Films

Beyond the Golden Compass competition

: 11 December 2007

SFFMedia, in association with Roadshow Entertainment, has five Golden Compass prize packs to give away. Along with Philip Pullman's novel, The Golden Compass, the pack includes the DVD, Beyond the Golden Compass. This documentary by Jean-Pierre Isbouts examines Philip Pullman’s trilogy His Dark Materials, in particular the first novel in the sequence, The Golden Compass, or Northern Lights as it’s known in the UK.

Released in time for Chris Weitz’s new movie The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, the documentary investigates various aspects of Pullman’s work from character to plot, religion to metaphysics, science to magic, building a comprehensive understanding of Pullman’s parallel universe. Includes interviews with Philip Pullman, academics, and subject experts.

For those who don’t know the story, be warned that this doco includes major plot spoilers and we highly recommend that you watch it after you’ve read the book or seen the movie!

For your chance to win one of the prize packs, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the answer to the following question:

“In the UK, what is the title of the first novel in Philip Pullman’s series His Dark Materials?"

Be sure to include a valid email address. Winners will be picked at random on 19 December and notified by email.

Good luck!

21 December

Thanks to everyone for entering the Beyond the Golden Compass Competition and congratulations to the five winners: