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. >>> plus -- >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles where we are now days away from the oscars, but it isho and what isn't nominated this year, that a lot of people are talking about. find out why shortly. ♪ >>> hello. we begin in syria where the u.n. says it has delivered the first air drop of aid to daraa zor. our diplomatic editor, james bayes is at the united nations in new york, and joins us live. do we have any more details, james? >> reporter: yes, we have been getting more details when this was announced to the u.n. security council. this is very important that this aid is getting to daraa zor, as you say a place effectively surrounded by isil. it's important that the humanitarian aid is getting in too, as part of the political process to try to encourage everyone this is seen as one of those items that could encourage sides involved in the conflict to take part in the cessation of hostilities, which is supposed to take place from saturday.com mat cuss time. the announcement was made by the u.n.'s humanitarian chief, steven o'brien. >> earlier this morning a wfp plane dropped the

all of that, plus -- >>> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles, where we are now days away from the oscars,ut it is who and what isn't nominated this year that people are talking about. ♪ >>> so we'll start with syria, there is said to be evidence that kurdish forces are coordinating with the assad government and the russian military. the evidence of such coordination is called, quote, very disturbing. paul brennan has more. >> reporter: syrias complex civil war has become even more complicates by the presence of isil both in syria and iraq, leaving combatants and their backers fighting on multiple fronts. the british foreign secretary has been briefing the parliament. there was extraordinary resellence of kurdish fighters in iraq, but syria is different. >> what we have seen is very disturbing evidence of coordination between syrian kurdish forces, the syrian regime, and the russian air force, which is making us distinctly uneasy about the kurds role in this. >> reporter: the military wing of a syrian affiliate of the pkk which turkey and britain regard as a terrorist group. the united sta

phil lavelle has more from l.a. >> reporter: 11,000 people were killed by ebola.ness took hold across west africa just over two years ago. there is still no cure. guinea, sierra leone, and liberia were hit by what was described as an epidemic. this place, los angeles is a world away from that horror which we saw in 2013 and beyond, but there is a link between liberia and l.a. this year, because ebola or rather a film about it is up at one of the world's top awards ceremonies, and could very well take an oscar in a few day's time. this is it, body team 12. the tail of the red cross workers who collected dead bodies as the outbreak took hold. this is real life. and death. as raw as it comes. >> every day i would fear the worst. would i be next? and that anxiety really played in my head during this production. so i got a small glimmer of what it was like for these teams day in and day out. the level of anxiety they were working under was intense. so it really is a tribute. >> reporter: whoeddy team 12 tells the story of a nurse os raw sized by her dmien because she w

from los angeles, phil lavelle reports. >> reporter: there is edward snowden.hollywood director oliver stone. he's making a film about edward snowden. and this is ralph. the man oliver stone has hired to keep his film about edward snowden away from prying eyes. >> this industry doesn't really know what it's doing. >> reporter: ralph is a hacker turned hacker detector. one of a new breed called digital body guards helping hollywood make sense i've world where it is more than film fans watching very closely. >> they have this idea that the film is in the can as if it were a physical thing and it's not. from the moment that you are captioning this film it's a file it gets duplicated and multiplied throughout that process so many times. that didn't happen with a physical piece of film. >> reporter: hacking is big business, just and zone by that. remember 2014, cyber criminals breached its systems, they stole terabytes of data and cost the firm millions of dollars. five out of the every six large businesses here in the united states has fallen victim to some sort of

al jazeera's phil lavelle holds the story. >> and the bafta goes to the rev nant. nant. revenant. >> this film stood the best chance of the lot. five for the revenant. best actor, best film, and best director. he lost out when birdman failed to take off here. despite expectations, cate blancheette. blanchettetete lost out. >> room is not an easy watch but her performance has been astounding critics. the baftas are british films big night. that's what the b stands for, british. but you'll seize talent from all over the world. a wide indication of what's going to happen at the oscars in two weeks time. same names, same places, same controversies as well. >> case in point this year, the lack of diversity. this protest has been embraced by bafta onto the red carpet. bafta says it's going to increase its transparency. >> kate winslet. >> and best supporting actor was mark rieland bridge o ryland. and for this, beasts of no inflation, no mention of him at the oscars either. he has to some become one of the faces of this campaign with his impassioned plays for film to be open t

phil lavelle has more from los angeles. pretty intense at the oscars. everything has to be perfect. the world is watching the academy awards. who will win. there are the top film nominees, most we have seen before, throughout the award season. there's no surprises here. "the roverent" is expecting to do well. the director is hoping to do well. it's up against steven spielberg's "bridge of spies", not a front runner, but anything can happen. and leonardo dicaprio is there. even though not speaking. "spotlight" is muted. a look at journalists exposing paedophilia within the catholic church. >> as for best actress, five to choose from, including hollywood's highest paid star, jennifer lawrence. most of the talk is about who will not take home one of these things, with a debate about a lack of diversity. that is something that will be discussed for longer. right now it is overshadowing what is hollywood's biggest and happiest night. >> it is overshadowing the outlook of who wins, and all of this fewer. it's someone who loves the oscars, how trivial it is. it is not going to keep people

al jazeera's phil lavelle has more. >> reporter: fans love to make films. we're talking super-fans here. one favorite movie at your own twist but cheap and cheerful, not anymore. >> we had about $1 million. >> the captain on the bridge here that's alec, director of a star trek film, started making a full length sequel with cash from fans, complete crew, cast, even a full set and sound stage but this production has come out of warp speed because of a legal battle with star trek's owners. it's given the fans the opportunity to fill in holes of the universe of their favorite franchise that they've never been able to do before. i think people are amazed at the quality of most fan films these days. i've seen fan films that are five minutes long that look as good as any tv or movie out there. >> reporter: from star trek to star wars they are all out in the universe. in fact lucasfilms holds an award program each year. , three steps you have to go through first is the funding but who needs the bank administeringmanager, fanfundin. hd but in 4k too. everyone is a p

phil lavelle has a look at "body team 12." >> reporter: 11,000 were killed by ebola. the illness took hold across west africa, there's no cure. guinea, sierra leone, and liberia were hit by what was described as an epidemic. >> this place, los angeles, is a world away from that horror which we saw in 2013, and beyond. but believe it or not. there's a link between liberia and l.a. because ebola, and a film around it is one of top award. it could take an oscar in a few days time. into this is it, body team 12, the tale of red cross workers that collected red bodies as the outbreak took hold. it is up for best documentary short at sunday's awards. >> it is a side of oscars without celebrity, this is real life and death as raw as it comes. >> every day i feared the worse. would i be next. i had a small glimmer of what it was like for the teams, day in, day out. body team 12 tells the story of a nurse. she went to help in a place where few others would dare. there's hope here too. . >> for liberia, coming from a brutal civil war. there wasn't much to fight for. it's a shel

by movie fans used to be low-tech and amateurish, but now they are getting more polished and as phil lavelleorts from los angeles, the studios are not happy. >> reporter: fans love to make films. take one favorite movie, add your own twist. but cheap and cheerful, not anymore. that is alec director of a star trek fan film. the movie was go popular, he started making a full-length sequel with cash from fans. but this production has come out of warp speed because of a legal battle with star trek's owners. >> it has given fans the opportunity to fill in holes of their favorite franchise that they have never been able to do before. i think people are amazed at the quality of most fan films these days. i have seen fan films that are five minutes long that look as good as any tv or movie. >> reporter: lucas film holds awards every year to honor the best fan films, in a nod to the importance of this genre. . >> getting a fan film out there these days is so easy. first is the funding. but who needs the bank manager. you have social media, the crowd funding, you get the crash and the sky is the limit

. >>> plus -- >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles where we are now days away from the oscars, but it isnd what isn't nominated this ye

phil lavelle, al jazeera, hollywood. >> plenty more on the website, aljazeera.com. >> i'm mei-ling mcnamaran canada here to discover how the great bear rainforest is being protected. >> i'm amanda burrell. i'm in london to find out how to make old houses green.

phil lavelle has more. >> reporter: fans love to make films, we're talking superfans here.e one favorite movie, add your own twist. but cheap and cheerful, not anymore. the cap pain on the bridge here is the director of a star trek fan film. the short movie was so popular, he started making a full length sequel with cash from fans. complete crew, cast, and full sound stage. >> it has given the fans the opportunity to fill in holes of the universe of their favorite franchise that they have never been able to do before. i think people are amazed at the quality of most fan films these days. i have seen fan films that are five minutes long that look as good as any tv or movie out there. from star track to star wars, they are all out there. in a nod to the importance of this genre, lucas films holds an award ceremony. you have to get the funding. you get the cash, and the sky is the limit. and then there's the equipment. broadcast quality gear is readily available these days. everyone is a potential filmmaker. get some friends along, you have even got yourself a crew. and then t

phil lavelle has more. >> this is where the story is about, the human embryo where the scientists should genetically modify these but it is a ethical mine field and the argument about it all is about to get much louder here in the u.k. because permission has now been granted. this organization the frances ickrick institute has now said yes, the scientists needed that license to go ahead and perform what's called genome editing to help us establish links between development of fertilized eggs. >> understand the causes of infertility, for example, why the embryo does not emplant into the uterus, into the woomed, wos very important that this research go ahead. >> is there's a whole list of rules to go along with it. first for basic research. second, no implanting into women, 45 day maximum life period. despite all of that, there is some concern among some people about what could potentially follow in the future. >> the editing of dna in a human embryo is highly controversial, it is opposed by most research scientists around the world and banned in 40 countries. britain is at risk of becomin

. >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles, home to a film industry where women are paid less than male counterparts. how does that affect life as a hole in the united states. >>> i'm laura kyle, top stories on al jazeera. activists say the fighting stopped. russia says it halted air strikes on rebels that agreed to a ceasefire. fighters bombed the northern syrian town. the town is controlled by syrian kurdish fighters known as the y.p.g. it is not part of a continual ceasefire. the african capital - a -- afghan capital an attack on a defense building killed many. another attack in kumar, afghanistan. >>> russians have been rallying in moscow on the first anniversary of the shooting of boris. some are gathering to lay flowers. the former deputy prime minister and opposition leader was a critic of vladimir putin. a minute's silence in the lower house of parliament was ignored. >> whilst an investigation into death continues, there are obstacles put in the way. the investigation has come up with names of those that assisted them. and not the names of those that organised or contracted the assassinatio

so have our i don't want end phil lavelle he's live for us from the red carpet in los angeles. he "the revenant" the word on everyone's lips is the big winner being talked about. >> reporter: well, you would hope so, wouldn't you. it has 12 nominations. it's got the most nominations "mad max fury road" has 10. "the re revenant" is the one everyone is talking about it at the baftas it scored best picture, director and actor. that's the feeling of what we are likely to see here. alejandro innin won best directr there he did last year here for "birdman." that would be an makes achievement. leonardo dicaprio has never won an oscar before. the feeling is tonight it will be his night. >> and, phil, oscars of course, rarely without controversy and and no different this year, is it? >> reporter: yeah, there have been two big ones this year, first of all regarding the goody bags. these goody bags are given to celebrities who take part in the oscars and they have really big gifts in there. we are talking cars, mobile phones, holidays. this year the goody bag contained a trip to israel. an

as phil lavelle explains. >> edward snowden, and there is hollywood director oliva stone.he's making a film about edward snowden, and this is ralph, the man oliver stone hired to keep his film about snowden away from prying eyes. rachl is a hacker turned hacker detector, a new breed called digital body guards helping hood aring make sense of a world where it is more than film fans ex. >> there's an idea that the film is not a can. it's not. it's a file. it is duplicated and multiplied so many times. it didn't happen with a physical peace of film. hacking is big business. remember 2014 cyber criminals breached the systems, stealing terabytes of data and cost of the firm millions. >> five out of every six businesses in the united states have fallen victim to a form of cyber attack at some point. the figure was up 40%. this is a problem that is getting worse, not better. and hollywood is a major target for the hackers. in previous years the studios could control who sold what, and when they saw it. nowadays you have so many involved in that production process, and they are ac

. >>> plus -- >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles where we are days away from the oscars, but it is whoas not nominated that people are talking about this year. >>> hello, russia says it has started ceasefire negotiations with rebel groups in syria. it follows an agreement between russia and the u.s. for cessation of hostilities that is set to begin on saturday. let's bring in james bayes at the united nations in new york. james what more do you know? >> reporter: well, this is happening at the same time as other things are happening here at the united nations. and what i think they are try doing is put all of the pieces in place to try to give this idea of a cessation of hostilities the best chance it could have. i can tell you the other very important development in the past few minutes news from the united nations, an announcement to the u.n. security council that for the first time, the u.n. has air dropped aid to daraa, the place where they can't get aid in by land, because it is effectively besieged by isil. 21 tons of aid have been delivered to daraa. that is an important develop

phil lavell looks at the actors, act tresses and movies hoping to scoop an award. >> there are 24 categorieslet's face it, these are the ones most will be talking about: best director, actor, actress and film or best picture as some would call it. let's start with best director. alejandro is no stranger. he was in town for bird man. he lost out there but stands a chance here for the revenant. todd haynes for "carol" adam mckay for "the big short." ridley scop is directing royalty up for "the martian" and steven spielberg, his "bridge of spies," a hoot favorite to do well here. >> our guy, our spy pilot. their guy. we want you to negotiate the swap. are you good with what you do? >> this will be a first for the both of us. >> you should be careful. >> then there is best actor, for portrayal of the late apple founder, "steve jobs." the "martian" matt damon survived being stranded on marches. often against two very strong contendsers. leon and 0 dicaprio, his role seen as the one to beat. the man of 2015, redmain won for the three of everything. will "the danish girl" bring him a second year of

our reporter phil lavell is on the red carpet. >> this really is a very tight race this year.n terms of best director there are several people up, ridley scott directing "the martian," up for a lot of awards. if you say you have to pick one potential winner, he took the best director oscar back again and speaking of the revenant up for grabs for potentially the best actor already seen as this being his year for his portrayal. >> this is really being seen as leon ardo di cap row's year. >> two names standing out greer larson and kate blanchet for her portrayal for best film again that could go to brid"bridge of spies," "the martian" but "the revenant" is the one to beat. stated. a strong powerful film about a group of journalits action posing pedophile i can't in the catholic church. a tight race but one guarantee. pretty much the revenant is bound to take something. it could be best director. it would be a huge surprise if that film goes home without at least one award. >> you can find much more on many of our stories on our website. the address to click on to is aljazeera.com

. >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles, home to a film industry where women are paid less than male counterparts. how does it affect life as a hole in the united states. >> rivals in cricket face each other. the latest from pakistan's meeting with india in sport >>> russians rally in moscow after the shooting of boris. the opposition leader was a critic of vladimir putin. opposition proposals to hold a minute's silence was ig-nored. now smoking to maria, a political analyst joining us from moscow. was this a good turn out. a good atmosphere? >> well, tens of thousands showed up. last year they showed us after. 50,000 people came to mourn in his memory, this year it was about the same number. well, it was a peaceful march. the police did not interfere, no one was roughed up. people marched slowly, talking to each other. it was - there were no speeches because the form at of the events did not provide for speeches, it was coordinated with authorities. it was an expression of tribute to a man killed last year in what was a purely political assassination. there was no other reason than him being on

phil lavelle reports. >> reporter: fans love to make films. we're talking super fans here.e one favorite movie, add your own twist. but cheap, not anymore? the captain here is the director of a star trek film. the short movie was so popular, he started making a full-length sequel with cash from fans. but this production has come out of warp speed because of a legal battle. >> it has given fans the opportunity to fill in holes of the universe of their favorite franchise that they have never been able to do before. i have seen fan films that are five minutes long that look as good as any tv or move i have out there. >> reporter: they are all out in the universe. lucas films holds awards every here to honor the best fan film. >> there are just three steps you have to go through. first of all the funding, but who needs the bank manager, you have social media, crowd funding. you get the cash, and the sky is the limit, and then there is the equipment. broadcast quality is available these days. everyone is a potential filmmaker. get some friends along, and then there is distributi

phil lavelle, al jazeera, hollywood. >>> unexnd backed a candidate who campaigned for greater democracy and currently facing rioting charges. the election followed violent protests highlighting conflicts with the chinese government. yong demonstrated and campaigned for electoral change. >>> still lady on the newshour, sharp exit for this nascar driver. bferrafarrah will be here. and why this launch had to be abandoned just seconds after liftoff. v >> okay now here is farrah with all the sport. >> thank you so much barbara. gianni infantino, organized a game involving some of football's all time greats to mark his first day of work at fifa's headquarters in switzerland. fifa is still the subject of criminal investigation, while sepp blatter has been banned from all football activities due the ethics breaches. >> i was elected on friday to be the president of the fifa, to be the leader, the leader is setting a tone. the leader will have to do some be work, it is not a dictatorship, i convinced the congress to vote for me, i be have to convince all those i need to convince to implement the

favorites by making their own versions, but now they are now becoming more and more polished, phil lavelleeporter: fans love to make films. we're talking super fans here. take one favorite movie, add your own twist, but cheap and cheerful, not anymore. the captain on the bridge here that's the director of a star trek fan film. the short movie was so popular, he started making a full length sequel with cash from fans. but this production has come out of warp speed because of a legal battle with star trek's owners. >> it has given the fans the opportunity to fill in holes of their favorite franchise they have never been able to do before. i think people are amazed at the quality of most fan films these days. i have seen fan films that are five opinions long that look as good as any tv or movie out there. >> lucas films holds awards to honor the best fan film. getting a fan film out there these days is so easy. you have to get the funding, you have social media, you have crowd funding, you get the cash and the sky is the limit, and then there's the equipment, broadcast quality gear is readily

phil, david lavell says he is still coping with the loss of his daughter. he told dr. phil that it was obvious that some of the older men had fake profiles. police say the teen's accused killer met the using girl using the app kik. his akak police is also charged in the death. he thinks his daughter put up a fight in her final moments. >> there's a scar doing down her face. i'm pretty sure that would have been my daughter trying to fight back. >> leading up to his daughter's murder, she seemed normal and happy. >> dc's mayor and fire chief are responding to scathing allegations by the outgoing meca ems department. the medical director has resigned after just seven months on the job calling the department highly toxic. she said response to emergencies in the district was so slow that people are dying because of it. matt ackland has more. >> reporter: we went out to speak to the mayor and the fire chief about this resignation letter. they said it's not a surprise that the department is still working out issues, but told us a new private ambulance fleet should hit the road

al jazeera said phil lavelle has more. >> this is what the story is all about. the human embryo, and whether scientists can and should genetically modify these. it's an ethical minefield. the argument is about to get louder in the u.k. permission has been granted. here is why. this organization here in london asked the regulatory body for position to do it. the human fertilisation authority has said yes. the scientists needed that licence to go ahead and perform what is called genome editing, to help establish causes behind miz carriages and other issues to do with the fertilization of eggs. >> it's important to understand causes of fertility, for example, why the embryo doesn't emplant into the uterus and womb. it's important that research goes ahead. >> reporter: what will happen is embryos will be donated by couples with a surplus. there's a list of rules that go along with it. first of all, they'll be used for limited research. on top of that, no implanting into women to bring about a pregnancy. they'd have a strict 14 day maximum life period. despite that,

phil lavelle looks forward to the big awards night in los angeles. >> reporter: everything has to befect. the world is watching as the academy swavrdz. who will win this year? your top film nominees. most we have seen before throughout award season. there are no surprises here the revenant is expected to do well. it is up for 12 awards. it took three top on. alejandro looking for second director for the best director and it may be best film, too. it's up again bridge of spies, not seen as a fronts runner but this is hollywood. anything can happen here. there is the best actor nominees. "the revenant" could score. the feeling is this is his clear. spotlight michael keeton is a na name. this is seen as a quiet con tender. journalists who exposed pediophilia within the catholic church. highest paid female star, jennifer lawrence. bri larson. she is likely to take i can the same acco 4r5id here much of the talk is who will not be taking home one of these things with the whole debate about a lack of dye versety in the wider film industry. >> it will over shadow who has shown up all of thi

phil lavelle reports. >> reporter: there is edward snowden, and there is hollywood director oliver stones making a film about edward snowden. and this is ralph, the man oliver stone has hired to keep his film about edward snowden away from prying eyes. ralph is a hacker, turned hacker detector, one of a new breed called digital bodyguards, helping hollywood make sense of a world where it is more than a film fans watching closely. >> from the moment you are captioning this film and it is a file, and it gets duplicated so many times. that didn't happen with a physical peace of film. >> reporter: hacking is big business. remember 2014 cyber criminals beached sony's system, and stole tara bites of data. five out of every six businesses here in the united states have fallen victim of some sort of cyber attack. this is a problem that is getter worse not better, and of course, hollywood is a major target for these hackers. in previous years the studios could control who saw what and when. nowadays you have so many people involved in the production process, and they are using their own phones, t

. >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles where we are now days away from the oscars, but who is it who ande not nominated this year, which is what a lot of people are talking about. find out why shortly. v ♪ >>> now for all of the sport. >> thank you very much, lauren. in the last hour, former fifa president, sepp blatter, and michel michel platini have had their bans from football you would held but reduced. blatter had paid platini for work done a decade earlier. lee what does this mean for blatter and platini? >> reporter: well, platini and blatter were kept waiting by the appeals committee longer than expected for this news, when the news came, it was not what they wanted to hear. yes, a small reduction in their ban, but that will be of little consolation for them. because it is a real career ender for blatter. he wants to be some kind of hon honorary president and clear his name. as for platini, his fifa presidential am beneficiaries look over, but could he go back to uefa and be the president again? he needs the court of arbitration for sport to clear his name, so does sepp blatter.

plus -- >> i'm phil lavelle in los angeles, a world away from west africa, and yet a lot of people hereking about ebola at the moment. find out why shortly. >>> and coming up in sport, the l.a. clippers take down the phoenix suns. action from the nba is coming up a little later. ♪ >> are miners across this region affected by the dodd-frank law? >> sourced from illegal mines. >> this is a serious problem. >> an undercover investigation reveals the real cost. >> there's no way of knowing what minerals are coming in. >> "faultlines". >> what do we want? >> al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today they will be arrested. >> ground-breaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award-winning, investigative series. ♪ >>> the top stories on the al jazeera news hour. the international organization for migration says more than a hundred thousand refugees and migrants have already arrived in europe this year alone. >>> and hundreds of afghan refugees are stranded at the greece macedonia border, after macedonia blocked them from entering. >>> negotiators representing syria's reb

al jazeera's phil lavelle reports from the show. >> and the bafta goes to the "revenant." >> reporter was hardly a surprise. yes, this was an incredibly tough year to call the winners, even the critics found it hard to commit to predictions. but this film stood one of the best chance. lot. five awards for the "revenant", including three of the main ones, best film being best actor for leo nad owe decaprio and there is your best director al happen low inarritu, he lost out last year when his "birdman" failed to take off here. second time lucky for him. it wasn't hairline dispoint expect cases cate blanchett missed out. this is her in "carol." nine nominations this movie had. but in the end best actress went to. >> brie larson. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: an up and coming star for this. "room." the tale of a woman and her child held captive for years in a shed. "room" is not an easy watch. but per performance has been astounding critics. the baftas are wish tisch fulham big night. the clue is in the name, that's what the "b" stands for. but so is the nature of the industry, you

. >> reporter: i am phil lavelle in london where it is british film's big night.s the bafta's 2016. >>> and i have all the day's sports, leicester city's unlikely push to win the english premier league has suffered a setback. they have been beaten 2-1 by title rivals arsenal. who are now just two points off the top. ♪ ♪ >>> hello. the turkish prime minister has told the german chancellor angela merkel his country will continue to strike back at kurdish fighters in northern syria. turkey wants the syrian-kurdish y.p.g. fighter to withdraw in areas they have captured in northern aleppo. but the y.p.g., who have the support of the u.s., are refuse to go give up their gains and say they will push back any advance from isil. the syrian government has now called on the u.n. security council to intervene and stop turkey shelling from northern syria. al jazeera's zeina khodr reports from the turkey-syria border. >> reporter: the battle for syria's northern corridor. opposition groups are still holding out as it's been targeted by russian jets. the government's ground forc

phil lavelle has more. >> reporter: fans love to make films, we are talking superfans here.a movie, add your own twist. cheep and cheerful - not any more. >> we had about a million dollars. >> the captain on the bridge, that's alec. this is calmed prelude to axenon. he started to make a sequel. complete crew, and a full set and sound stage. this production came out of warp speed because of a legal battle with star trek's owners. >> it gave the fans the opportunity to fill the holes, something that they have never been able to do any more. >> people are amazed at the quality of most fan films. i have seen fixes that are five minutes long. >> from star trek to star wars, they are out in the universe. lucas film owns awards to honour the best fan films in a nod to the importance of this genre. >> getting a fun film out there is easy, there's three steps you have to go through. first of all, there's the funding. you needs the bank manager, you have crowd funding. then the equipment. broadcast quality gear is readily available. even smartphones are filming not just in hd but 4 kt