"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."   
      
   See:   
      
   http://news.yahoo.com/star-trek-axanar-fan-film-kicks-fundraisin   
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