ISFF PLANET
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Disney’s 20,000 Leagues under the Sea to Resurface
Disney to Return to Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, and they’re not the only ones Director James Mangold might be attached to direct While he’s currently set to direct Hugh Jackman’s last Wolverine movie, slated to come out in the summer of 2017, but according to Deadline, the director has signed up for a 20,000 Leagues journey under…
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Review of Central Station by Lavie Tidhar
Zafrir Grossman’s review of Lavie Tidhar’s new book, Central Station, scheduled to come out this May. As the Israeli band Teapacks (Also known as Tippex) beautifully described in its song, “A different state” from 1995, the old central station of Tel Aviv was indeed a different state, a fascinating and indescribable combination of spices, vendors of shoes and car radios…
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Interview with Kathleen Jennings Illustrator of Gobbolino, the Witch’s Cat
In anticipation of the release of the Hebrew translation of Gobbolino, the Witch’s Cat, by Ursula Moray Williams, published in Israel by Utz Publishing, we talked with Australian illustrator, Kathleen Jennings, to get a glimpse into the creative mind behind the illustration of the book. First of all, hi and thank you for agreeing to have this interview. I’ve been an admirer of your work…
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Interview with Kazu Kibuishi
The Last Council, the fourth installment in the Amulet series, has recently been published. We spoke with Amulet creator, Kazu Kibuishi, about the series, comics and more. Kazu Kibuishi is a busy person. Small wonder, since he is also one of the most popular creators in the comics industry for young audiences, today. Millions of children (and those who are…
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Review: The Summoning / Kelley Armstrong
Behind a simple ununique cover hides one of the best YA novels of the year – “The Summoning” “The Summoning” is the first book in the “Darkest Powers” series, by Canadian author Kelley Armstrong. There is no shortage in YA series nowadays. Vampires, werewolves, wizards and witches have all become commonplace in the genre. However, unlike other fantasy books…
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Once Upon a Future: Speculative Fiction Anthology #2, 2010
Nadav Miller Almog’s review of Once Upon a Future #2 science fiction anthology. Writers of science fiction and fantasy in Israel are faced with considerable challenges. For one thing, in such a small country, the prospective local readership is relatively small. This leaves very little room for dreams of fame and riches—at least as long as one relies exclusively on…
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