L'Écran fantastique

L'Écran fantastique
Cover of the magazine's 50th Anniversary issue
EditorAlain Schlockoff
CategoriesFilm
Frequency12 issues a year
(8 Reboot+4 Vintage)
Founded1969
CompanyFinancière de loisirs
CountryFrance
Based inNeuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
LanguageFrench
Websiteecranfantastique.fr
ISSN0769-1920

L'Écran fantastique is a French magazine created in 1969 by Alain Schlockoff, dedicated to fantastic and science-fiction cinema.[1]

History

After falling out with the publisher of Horizons du fantastique (1967–1976),[2] a film and literature publication, Schlockoff started the film-focused L'Écran fantastique on his own with scarce ressources.[3] The magazine began its publication history with a limited trial run in 1969 and 1970, which lacked the print design and formal publishing of Horizons du fantastique.[3]

It was then relaunched as a professionally printed publication in December 1970,[4] but still struggled to find a reliable publisher. Though billed as a quarterly, it remained subject to schedule disruptions and some projected issues of L'Écran fantastique were reformatted into installments of Cinéma d'aujourd'hui, a collection of monographs published by movie literature specialists FilmÉditions.[5][6]

L'Écran fantastique finally became a regular publication in June 1977 through a deal with the Librairie des Champs-Élysées.[7] Although another publisher change would occur in 1979, the magazine was now established and its frequency increased, first to bimonthly in 1980,[8] then to monthly in 1982.[9]

The title celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special commemorative issue in May 2019.[10]

In 2020, it was rebooted again and split into two brands: L'Écran fantastique reboot, which is dedicated to current releases, and L'Écran fantastique vintage, which offers retrospective issues on specific themes, in the style of the publication's early years.[1]

English version

An English-language version of the magazine, simply called Fantastique, debuted in the United Kingdom in 2009,[11] with eyes on a possible US launch.[12] The market, however, proved unfavorable and publication of the English version stopped after just three issues.[11]

Film festival

The magazine's publisher also promoted the Paris International Festival of Fantastic and Science-Fiction Film, which ran for eighteen editions between 1972 and 1989.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "L'Ecran fantastique vintage". journaux.fr. Auxerre Distribution Presse Foulon. July 13, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Horizons du fantastique n° 38". noosfere.org. nooSFere. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  3. ^ a b L., Nicolas (February 28, 2009). "Entretien avec... Alain Schlockoff". scifi-universe.com. SciFi Universe. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "L'Écran fantastique 2è série n°1". calindex.eu. Calenge. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  5. ^ L'Écran fantastique : situation, perspectives, images. Cinéma d'aujourd'hui, nouvelle série. Paris: FilmÉditions. Summer 1976.
  6. ^ Andrevon, Jean-Pierre; Goimard, Jacques; Lowins, Evelyne; Michel, Jean-Claude; Schlockoff, Alain (Spring 1977). Demain la science-fiction. Cinéma d'aujourd'hui, nouvelle série. Paris: FilmÉditions.
  7. ^ "6ème festival de Paris du film fantastique et de science-fiction". L'Écran Fantastique. No. 1. Paris: Librairie des Champs-Élysées. Summer 1977. ISBN 978-2-7024-0660-1.
  8. ^ "Exclusif!... L'Empire contre-attaque". L'Écran Fantastique. No. 13. Paris: Média Presse Édition. July–August 1980.
  9. ^ "Dossier Blade Runner". L'Écran Fantastique. No. 26. Paris: Média Presse Édition. September 1982. Le mensuel couleurs du cinéma fantastique et de science-fiction
  10. ^ Guerineau, Jeremy (June 8, 2019). "Deux adaptations de Stephen King parmi les meilleurs films des 50 dernières années selon L'Écran fantastique !". club-stephenking.fr. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Fantastique". moviemags.com. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  12. ^ Gaignepain, Jean-Luc. "Ecran Fantastique". revues-de-cinema.net. Retrieved September 3, 2021.