- 2023 DGA Awards Film and TV Nominations
The Directors Guild of America have announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film and Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2022. The only genre film directors nominated are Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 1/21/23 On The Sunny Side Of The Discworld
(1) ART IMITATING ART? [Item by Mike Kennedy.] Spot on? Several years ago Paleofuture uncovered a 1923 cartoon that “predicted” art would be machine generated in 2023. See the cartoon at the link. At that time (2014), columnist Matt Novak … Continue reading
- Chengdu Worldcon Announces Capability to Take Credit Card Payments for Memberships
The Chengdu Worldcon today told Facebook and Twitter users that they are now able to take credit card payments for new WSFS memberships and admissions, including virtual admissions. The link from the English language homepage, labeled “Login or Purchase Membership” … Continue reading
- 2023 BAFTA Awards Nominees
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts unveiled the 2023 BAFTA Awards nominations on January 19. Many works of genre interest are up for awards: The awards ceremony will take place February 19 in London. The complete list of nominees follows … Continue reading
- 70th Annual Golden Reel Awards Nominees
The Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2023 nominations are filled with genre films as always. Everything Everywhere All At Once leads with three Golden Reel nominations, including outstanding achievement in sound editing – feature dialogue / ADR and outstanding achievement … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 1/20/23 Scrolling About Pixels Is Like Stardancing About Naval Architecture
(1) SHORT SFF REVIVAL. Charlie Jane Anders diagnoses the problem and then brings forward “Some Ideas for How to Save Short Fiction!” Short fiction is once again in crisis. After an era when the Internet seemed to be helping a … Continue reading
- 2023 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award Contest
Entries for the tenth annual Baen Fantasy Adventure Award contest are being taken now through April 30th, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Full guidelines at the link. The winners will be officially announced during the Baen Traveling Roadshow at Dragon Con, which … Continue reading
- Chinese Fan Response to Chengdu Worldcon Changes
The Chengdu Worldcon’s announcement of new dates and venues has provoked fans in China to raise their voices. Fans outside of China do not often get to hear these voices and need to listen to them when there is such an opportunity. … Continue reading
- 25th Annual Critters Readers’ Poll Results
The Critters Workshop, “for serious writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror,” has announced the outcome of their 25th annual Critters Writers Workshop Readers Poll honoring print and electronic publications published during 2022. There are 41 categories – see the final tally for all of … Continue reading
Source: AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 22, 2023
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