alt= Science Fiction South Africa

Established in 1969 and based in Johannesburg, Science Fiction & Fantasy South Africa (SFFSA) is a club for fans of both science fiction and fantasy. Membership benefits include:

Monthly meetings 
Annual mini-conventions
An extensive library
Quarterly Probe fanzine
Nova short story competition
and much much more!

International and country members are more than welcome :)

Meetings and Events
 

Join us at our monthly meetings, monthly Film Club evenings and annual mini-conventions! Don't be shy to bring your friends or even strangers you've met in a bookshop!

CURRENT EVENT

MiniCon: Forgotten Classics

1) 10h00 -10h30 Registration

2) 10h30 - 12h05 Panic in Year Zero

3) 12h15 - 13h25 Little Shop of Horrors ( 1960 version )

4) 13h25 - 14h30 Lunch

5) 14.30 - 16h25 Fail Safe

6) 16.45 - 18h35 Young Frankenstein

Cost is R80 for members, R100 for non members

Tea and coffee will be supplied, anything else you want to eat or drink please bring yourself.

 
 

FORTHCOMING EVENT

  • 17 March 2012
  • Speaker - Cedric Abrahams
  • Sci-Fi Futures: Fare-fetched fantasy or feasible fact?
  • Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown

 

2012 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WhenTypeWhatWhere

Sat 21 January 15:00

 Monthly Meeting AGM, Bring & braai and bad movie: Spaceballs Ian and Gail Jamieson's place, at 30 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley

Sat 18 February 10:00

 MiniCon Forgotten Classics Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown

Sat 17 March 15:00

 Speaker

Cedric Abrahams
Sci-Fi Futures: Far fetched fantasy or  feasible fact?

 Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown

Sat 21 April 15:00

 Games & Braai Games Afternoon followed by a Bring and Braai. Ron's Place 34 Royal St Ferndale

Sat 19 May 15:00 

 Speaker TBA Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown

Fri 15 June 19:00
Sat 16 June 10:00

 Mini Con Convention, Movies, speakers and much more...... Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown

Sat 21 July 15:00

 Speaker TBA Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown

Sat 18 Aug 10:00

 Star Trek Minicon All things Star Trek Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown

Sat 15 Sept 15:00

 Speaker TBA Wits Medical School, at 7 York Avenue, Parktown

Sat 20 Oct 15:00

 Minicon Serious SF & F
Se Ri Us.		 Ron's Place 34 Royal St Ferndale

Sat 17 Nov Time TBA 

 Annual Dinner Annual year end dinner and speaker TBA

Sat 18 Dec 15:00

 Social Braai Social afternoon followed by a Bring and Braai. Ron's Place 34 Royal St Ferndale

TYPES OF EVENTS

  • Monthly meetings
    These usually occur on the afternoon of the third Saturday of the month, from 15h00 onwards and may take the form of presentations, bring and braai's (barbecues), an outing to the Planetarium, an obligatory bad movie screening... R10 for members, R20 for non-members. Fee for tea, coffee and biscuits.
  • Film Club evenings
    Usually on the second Friday evening of the month, at Franz and Simone's house. Here we watch a short, currently an episode of the X-Files, and then the main movie for the evening. Can vary from the redicilous to the sublime, and is selected from Gwen's extensive library. We normally start at 19h30 and finish by about 23h00. Entrance is R15.
  • Mini-conventions
    These include a midyear convention for the more serious fan - consisting of a day of talks, discussions, debates, quizzes and movie screenings - as well as speciality small conventions, such as a Star Trek minicon held in the first half of the year.

Please email us or contact Gail Jamieson at 083 602 5827 or Ian Jamieson at 083 523 0081, in the case of any queries.
 
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Last Update: 10 February 2012