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Jules Verne Festival comes halfway around the world: spirit of French science fiction author to be honored at December event.(American version of Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival to be launched)

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From: Los Angeles Business Journal
Date: 20070618
Author:Riley-Katz, Anne

AN American version of the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival, a fixture in Paris for 15 years, will make its debut Dec. 10-15 in Los Angeles.

The sponsors hope to make the U.S. celebration of the French science fiction writer an annual event at the Shrine Auditorium.

The festival, themed "from the abyss to the stars," is an extension of the Paris event based on, or in, the spirit of Verne's novels, like "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea" and "Around the World in 80 Days." Organizers, led by legendary U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin, presented their plans to Los Angeles ...

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