Friday, 01 May 2009 21:38

Support for the "Believe in the Future" XF3 campaign is coming in from all over the world and XFN is proud to announce the following groups who are banding together to join the cause.

Aussie X-Files Fans
Back to Frank Black
Beyond the Sea
Create the Future
EsX
Fandom Frosting
Inspired by Gillian
NewSpace XPhile Forum
Pinoy X-Philes
The Skype Files
The X-Files Colombia
The X-Files Fan Club Venezuela
The X-Files Lexicon
The X-Files.ru
TV Chit Chat
X-Con
X-Files Costa Rica
X-Files Croatia
X-Files Memories
XFiles-mania.de
XFU

Original post.

Friday, 01 May 2009 20:46

Phase one of the “Believe in the Future” campaign is getting underway and XFN is lining up regional liaisons in countries around the globe.

Worldwide Postcard Project-

What does a regional liaison do you ask? Essentially, they are responsible for collecting postcards mailed from philes all over their region. Once they reach the closing date for that region, they are to ship the box of cards to XFN’s west coast ‘office.’ We will also be giving the option to send the post cards directly to XFN’s west coast ‘office’ should a phile be uncomfortable with sending to a regional liaison.

At this time we are asking that fans refrain from sending these postcards directly to FOX. All post cards that are part of the “Believe in the Future” campaign will be hand delivered to a specific person at FOX in November.

( Continued... )

Original Post.

Monday, 27 April 2009 22:55

Taking note of Chris Carter’s suggestion at the Barnes&Noble book signing last week to write letters to FOX and with the support of the previous “Create The Future” campaign, XFN is officially announcing its partnership with Inspired by Gillian, The Skype Files, EsX, The X-Files.Ru, Back to Frank Black, Beyond the Sea, The X-Files Fan Club Venezuela, The X-Files Colombia, XFU and our friends from “Create the Future” to organize the troops and call in all efforts for the ultimate goal, getting FOX to green light a third "X-Files" feature film (other websites, fan clubs and “X-File” communities are in the process of being confirmed).

In honor of the campaign that came before this and 2008's "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" this new campaign has been titled, "Believe in the Future."

Are you a believer?

( Join us )


Yes, part of the old team including me, Roxane from France and scooly42 have joined the girls at XFN (we've given them the postcard and banner ideas :). To keep the fanbase at LJ informed, I will be crossposting all updates to this community- so tell the Phile friends on your f-list to come and watch us! createthefuture had a rough start in 2006, but after IWTB and with all those people involved in the follow-up campaign, I can sense it will be HUGE. Don't miss your chance of being a part in this! I know you will bite your ass.

I can't believe I haven't updated this place since...November last year. What? Time flew by was too fast!

Thank you for still being out there, watchers. I have finally sat down, overcome my coding-dread and put together all information I have failed to get out here in the past months. I am really sorry about that, I just didn't find the time or energy. But now it's done, and ultimately, I did it for you, the participants. So go on and visit the project's website to learn about the final phases of "Create the Future", to see photos of the albums, and to read an email from the Fox representative I sent the package to (Michael Broidy, who also attended WonderCon). In the joyful anticipation of The X Files: I Want To Believe, I hope there is still some interest.

Again, I want to thank everyone, who supported CtF, who made art, videos, promoted us, linked to us, and especially, who wrote a letter! Thanks for your belief. I can't say it often enough, it was appreciated so very much.

Thank you.

Vieh

I'm pretty positive most of you will know by now, but I thought I'd post it here too, because - obvious direct relation.

XF2 has been greenlighted by FOX

Because I'm a lazy fucknut right now, I'll refer you to xfiles for further information- there have been a lot of articles posted there.

Since this has taken the rest of the small breeze out of our sails - of which I look upon with a sad and a very, very, VERY happy eye - I wanted to know your opinions on how to proceed here. A lot of you have participated, some more than others, and I'd hate for all of that to have been for nothing...the situation, however, is still the same, which is that the rest of the letters haven't arrived yet.

Shall I go ahead and post the ones that I do have (Europe and South America) now?

And since FOX doesn't need to be begged anymore, do you reckon it would be better to send them to 1013 directly, simply to show our LOVE or utmost SUPPORT for what is about to happen in Vancouver?

Any ideas and suggestions (and squeeage if you totally can't hold back another time ;) is welcomed.

I'm sure the one or other of you guys is wondering, what has become of the project. Well, I'm sorry to say, I have to bring you some not so good news.

10/13 has arrived, but the letters haven't. Meaning, I'm still waiting for the packages from Australia/New Zealand, the USA and Canada. I know for a fact that some of these are underway for a long time now (over 8 weeks)- but since it is widely common that especially intercontinental mailings can take a while or longer, I'm not giving up hope, they could lie in my PO-box the next day. And that's why I'm still waiting.

I hope you are not too disappointed that we have to delay yet another x-filish delivery-date- my own frustration about being unable to do anything about it but wait is sufficient for all of us. ;)

As soon as I am ready to send the compiled letters off to FOX, I will of course let you all know.

Thanks for understanding, and a happy 10/13.


In spite of everything here be three stragglers:

+ Mariene D.L.M. from Tapachula, Mexico
+ Amandine B. from Limoges, France
+ Katya U. from Ulan-Ude, Russia

The voting is still going on: so please vote!

Thanks to the 22 people who already did.

12, to be exact.

France:

+ Guénaëlle J.

+ Emilie L.

+ Sandine L.P.

+ Christelle F.

+ Michaël L.

+ Antoine B.

USA:

+ Paula T. [Plattsburgh, NY]

+ Finja W. [Tamball, TX]

Canada:

+ Annie A. [Québec]

+ Kim L. [Québec]

Poland:

              + Duch


Switzerland:

              + Jessica Z.


This makes a new total of amazing 250 letters.


I'm sorry if you expected your name and it's not there- I'm not in the mail's shoes!


verygoodbread, if you read this, please contact me. Thanks.

I'm back from life ;p to take care of the project for good, and between answering questions and wading my way through updating the site, I'm giving you a first quick update on the letters.

These 9 peoples' letters were received a long while ago:

+ Eileen W. [ON, Canada]

+ Sabrina W. [CT, USA]
+ Kaitlyn D. [OH, USA]
+ K. Dickason [IN, USA]

+ Arnaud (Pim62) [France]
+ Lea (Queequeg)[France]

+ Ada H. [Germany]
+ Finja W. [Germany]

NEW TOTAL: 238

See the complete list here.

I'm going to check back with my team to see about more recent numbers!


Please check out our brand-new GUESTBOOK, which I completed scripting eventually. :p And of course leave a message, if you want. :)

Coming up soon:
- news about the course of the project
- the damn t-shirt-issue

Among more blurbs in interviews and news, these may be the most important: Confirmation by Frank Spotnitz.

I know today is not tomorrow, but things chose to throw themselves at me without a pause.

( important notice )

I'm pretty sure you all heard it, but just in case there are one or two people, who didn't: there are hot rumours about XF2 out there again.



( David and Gillian about XF2 )


It doesn't seem like there's something official out there (like from FOX or CC/FS), but the news clearly affect the course of this project. We've collected a lot of letters since we started back in August and we decided - in the light of recent events - it's time for the final phase. We're going to give everyone who still wants to add his personal words to the pile of letters another 3 months to do just that. And (y)our message is still worth being voiced! I'm positive FOX will be encouraged in doing the right thing by producing XF2; yes, we will be noticed, in what way ever.


The dates are going to be announced tomorrow.

Hello.

Here are the latest numbers:

17 more for Europe:

+ Roxane L. [France]
+ Nadège L. [France]
+ Cosette [France]
+ Blandine L. [France]
+ Amandine M. [France]
+ Samantha C. [France]
+ Gaelle R. [France]
+ Coralie L. [France]
+ Laurene D. [France]
+ Aurore M. [France]
+ Madeline G. [France]
+ Laurence Z. [Belgium]
+ Philippe M. [Belgium]
+ Laurence [Belgium]
+ nerwende [Finland]
+ miss-scully [UK]
+ bcmoon_grillows [Holland]

2 more for Canada/North America:

+ Sandra [Quebec]
+ Jacinthe [Quebec]

Our new total is: 226.

Thanks to all of you who wrote and also to all of you contacting me and expressing your interest in helping etc. I'm sorry I couldn't get to you until now, but I will eventually. Real-life is just pretty much working against me at the moment.

I'll be back with more news soon.

I'm sorry for the long silence.

Letters

3 from Canada:

+  Paula&Chris&Peter&Charles&Sam [Quebec]
+ Catherine [Quebec]
+ Daniel [Quebec]

7 from Brazil:

+ Antonio Carlos C. [Porto Alegre]
+ Denize C. [Porto Alegre]
+ Roberta S. [Porto Alegre]
+ Rebeca d. P. [Fortaleza]
+ Emanuelle G. [Pioneiros]
+ Thalita d. P. [Rio de Janeiro]
+ Leandro R. [Sao Paulo]


2 from Europe:

+ Frédéric S. [France]
+ Michelle Dessler [UK]

1 from Australia:

+ Vicki B. [NSW]


That makes 207. Wohoo! Thank you. :D


Website

If you haven't noticed already, the new layout is finished and online. There are still some details that need work, but it's progressing!

Hi folks, I'm back with an awesome number of new letters:

Europe

+ Aurélie [Switzerland]
+ splodge04 [England]
and three very cute ones from our beloved Italy ^^:
+ Sophie [Italy] (hi namesake! :D)
+ Toto [Italy]
+ Maria Antonietta F. [Italy]


North&Central America

+ Zaira J. B. M. [Mexico]
+ Cynthia L. [Costa Rica]
+ Daniel Richard G. [MI, USA]
+ Judi M. [NH, USA]
+ Linda C. [MA, USA]


South America

all from Brazil:
+ Daniela A. [Rio de Janeiro]
+ Luciana K. [Sao Paulo]
+ Ana Carolina d. O. [Porto Alegre]
+ Eliziane Maria d. S. [Recife]
+ Daliane Castro d. S. [Santarém]

Looks like Brazil is meaning to catch up! ;)

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TOTAL: 194

Six more to the big 200!

THANK YOU, ALL WRITERS.


Other news

- The website is still being renovated in the dark ... it's dragging a bit due to the lack of time I can put into this- it will come! Eventually.

- The t-shirt-challenge-winners are tallied- I haven't posted them yet, because that was more of Kelsi's area, and as some of you know she's currently offline: please pray for her internet-connection... I can post the winners, if you want to, but I'm not sure how to progress with this without Kelsi's input- so please be patient.


Thanks to all our supporters. When we started this back in August, we'd never have thought it would grow this big! And it wouldn't have without you. And my team. My team is awesome, it deserves a shout-out.

THANK YOU, AWESOME TEAM.

Alright, enough spamming of your f-lists. ;)

Three more. :)

+ Drew K. [Oceanside, CA]
+ Emily M. [Tallmadge, OH]
+ Roman R. [Little Chute, WI]
__
179

Thanks so much, guys.


As a side-note: I'll be gone for a good week. Just so you know.

I love your new pace, guys. :D

Europe:

+ Wladimir P. [Germany]
+ Vera M. [Germany]

both through Eve1- thanks so much, Eve!

+ Syzygy [France]
+ Bruna C [Portugal]


South America:

+ Joao Paulo d. S. [Santiago, Brazil]
+ Roberta M. [Brazil]
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176

An update from the USA will follow at the weekend.

Thanks to every single writer. I know there are more out there! Join us. ;)

I just heard from the USA:

+ Haley B. [Wyoming]
+ Carrie B. [Parkville, MO]

And Australia:

+ Matt S. [NSW, Australia]
__
170

Thank you!!

And thanks ME. :)

Good news for all of you from South America: from now on you're having an own contact person, so you can save some money on the stamps, since we heard it's kind of expensive to send letters to the US!

I'm sorry for those where it's coming too late. The project just keeps getting bigger and bigger!

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~2 more letters~

A warm welcome to Africa on the list! :D

+ Byron C. [South Africa]

And another one for Europe:

+ Anastasiya S. [St. Petersburg, Russia]


= 167

Thanks so much guys.

And keep sending, we're everything but done!

Brace yourself, folks, here comes a rather big update. ;)

North and Central America

+ Chantal [Canada]
+ Ketan G. [Hingham, MA]
+ Caitlin B. [Eugene, OR]
+ David K. [Kent, OH]
+ Stacy S. [Rapid City, SD]
+ Karly V. [Plantation, FL]
+ Heather L. [Akron, OH]
+ Sayori T. [Mexico]
+ Ofelia P. V. [Mexico]
+ Ofelia G. [Mexico City]
+ Karina C. [Mexico City]
+ Angel C. [Mexico City]
+ Martha A. L. [Costa Rica]


South America

+ Rodrigo S. M. [Brasil]

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151+14= 165

Kisses to all of you!

Hello! No, we didn't drown in our presents ;), it's just that real life has been taking pretty much over. But we're still here, we're still very much involved in this project and I honestly don't think we would have made it this far without your support. That's why I'd like to thank every single one of you who has helped us making our idea come true, and is continuing to. And I apologize if we're a bit slow sometimes with getting back to you about questions or offers; I promise take care of every single one of you eventually.

Alright, now on to the numbers.
These are the letters to Kelsi's and my address, that arrived in the last two months:

EUR
+ David [UK]
+ Sarah E. [UK]
+ Alexandra "Dana" [France]
+ Eve1 [Germany]
+ ruuger [Finland]

PAC
+ Chrissy [New Zealand]
+ D Peppy [Australia]
+ Annabelle [Australia]
+ Mariama [Malaysia]
+ Vijaya [Malaysia]
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which makes a total of
151

Thank you!

I'm sorry, but as of yet I don't know what's going on on the Amercian continent; I'm trying to find out. I'll let you now as soon as I can.

I'm going to answer some of your emails now.

If you have any questions about anything, don't hesitate to ask (also the non-LJ-users, just don't forget to leave your name in the comment!).
Nothing else to say but, have a nice remaining weekend!