is FESPACO, the Pan-African Film Festival in Ouagadougou, every other year (alternating with Film Days in Carthage, Tunisia). Ouagadougou is also the base for FEPACI, the Pan-African Federation of Film-Makers. headed by Gaston Kabore' (a Burkinese director). There is a profound connection between Cinafrique, the French Ministry of Co-Operation, and CMC (the Centre National du Cinema Francais). Won't somebody who knows something e-mail an entry to put here? I know of no science fiction films shot on location in Burkina Faso. However, Gaston Kabore' did make "Rabi" (co-roduced by BBC, TVE, One World Group of Broadcasters, and the French Ministry of Co-Operation) which is a Fantasy about a tortoise becoming pasrt of a human family. Idrissa Ouedraogo is another major director in Burkina Faso. The magazine "Ecrans d'Afrique' in Ouagadougou sometimes discusses science fiction and Fantasy films and related subjects. Much of the above is according to Jean Michel Frodon in [Variety International Film Guide 1993, ed. Peter Cowie] UNDER CONSTRUCTION Return COUNTRIES Table of Contents
BURMA
I don't know anything about Science Fiction in Burma, also known as Myanmar. Won't somebody who knows something e-mail an entry to put here? I know of no science fiction films shot on location in Burma. According to Fred Marshall in [Variety International Film Guide 1993, ed. Peter Cowie], "the latest form of mass media in Burma is the VHS movie made with film, TV and radio stars. There are many new video 'theatrettes' in makeshift halls, equipped with benches, cushions, chairs, and fans for ventilation. The video screens are imported from Singapore, and most of the theatres use their own electric generators." There is