Treklanta

	Treklanta Treklanta is an annual '' Star Trek'' convention based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States that places special emphasis on fan-based events, activities, programming and productions. It hosts the annual Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant and Bjo Awards Ceremony (formerly the Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards). History The founding of Treklanta (formerly "TrekTrax Atlanta") was, in many respects, a result of its founder and chairman, Eric L. Watts—who had served as DragonCon's Director of ''Star Trek'' Programming from 1993 to 2009—not being asked to return for an 18th year by DragonCon management in December 2009. In February 2010, several members of the USS ''Republic'', the chapter of STARFLEET International in Atlanta of which Watts is "Commanding Officer" (president), encouraged Watts to continue his service to fandom by launching a new convention in Atlanta, which had not hosted an exclusive, ''Star Trek''-only convention since 1993. Pledging their support, a cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bjo Awards The Bjo Awards (formerly The Independent ''Star Trek'' Fan Film Awards) is a set of annual awards to recognize achievement in excellence among independent '' Star Trek'' fan films released to the Internet during the previous calendar year. Inspired by the Hugo and Nebula Awards and based loosely on the Emmy, Oscar and Tony Awards, the Bjo Awards are presented at the annual Treklanta convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Created and produced by Treklanta founder and chairman Eric L. Watts, the Bjo Awards is a juried competition judged by a panel of industry professionals with established credits in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and/or notable ''Star Trek'' fans with professional experience in the entertainment industry. Bjo Trimble—who coordinated the letter-writing campaigns that successfully saved the original ''Star Trek'' series from cancellation at the end of its second season and petitioned President Gerald R. Ford to rename NASA's first space orbiter "USS ''Enterprise''" and who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards The Bjo Awards (formerly The Independent ''Star Trek'' Fan Film Awards) is a set of annual awards to recognize achievement in excellence among independent '' Star Trek'' fan films released to the Internet during the previous calendar year. Inspired by the Hugo and Nebula Awards and based loosely on the Emmy, Oscar and Tony Awards, the Bjo Awards are presented at the annual Treklanta convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Created and produced by Treklanta founder and chairman Eric L. Watts, the Bjo Awards is a juried competition judged by a panel of industry professionals with established credits in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and/or notable ''Star Trek'' fans with professional experience in the entertainment industry. Bjo Trimble—who coordinated the letter-writing campaigns that successfully saved the original ''Star Trek'' series from cancellation at the end of its second season and petitioned President Gerald R. Ford to rename NASA's first space orbiter "USS ''Enterprise''" and who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Star Trek Fan Production ''Star Trek'' fan productions are productions made by fans using elements of the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Paramount Pictures, CBS, and their licensees are the only organizations legally allowed to create commercial products with the ''Star Trek'' name and trademark. The fan film community has received some coverage from the mainstream media. Films ''Paragon's Paragon'' (1974) ''Star Trek'' fan films have been made since the 1960s by individuals and various fan groups but, before the advent of inexpensive digital cameras, editing and effects in the 1990s, most were on a simple home movie level. An early effort to achieve something more was John Cosentino's ''Paragon's Paragon'', which was an unofficial adaptation of James Blish's ''Spock Must Die!'', an early ''Star Trek'' spinoff novel. The film ran for an hour and was shot on 16mm film using a full-size recreation of the Bridge set. It also used a wide variety of film special effects techniques on a budget of over $2,000 ($ in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]