For the first time, discover in Nice a festival entirely dedicated to the Imaginative — science fiction, fantasy, fantastical — and short creations: Nice Fictions. From April 17 to 19, 2015, at the Saint-Jean-d’Angély campus, come meet authors, attend conferences, participate in tournaments or writing matches. Literature, video games, cinema, series, role-playing games, all will honor the Imaginative — Free entry
For three days, the Saint-Jean-d’Angély campus will be the meeting place for all artists offering a reality different from ours. It is not just about science fiction because all imaginaries will be represented through numerous activities.
This first edition of Nice Fictions is organized in partnership with the university library (BU) and GRAAL (also present at the Simulation Games section at the Cannes International Games Festival) and is associated with the festivities for the 50th anniversary of the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.
Throughout the weekend, come attend round tables, signings, storytelling readings, and exhibitions like those by Yvan Villeneuve, Jessica Masia, and Olivier Sanfilippo “Les Ombres d’Esteren” or by the Condé school, which reimagines the city “Nice in entwined realities.”
Highlights of the weekend:
Friday, April 17
2 PM – The University of the Future: New technologies profoundly change academic practices.
3 PM – Writing match by Le Club Présence d’Esprits
Saturday, April 18
3:30 PM – A Million Years of Feminism: Victories and setbacks of an aesthetic and political struggle led by artists.
3:30 PM – “Pop Culture and Mythology: the Myth of the Alien,” presented by Christophe Bruno, lecturer in language sciences.
5 PM – Cinema, video games, and science fiction: When the new strikes back!
9 PM to 2 AM – Saturday Gaming Night
Sunday, April 19
2 PM – Galaxy, Here Are Your Children! What if science fiction were the best educational tool?
Every day from 10 AM to 1 PM – Writing workshops
More information on:
The festival website with the full program: Nice Fictions
The festival’s Facebook and the event page
Find at the Nice Fictions festival, the Griffe d’Encre publishers and authors Olivier May and Hélène Cruciani whom we have already discussed on Nice Premium
