Julia Verlanger is one of the pen names of the acclaimed science-fiction writer Eliane Grimaître (1929-1985). Ever-enigmatic, she kept her identity secret throughout her career by using psuedonyms including Julia Verlanger and Gilles Thomas, a masculine name that was considered more acceptable in the field at the time. Under the name of Gilles Thomas, Eliane would become very prolific, penning three to four novels a year including L’Autoroute Sauvage (Savage Highway) and La Croix des Décastés (The Outcast’s Cross). In honor of his late wife, Jean-Pierre Tâïeb created the prestigious Julia Verlanger Prize in 1986. Julia Verlanger left an indelible mark on the world of popular literature, and her titular prize is awarded to science fiction or fantasy novels that best emulate her success. Born in 1989 in the south of France, Harry Bozino studied cinema in Paris and New York. After working as an assistant on some feature films, he wrote and directed several clips and short films, including La Vieillesse Dans La Peau and Le Dernier Noël, which will be broadcast on OCS, Ciné + and in many festivals in Europe. In 2014, he won the 48 Hour Film Project contest and went to Paris for the international final in Los Angeles. The same year, he produced and directed Playground, a short film in partnership with the Canon brand. In 2017, he realized a childhood dream by embarking on the comic book scene at Humanoids. He adapted the work of Julia Verlanger (Planètes Orphelines) and the novel Point Zero by Antoine Tracqui. Harry also works as a cinematographer, screenwriter and director for the internet and television. Passionate about traveling, he directed in 2017 and 2018 a series of very short films on the theme of adventure and travel. The first episode, "Namaste, A Journey Through Nepal," was shot in the Himalayas and the second, Avannaq, in Greenland.
