FedCon 32

The history of the German Star Wars fandom from 1978 – 1995 In this book presentation (Saturday, 11.05.2024, 14:00-15:00, Saal “Beethoven”), Dirk Bartholomä and Robert Eiba […]

Authors vs. podcasters – an exchange about creating and being a fan Where do you get your inspiration from? What do you do when you’re having […]

The biggest science fiction series in the world comes from Germany! You want to know what it’s all about? Author Robert Corvus flies with you into […]

“Star Trek. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the fans, their continuing mission: to explore sites of ‘on location’ filming, to take photos. To […]

“Star Trek. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the fans, their continuing mission: to explore sites of ‘on location’ filming, to take photos. To […]

In a galaxy far, far away, where no human has ever been before… This or something similar is how you would like to start your own […]

In which franchise do we encounter the coolest spaceships – Star Trek, Star Wars or Perry Rhodan? We’ll find out in the “Starship Battle”! On stage, […]

Every year convention-goers come to the convention wearing their first cosplay, but there are also cosplayers who have been attending FedCon for many years who say […]

Many science fiction films feature aliens. Both familiar or alien biological life forms and androids, i.e. robots with artificial intelligence. From a pragmatic point of view, […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made a lot of headlines recently. What we are currently experiencing was already predicted decades ago in many science fiction films, for […]

Cinema and (fictional) time travel entered the cultural stage almost simultaneously at the end of the 19th century. In science fiction films, they have complemented each […]

Welcome to the book launch of “Ich erkenne nur den Großen Wagen – Sternenhimmel verstehen leicht gemacht”. This is about easy-to-understand basic astronomy knowledge for beginners […]

Whether it’s Hogwarts, the United Federation of Planets or Duckburg – we all love the exciting fictional worlds from films, novels and television. But what is […]

Science fiction is becoming more and more diverse. This increases the hope of finding protagonists who are similar to you in ways you never dared to […]

Music has always played a prominent role in Star Trek, for example the iconic theme from the Original Series by Alexander Courage or the film scores […]

Chapel: “Where is Nyota?” Ortegas:” What do you think? Working.” Chapel: “Yes, that suits her.” Ortegas: “She didn’t even want to come to the film night […]

Trek Talk – Life with Star Trek How did Star Trek: The Original Series deal with diversity back then? Was it addressed in any way at […]

Welcome to the “live-long-and-prosper academy”, where you will once again experience in a very practical way how and why the psychology of Star Trek works in […]

Isaac Asimov (1920 – 1992) was one of the most important pioneers of science fiction. He epitomised the transformation of the entire genre away from the […]

The podcasters of “Planet Trek fm”, Claudia Kern, Christian Humberg and Björn Sülter, are once again inviting Trekkies, for Trekkies and with Trekkies to take part […]

Are you interested in writing non-fiction, biographies, young adult books and novels? Would you like to write articles for online platforms and magazines? Would you like […]

Once again, “Planet Trek fm”, one of the most listened to German “Star Trek” podcasts, invites you to a live event at FedCon. Claudia Kern and […]

When we think of British sci-fi series in Germany, the first thing that comes to mind is of course DOCTOR WHO or, further back in time, […]

After the end of the original Star Trek series, Gene Roddenberry tried to sell further series concepts to the American networks. Some of them got so […]

There have been many Star Trek fan films in recent years, despite Paramount’s restrictions. Robert Vogel gives an overview of the (in his opinion) best Star […]

“Space – infinite expanses” and “galaxies never before seen by man”: Gene Roddenberry’s humanistic vision of the future has lost none of its appeal over the […]

Hybrid realities: The holodeck in Star Trek Who wouldn’t want their own holodeck? A room where everything seems possible. Detective adventures, spy stories, poker rounds with […]

In November 2023, the USS Enterprise NCC 1701 D landed in Wetzlar: a model over two metres tall now hangs in the Phantastische Bibliothek in Wetzlar. […]

When the research submarine “SeaQuest” set off on its first subaquatic mission in 1993, it was regarded as “Star Trek under water”. Producer Steven Spielberg wanted […]

Many people think: you go to a planetarium to see the stars. But what you can experience in planetariums has changed fundamentally in the last 10 […]

Indiana Jones, Lara Croft, Quatermain and Captain Picard have one thing in common: they are all archaeologists and treasure hunters. The search for gold and jewels, […]

Space Age Design – the creation of our image of the future using the example of the TV series “Raumpatrouille”, “Star Trek”, “Doctor Who” and others […]

30 years of “The X-Files” in Germany – if that’s not a reason to celebrate. Media journalists, authors and columnists Reinhard Prahl and Björn Sülter think […]

Thorsten Walch looks back on over 70 years of extraterrestrial invasions in cinema and television. What has fortunately not yet taken place in reality has long […]

Bullying and discrimination are often a central theme in “The Orville”. Because each of us has certainly had direct or indirect experience of discrimination and/or bullying. […]

Where did George Lucas actually get his ideas for the principle of the Force in his “Star Wars” saga? In this lecture by Thorsten Walch, the […]

Many social media outlets are saying that “The Orville” is the better Star Trek! Why is that the case? What makes “The Orville” different or better? […]

Why is that Sci-Fi? – Synphonics & Sound Design What do alien worlds sound like? What makes an exciting soundtrack musically? What different possibilities do composers […]

Streaming series have become significantly more important for young people’s leisure behaviour in recent years. If you want to approach today’s generation via media, popular series […]