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16-627: The organisation was founded at the first Eurocon (European Science Fiction Convention), which was held in 1972 in Trieste , Italy . Since that time, the organisation has organized Eurocons at least every two years. The organisation also administrates the European SF Awards . The society's officers (as re-elected in 2022 in Dudelange , Luxembourg ) are: Bridget Wilkinson served as a society officer for 25 years before standing down at

32-456: A professional association is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a science fiction organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eurocon Eurocon is an annual science fiction convention held in Europe. The organising committee of each Eurocon is selected by a vote of the participants of the previous event. The procedure

48-418: A work of Science Fiction or Fantasy, or related to Science Fiction or Fantasy; 2. The majority of the work is by a person or a group of people who were born in, or are a citizen of, a European Country; 3. The works were first released in the two calendar years prior to the year of the current Eurocon; 4. If a work has won an ESFS Achievement award, it can not be nominated again in the same category. As of 2020,

64-664: Is coordinated by the European Science Fiction Society . The first Eurocon was held in Trieste , Italy, in 1972. Unlike Worldcons , Eurocon is usually a title attached to an existing convention. The European SF Awards are given in most of the conventions giving recognition to the best works and achievements in science fiction. The European SF Awards are annual awards governed by the European Science Fiction Society . since 1972 mostly during Eurocons. The awards are given to works of fiction (science fiction or fantasy) or related to that field. 1. Must be

80-634: The 1970s, Senza buccia (Skin Deep) (1979), was both a critical and commercial failure. For the entire 1980s, Aliprandi mostly worked in television and the theater. His television work included the three-part musical Hollywood Hello, qui, Broadway! , which featured choreographer Bob Fosse playing himself (Aliprandi and Fosse had met while Aliprandi was visiting the United States). It also included Tennessee Williams ' The Glass Menagerie . The only feature film that Aliprandi made during this period

96-544: The 2016 Eurocon , held in Barcelona , Spain . Before that, she ran Fans Across The World co-ordinating science fiction fans from the former Eastern Europe with their counterparts in the West. This article about an organization in Europe is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an international organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about

112-465: The event was also the 1995 Worldcon . Event celebrated the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention Interaction and was also that year's Worldcon . The PolCon/ParCon combined event was organized jointly by Czech, Polish, and Slovak fandoms. The Golden Blasters are unconnected to the Eurocons and were presented because this event was combined with Ireland's own national convention. Eurocon 2018

128-2837: The following are awarded each year: Winners can only be admitted once. The first Eurocon was in Trieste. The first Eurocon Awards were originally given as prizes to works presented at the convention itself. Years later they evolved into awards as they are commonly known relating to European authors and publications. Belgium – Sam, Paul Van Herck; France – Ortog et les tenebres, Kurt Steiner ; Hungary – A Feladat, Peter Zsoldos ; Italy – Autocrisi, Pierfrancesco Prosperi; Netherlands – De Naakten en de Speyers, Jacob Carossa; Romania – Va cauta untaur, Sergiu Farcasan; Spain – Amor en una Isla Verde, Gabriel Bermudez; Sweden – Deta är Verkligheten, Bertil Matensson; United Kingdom – All Judgement Fled, James White ; Belgium – De 8 jaarlijkse God Eddy C. Bertin; France – L'Assassinat de l'Oiseau Bleu, Daniel Walther; Hungary – Sempiternin, Lajos Mesterhazi; Italy – Dove Muore l'Astragalo, Livio Horrakh; Netherlands – Egeïsche Zee Carl Lans; Romania – Altarul Zeilor Stohastici Adrian Rogoz; Sweden – Spranget, Carl Johan Holzhausen; United Kingdom – Lucifer, Edwin Charles Tubb ; Denmark – Man Den, Der Tankte Ting (Film); Italy – La Ragazza di Latta (The Tin Girl) by Marcello Aliprandi (Film); Netherlands – De Kleine Mannetjes van Mars (Radiophonic play for children); Sweden – Deadline (Film); United Kingdom – UFO (TV series) ; France – Jean-François Jamoul; Hungary – Andras Miklos Saros; Netherlands – N. van Welzenes; Romania – Nicolae Saftoiu; Spain – Enrique Torres (Enric); Sweden – Sven O. Gripsborn; United Kingdom – Arthur Thompson (Atom); Belgium – Ciso – SF & Comics; France – Le Magazine Litteraire: La Science-Fiction; Italy – Fena rete: Fantascienza & Futuribile; Netherlands – Stripschrift: SF & Comics; Spain – Yorick: Teatro y Ciencia-Ficcion; Austria – Quarber Merkur ; Belgium – Kosmos; France – Nyarlathotep; Hungary – SF Tajekoztato; Italy – Notiziario CCSF; Netherlands – Holland-SF; Romania – Solaris; Spain – Fundacion; Sweden – SF Forum; Turkey – Antares; Belgium – Yoko Tsuno, R. Leloup; Netherlands – Arman en Ilva, The Tjong King; Spain – Haxtur, Victor de la Fuente; Sweden – Blixt Gordon, Lars Olsson; Hungary – A Fantazia Irodalma, Laszlo Urban; Netherlands – 100 jaar SF in Nederland, Dick Scheepstra; Romania – Virsta de Aur an Anticipatiei Romanesti, Ion Hobana ; Spain – La SF: Contramitologia del Siglo XX, Carlo Frabetti (Essay); Ray Bradbury-Humanista del Futuro, Jose Luis Garci (Book); Sweden – SF Articles in 'Sydsvenska Dagbladet', Sven Christer Swahn; 53rd World Science Fiction Convention Intersection ;

144-664: The global COVID-19 pandemic, the event program was recorded in the studio in Rijeka , and broadcast live over the Internet for all registered participants. ač. European Grandmaster Franz Rottensteiner , Austria Hall of Fame Achievement Awards Chrysalis Awards Eurocon 2021 was hosted in Italy by DeepCon from Thursday 15 July to Sunday 18 July 2021. European Grandmaster Maurizio Manziere, Italy Hall of Fame Achievement Awards Chrysalis Awards Eurocon 2022

160-883: The other at Brazil's Festival de Gramado . For the Italian screening, Aliprandi's directing credit was given as "Daniel Ford". In assessing Aliprandi's career, film historian Roberto Curti noted that his early association with Visconti lent Aliprandi a certain level of respect within the Italian film industry. However, he also noted that Aliprandi never achieved great critical success. Curti attributed this largely to Aliprandi's directorial style, which he described as "often too weird and artistically compromised". He added that, except for Senza buccia (Skin Deep), Aliprandi's films were "personal and technically competent" and dealt with fantasy elements in ways that were "original and idiosyncratic". Five of these films had their musical scores written by Pino Donaggio . The two that did not were

176-572: The screenplay. Aliprandi received good critical reviews for La ragazza , as well as for his next two films—1974's Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia (Corruption at the Palace of Justice, released in the United States as Smiling Maniacs ) and 1976's Un sussurro nel buio (A Whisper in the Dark). But only one of the three, Smiling Maniacs , was a commercial success. Aliprandi's last film in

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192-601: The theater and as assistant director for the 1963 film The Leopard . Later during the 1960s, Aliprandi worked mainly in theater and as a member of the Compagnia dei giovani (Company of Young People), directing various plays and operas. He returned to film in 1968 as an assistant director for Alberto Lattuada 's Fraulein Doktor . The first feature film directed by Aliprandi was the 1970 science-fiction film La ragazza di latta (The Tin Girl), for which he also co-wrote

208-611: Was 1982's Morte in Vaticano (Death in the Vatican). As with his previous feature film, it was a commercial failure. Along with friend Lino Patruno , Aliprandi founded the production company Movietone of Italy in the early 1990s. His final two films were 1992's Prova di Memoria (Memory Test, released in the United States as Crimson Dawn ) and 1994's Soldato Ignato (Unknown Soldier). The latter film saw little distribution, being screened only at two film festivals— one in Italy and

224-557: Was an Italian film director . In addition to his work in television and the theater, he directed seven feature films, including Smiling Maniacs (1975) and Vatican Conspiracy (1982). Aliprandi was born in Rome to an Italian father and an Armenian mother. In the mid-1950s, Aliprandi left university to enroll at the Silvio D'Amico art academy. After graduating, he became an assistant to Luchino Visconti , working with him both in

240-575: Was hosted by Luxcon from Thursday-Sunday 7–10 April 2022 (inclusive) in Dudelange , Luxembourg. European Grandmaster Maurizio Manzieri , Italy Hall of Fame Achievement Awards Chrysalis Awards Eurocon 2023 was known as Konflikt and was hosted from 8–11 June 2023 in Uppsala , Sweden. European Grandmaster John-Henri Holmberg , Sweden Hall of Fame Achievement Awards Chrysalis Awards Marcello Aliprandi Marcello Aliprandi (2 January 1934–26 August 1997)

256-513: Was hosted by Nemo 2018 from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 July 2018. There was a stream of programming on African Science Fiction. Hall of Fame The CHRYSALIS AWARDS Achievement Awards HONORARY AWARD European Grand Master: Eurocon 2019 was hosted by TitanCon Belfast from Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 August 2019. This was the weekend after Worldcon in Dublin. Eurocon 2020 was hosted by Rikon from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October 2020. Due to

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