We have spent a lot of time limiting our team to trustworthy people this time! And I was righta major fan film is planning a September 8th premiere dateand it's not fair to fans or to my fellow fan filmmakers to double-book the same day. The list includes an introductory paragraph which states: "CBS and Paramount Pictures are big believers in reasonable fan fiction and fan creativity, and, in particular, want amateur fan filmmakers to showcase their passion for Star Trek. Why, why, why, why, why are they doing this?! Remaining confident in you and the team to deliver amazing shorts that have a great impact on the story of Garth and the 4-years war with the Klingon Empire. Keep pushing forward!! Axanar was already tied up in court. Axanar Productions was created in 2013 in anticipation of a March 2014 crowdfunding campaign to finance the twenty-minute short film, Prelude to Axanar. Steve Inhat portrayed Garth of Izar in the TOS episode Whom Gods Destroy. In this case, there's an extra challenge. Looking forward to seeing Axanar in 4K! Glad to hear a solid plan. That is the update for now. A settlement has been reached between CBS, Paramount and the filmakers, meaning the potentially nasty . In 2019, we had a 3 day shoot of Axanar, followed by a one day shoot in March 2020, the week before the entire film industry was shut down because of Covid 19. The Vulcan diplomatic delegation under Ambassador Soval (who appeared on Star Trek: Enterprise), overseeing negotiations with the Klingons, are left with little room to maneuver. This is a one day conference I, Here at Axanar and Ares Studios, we use Mad Mimi, a powerful email list management, PERK SHIPPING: We started shipping perks from the 2014 Axanar Kickstarter and the 2015 Axanar, SHIPPING THIS COMING MONTH: We started shipping perks from the 2014 Axanar Kickstarter and the, WARNING THIS BLOG IS RAUNCHY! Writers David Gerrold (creative consultant) Alec Peters (screenplay) Stars J.G. Oh, man! In response to the losses suffered in the war, Starfleet appoints a new Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Marcus Ramirez, who pledges in a fleet-wide broadcast to defend "the dream of the Federation" against the Klingons' commitment to its destruction. But then came around Axanar productions who wanted to make big bucks with Star Trek fan films and that changed and a lawsuit followed. After AXANAR, will Axanar Productions still remain as an operating business? Axanar Animal Rescue saves puppies and cats for Xmas! Gary traveled from California to Georgia to appear at AXACON in 2018, saying positive things about Alec and the original production in interviews like this one (skip to 14:40). [4][7] Available through the Axanar Productions YouTube page, the Prelude to Axanar film includes subtitles in eight languages: French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Czech and Portuguese, as well as both American and British English.[18]. The movie will tell the story of Garth of Izar, a character featured in the original "Star Trek" TV series. Let me know whats needed for Nov./ Dec shoot and Ill see if I can help. "Prelude to Axanar" to be First Release. 10 TIE Fighter (Paul Johnson) 5 May 1978 - Santiago Cabrera (Cristbal Rios)'s birthday. Follow us@Spacedotcom,FacebookandGoogle+. While. Our image of the day, The Mandalorian season 3 episode 1 review: a breezy set-up for things to come, Watch Venus and Jupiter come close to each other tonight and tomorrow in live webcasts, Venus grade: NASA seeks a lander battery tough enough to survive Earth's evil twin, China launches secretive Horus 1 remote-sensing satellite (video), Your monthly guide to stargazing & space science, Subscribe today and save an extra 5% with code 'LOVE5', Issues delivered straight to your door or device. The story, Burnett said, is intended to deal with some of the same notions expressed in the first episode of the original "Star Trek" TV series to feature Klingons. The new teaser trailer for "Star Trek: Axanar" was released by the filmmakers yesterday (June 22). December 13, 2022 0 Production Update - Axanar Shoots in January! Figures from both sides will talk about how the war started, how the Klingons were better prepared for war, how Starfleet built their fleet, and how the war was fought from both the Federation and Klingon perspectives. This website, the promotion thereof and/or any exhibition of material created by the operators of this website are not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. The first Axanar release was fantastic! Garth charted more planets than any other captain and was the hero of the Battle of Axanar. Axanar; Prior to Nov. 17, 2014, Star Trek Axanar Information about viewable films begins below with yellow "Prelude to Axanar". After all, compliments, I first discoveredSTAR REKTback in 2021 when someone posted to Facebook a link to aStar, Back in 1980, Paramount Pictures released a farcical feature film calledAirplane! A new fan film production appears Star Trek: Axanar about the missions of Captain Garth (later in life "Garth of Izar"). Back in November of 2021, the first, Article by Alec Peters, photos by Brian Bates Axanar had it's second of three planned. Prelude to Axanar (working title: Star Trek: Prelude to Axanar, and long title: The Four Years War Part III: Prelude to Axanar) is a 2014 fan-made short film, directed by Christian Gossett and written by Gossett and Alec Peters. Into the void left by Enterprise 's cancellation came Prelude to Axanar, a short fan film released in 2014.Directed by Christian Gossett, Prelude to Axanar follows up on a storyline introduced in a Season 3 episode of the original series called "Whom Gods Destroy." In that episode, a mad former Starfleet captain named Garth of Izar attempts to steal the Enterprise so he can use it to take over . Prelude to Axanar will tell answer these questions, giving you an insight into what lead up to the final battle. Movie-wise, Star Trek Beyond was released in theaters last July, and Star Trek 4 (which doesn't have a release date assigned yet) will see Chris Hemsworth reprising George Kirk, James T. Kirk's . Paramount and CBS sued Axanar and all associated with it for an assortment of copyright violations. Now that Prelude has been released (with 90,000 viewings in its first five days), a larger Kickstarter campaign will follow to fund the full-length Axanar. Can wars be fought in an honorable fashion?" Raising $638,000 on Kickstarter through the creation and release of Prelude to Axanar, Peters went into pre-production for the feature film Star Trek: Axanar, with production slated to begin in October 2015,[19] for an early 2016 release. The next two episodes of The Four Years War has begun shooting! Axanar Productions. If you are interested in learning more, you can read our FAQ or check out our productions Facebook page. Paramount Pictures and CBS are suing the crowdfunded Star Trek: Axanar production over a claim relating to copyright infringement. I know it will be Outstanding.. As director are you not monitoring the takes and assuring the products are in the can and secured afterward. Bummer about the reshoots hopefully the final list of scenes to be reshot will be short. So in March of 2014 Alec raised $101,000 on Kickstarter, assembled a team of Hollywood professionals, hired well known Star Trek actors, and produced Prelude to Axanar, a short film that went on to win 46 film festival awards world-wide. To recap the Axanar lawsuit, Axanar is a Star Trek -based fan film that was intended as a prequel to the events of the original Star Trek TV series. There will be stretch goals at $660,000, $ 990,000 and $1,320,000, with each stretch goal meaning another epsiode. In fact, Axanar Productions executive, Alec Peters, read about the lawsuit onlineafter it was filedthe same day it was published by the trade press. The team from Prelude to Axanar, a Trek fan film that raised over $100k on its Kickstarter just this March, has released its first teaser trailer. Prelude will tell viewers about the war and what it meant to each side. We have been working away on reformatting and filming two more episodes of The Four Years War documentary that Prelude to Axanar was part III. "[29] Alec Peters had several times suggested that the rights holders should issue guidelines to fan film makers, even going so far as proposing some prior to the CBS official guidelines release, a number of which were similar to those finally imposed. Each character will give a different view of the war with the Klingons leading up to the final confrontation that will be chronicled inAxanar, which will be released later this year. "[citation needed] To circumvent these limitations Peters employed both a Kickstarter and a fan funding campaign which eventually exceeded his initial funding goal of $10,000 by raising $101,000.[4][8][9]. This website, the promotion thereof and/or any exhibition of material created by the operators of this website are not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. That was more than CBS could allow. Axanar Productions made a settlement offer to Paramount and CBS within 48 hours of the lawsuit being delivered to the productions offices, but it was rejected without a counter proposal. Gods speed on your labors. [21], In July 2020 a screen shot of actor Gary Graham's social media page showed his announcement that he had left the project. Be sure to join that group and stay abreast of the latest information! If you read the guidelines, youll see the apply much more directly to Renegades than Axanar. Im saddened to see that the Jewish Space Laser Corps did not meet its stretch goal Alec, but Im excited to see what the results from the Axanar shoots. To counter the Ares cruisers, the Klingons order the construction of a newer and more advanced battlecruiser, the D7, that would restore the Klingons' technical and military advantage. The Axanar team is proud to announce that we will be releasing Prelude to Axanar, a very special short. [14][15][16][17], Prelude to Axanar released a three-minute teaser-trailer on June 11, 2014. After this is accomplished, we will close down Axanar Productions, which was the production company set up to make Axanar. So stay tuned to our Facebook page as on March 1st we will launch the Prelude to Axanar Kickstarter! Not only does there need to be a 30-minute script written, there also needs to be a 90-minute script, as Alec still intends to release the full story of Axanar in script form. Axanar has raised about $104,000 since the Indiegogo effort changed to an ongoing campaign on August 11, 2015. [25], On March 28, 2016, Axanar Productions filed a motion to dismiss or strike Paramount and CBS's claims on the basis that the elements mentioned in the court filing were not protected by copyright and it was seeking premature relief from a work, the Axanar film, that did not exist. The Vulcan Scene was so good, it prompted CBS and Paramount to sue Axanar to prevent the movie from being made. Try not to take this too personally, with your role comes a hell of a lot of responsibility and we all learn from our mistakes. And if you just want to spread the word on Facebook and Twitter, or at the local conventions, join us at the Axanar Fan Group on Facebook. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss another episode, plus catch us on social media on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. I am sure it will be worth the wait. Plus we have details on new comics to be released in February, Jack's back on Doctor Who and your first look at the new Trekzone podcasts kicking off January 1. The first, titled "Stands United," alsoappeared online yesterday. If we raise the entire $1,320,000, then we will have what we need to make all of Axanar. Footage of his flight is used in the Star Trek: Enterprise theme song. You can sign up for the Axanar Newsletter here: Copyright (c) 2013-2016 - Axanar Productions, Inc. STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Elizabeth first got interested in space after watching the movie Apollo 13 in 1996, and still wants to be an astronaut someday. Elizabeth holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. Axanar had been in pre-production for over a year when CBS sued Axanar Productions, and forcing a halt to production. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Wishing you well in the shoots. Every once in a while, fandom is beset upon by a series of somewhat aggressive arguments about the function of accuracy in film/tv adaptations. You will hear from Robert April talk about building the Enterprise, Starfleet Admiral Ramirez talk about building the Starfleet, Garth of Izar telling the story of his rise to fame and Kharn, the Klingon Supreme Commander give the Klingon view of the war. After lobbying CBS for 4 years for fan film guidelines, Alec Peters asked Liz Kalodner, the SVP of licensing for CBS, whom he had met with previously, for a meeting at the Las Vegas Star Trek convention in August, 2015. Many thought January 27, 2023 0 Fan Film Friday - The latest from Australia: RESISTANCE (video interview with AARON VANDERKLEY, AARON CHAPPELL, and KATE ELDER) By Jonathan Lane | Fan Films The narrative concludes shortly before the battle at Axanar, when the first three D7s enter the war, leaving the audience to wonder what actually happened in the battle itself. As CBS stated to us in settlement negotiations, in mediation with a judge, and in depositions, CBS sued Alec and Axanar Productions because Axanar looked too good! Audio Drama Records Four More Characters! Did Axanar Productions know it was going to get sued? And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. CBS and Paramount Pictures sued Alec Peters and Axanar Production for alleged copyright infringement. Axanar will be the first non-CBS/Paramount produced Star Trek to look and feel like a true Star Trek movie. Many thought, For fan films that use practical (physical) sets, theVoyagerera and the NX-01 era present a, Its not completely unheard of for teenagers in high school to get involved in fan, Before there was ever aFan Film Factorwebsite, I was composing weekly fan film blogs over, Earlier this year, GLEN L. WOLFE and DAN REYNOLDS ofWARP 66 STUDIOSin Arkansas introduced the, Heres the funny about ourStar Trekfan film community. When will principal photography start on AXANAR? You will get to see the Enterprise being built in Space Dock, and find out how the introduction of Richard Daystroms Duotroics affected Starfleet ships. Ill probably stop by the booth next weekend. Hertzler would appear in the short films. Oh, and losing shots and footage sucks. Axanar noted that it didn't know that the announcement would be made during the Friday fan event, and noted that it would be working with counsel this weekend to figure out the next steps,. The feature-length film, simply called Axanar, was supposed to debut in 2016. (Courtesy of Axanar Productions) Paramount and CBS are suing the creators of a Star Trek fan film, Axanar . Izar is the "legendary Starfleet captain who is Captain Kirk's hero and the role model for a generation of Starfleet officers. This wall calendar is 8.5 x 11, full color and features 12 amazing images. How long will the visual effects take? Great news! Both productions were funded on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, raising more than. Fair Use is a matter of fact, and thus a jury decision, not a matter of law, and thus the judge was in error. [34] The films cannot be shown with commercials. The second of the three Axanar shoots is set for Atlanta in January! According to the Axanar blog, a trial date is set for Jan. 31, 2017. Here are the highlights: There are a couple of long-awaited, major Star Trek fan films that are almost ready to be releasedand I worried that one or the other might grab September 8th. Team Axanar, Over the years, a number of lies about Axanar have been promoted by a small. Meanwhile, Axanar continues accepting direct donations on its website. [2] The film's makeup was by Kevin Haney, sound design was by Frank Serafine,[11] and visual effects were the work of Tobias Richter[10] and Tommy Kraft. "Axanar" is a web feature that is the story of Garth of Izar and the Battle of Axanar, one of the pivotal events in the history. Even if I cant be on set. in Atlanta and then the final 3 day shoot in Los Angeles in Dec./Jan. Mastodon: https://qoto.org/@howellspace. Axanar Productions mission is making the Star Trek fan film Axanar. California January 3, 2017. Elizabeth Howell (she/her), Ph.D., is a staff writer in the spaceflight channel since 2022 covering diversity, education and gaming as well. Guys !!! It also includes the "Prelude to Axanar" soundtrack CD and the "Axanar" soundtrack CD, plus a special insert book, all . [20] The cast was planned to include Richard Hatch as Kharn the Undying (Klingon supreme commander); J. G. Hertzler as Admiral Samuel Travis (Captain of the USS Hercules); Gary Graham as Soval (Vulcan Ambassador to the Federation); and Kate Vernon as Captain Sonya Alexander (Captain of the USS Ajax). I am not the director and have never been. His exploits are required reading at Starfleet Academy," according to the Kickstarter website where the filmmakers crowdsourced funding for the film. Prelude to Axanar Share Watch on After the success of Prelude to Axanar, Peters launched a new crowdfunding campaign to make a full length Axanar movie. Copyright (c) 2013-2016 - Axanar Productions, Inc. STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. Been with you guys since forever it seems like. After producing Prelude to Axanar, we began work on creating a full length movie of Axanar, but unfortunately, CBS and Paramount found what we were doing too good (yes they said that) and they sued Axanar Productions. And as far as CBS was concerned, there was no reason to apply the guidelines to stop Axanar. Take your battle stations! Depending of course of funding, building the sets, casting the rest of the actors, and post-production. Copyright (c) 2013-2016 - Axanar Productions, Inc. STAR TREK and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc. "One of the questions 'Axanar' poses, especially for those in the Klingon Empire, is this: Can there be such thing as an honorable war? As to the other actors, no deals are in place, so casting could still change due to scheduling conflicts or other reasons. "[33] Under the terms of the settlement, the filmmakers will be allowed to release two 15-minute movies, instead of their planned 90-minute feature. Axanar Update - March 2021 33,309 views Mar 1, 2021 1.6K Dislike Share Save Axanar 109K subscribers Get the latest on Axanar by signing up for the Axanar Newsletter!. The discussion about the proposal to CBS was happening in a private Facebook group and it was agreed that the proposal to CBS would not include crowdfunding ban, while this ban would be a crucial part of CBS guidelines. In addition, due to the now-fired film making team of Paul Jenkins and Scott Conley, footage from three different characters was lost and neither the Executive Producer nor Line Producer were informed on set, when we could have reshot the scenes. Not only were we preparing for a, The First Duty of Starfleet is to the truth - Addressing the Lies of Robert, Today I am at ShipStation University in Atlanta. "Axanar," which was slated to be. Were the 2016 CBS Fan Film Guidelines because of Axanar? Axanar boasts high quality special effects, differentiating it from other fan work. As part of the settlement, Peters is not allowed to produce an Axanar. In. Rather than suing Renegades, too (which would have involved suing Tim Russ, the director), CBS opted to simply issue guidelines for ALL fan films. "[7], "Prelude to Axanar" won six of nine categories in the 2015 Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards (Best Production Design; Best Visual Effects; Best Soundtrack; Best Original Story or Screenplay; Best Director; and Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form), presented at and by Treklanta. That lawsuit settled as of 1/20/2017. This past week's Axanar Film Shoot also meant, Christmas time was a busy time for Axanar. Yet, Peters began talking about these guidelines only after the lawsuit and after it became known that CBS were going to set their guidelines - Peters was trying to influence the final form of the CBS guidelines. What happens for us that do not have 4k tvs? Ramirez oversees the creation of the Ares-class cruisers, Starfleet's first warships, to counter the Klingons' mainstay, the D6 battlecruiser. Filmmakers behind the Star Trek fan film Axanar can stand down from red alert status. Just search for Axanar Fan Group using the Facebook interface, or click here and well pop right up. Did Axanar Productions attempt to settle the lawsuit when initially sued? [3] They released all the songs In an album which number one on iTunes in the pop category and won a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album before they even performed it live. AXANAR DELUXE BLU-RAY SET. Matt Pressberg | January 20, 2017 @ 11:47 AM NBC Paramount Pictures, CBS Studios and producer Alec Peters and his Axanar Productions have settled a lawsuit over Peters' crowdfunded "Star Trek". (exclamation point included). On June 18th, Axanar terminated Paul Jenkins as director of the next two Axanar episodes. Some lessons are hard to learn. The episode was called "Errand of Mercy" (which first aired in March 1967, during the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union). Theories on why Axanar is different range from timing (CBS has just announced another new Star Trek television show to begin airing in 2017, and Paramount has the next reboot movie coming out in summer 2016) to money (the crowdfunded Axanar raised an unprecedented $1 million for production online) to quality ( Axanar is using professionals to Though statements by Abrams suggest the suit won't make it that far, Axanar still had to file its response to the amended. Axanar had it's second of three planned shoots this past weekend and it was a January 31, 2023 1 Axanar Video Update - December 2022 By Alec Peters | Axanar News, Axanar Production Notes Please watch our December production video Update! Just yesterday we filled you in on the latest in the copyright fight over a professional-level "fan film" in the Star Trek universe, dubbed "Axanar" (along with a short film "Prelude to . Hertzler Robert Pralgo Robert Hayes See production, box office & company info In Development Add to Watchlist Photos Top cast Edit Annalee Newitz - Mar 15, 2016 9:17 pm UTC There is a limited edition of 100 signed and numbered calendars, signed by both artist Brendon Goodyear and Axanar Creator Alec Peters for $19.95 and a unsigned/unnumbered edition for $14.95 So get your orders in fast on the Ares Studios Store. We are planning a 3 day shoot in Los Angeles and a final one day shoot in Atlanta this year, and then we are off to post-production! A veteran entrepreneur and a 2004 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year winner, Alec decided that if he was going to make Axanar, it needed to look like a real film. In the trial, the judge made a poor legal ruling, denying a Fair Use argument to Axanar. Many thought. On January 5, 2017, U.S. District Court judge R. Gary Klausner rejected various motions by both parties, setting the stage for a civil trial on the matter to go forward on January 31. Photos by Brian Bates. Based on the enormous success of Prelude to Axanar, the Axanar team went on to raise over $1.2M to make a full length movie of Axanar, and released their first scene in summer of 2015. [10] The completed 21 minute short film had a private red carpet premiere July 26, 2014 at San Diego's Horton Plaza UA Cinema and its public debut screening at the 2014 Comic-Con. The Director is in charge of what happens on set, and my job is to stay out of his way. The short would be released in 2014 and has over 4.2 million views on YouTube. The second of the three Axanar shoots is set for Atlanta in January! But yes, I need to be smarter about who I hire. Please watch our December production video Update! And thanks! This website, the promotion thereof and/or any exhibition of material created by the operators of this website are not endorsed or sponsored by or affiliated with CBS/Paramount Pictures or the STAR TREK franchise. Become a patron Heres to you Alec! Pre-production is well underway and Axanar is scheduled to begin filming in Atalnta in October of 2019 with a tentative release at San Diego Comic Con in summer 2020! And so the shorter script . CBS, not wanting to deal with suing its biggest fans for the two years it would take for the appeal to get to the 9th Circuit, approached us to settle the lawsuit. "Axanar" is "the story of Garth and his crew during the Four Years War, the war with the Klingon Empire that almost tore the Federation apart, and whose resolution solidified the Federation and allowed it to become the entity we know in Kirk's time," the website reads. This is the second of three teaser trailers set to be released this week. The "Honor Through Victory" teaser trailer was shared exclusively with Space.com. No phone call. Nice choice, though 6K or 8K would also be stunning! It wasnt until 2010, after playing Garth in the well known Star Trek: New Voyages fan film, did Alec turn the story into a screenplay. [4][5], Set in the Star Trek universe, the film stars Kate Vernon, Tony Todd, Richard Hatch, Gary Graham, and J. G. Hertzler, in a documentary-style film recounting the events surrounding the Battle of Axanar, mentioned without any detail in passing in the original Star Trek series episode Whom Gods Destroy, here depicted as a decisive military engagement between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. 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