'Star Trek: Axanar' Fan Film Kicks Fundraising into Warp Drive:
"A crew of "Star Trek" fans is taking the beloved franchise where it's never been
before: For a fraction of the cost of a Hollywood film, they plan to create a feature-
length production funded by crowdsourcing.
The project, called "Star Trek: Axanar", aims to raise $250,000 in 32 days and
officially launched Thursday (July 9) on the crowdsourcing website Indiegogo. Funds
began rolling in prior to the release of an official media announcement, and the
project has already raised more than 65 percent of its goal as of this afternoon (July
10).
An initial fundraising campaign for the film, launched last year on Kickstarter, raised
more than six times its $100,000 initial goal. At the time, the filmmakers estimated
this feature film would cost up to $750,000, but the new campaign has announced a
budget of just under $1 million. ['Star Trek: Prelude to Axanar' in Pictures]"
See:
http://news.yahoo.com/star-trek-axan...171422536.html
