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-====== Sneak Peek at Axanar's Atlanta Studio ======+====== Axanar Leasing Warehouse in Lawrenceville, Georgia ======
  
 //**The Move to Alec Peters' Former Home Puts Axanar Back at Square One**// //**The Move to Alec Peters' Former Home Puts Axanar Back at Square One**//
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 After negotiating an early exit from its lease in Valencia, Calif., Axanar CEO [[Alec Peters]] prepared to move out of what he called Industry Studios by April 30, 2017. After negotiating an early exit from its lease in Valencia, Calif., Axanar CEO [[Alec Peters]] prepared to move out of what he called Industry Studios by April 30, 2017.
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 +<wrap lo>//See also: [[correction_editorial|Editorial: Fool Me Once, Shame on You]]//</wrap>
  
 /* [{{ ::location-gainesville.jpg?direct&200|**OUTSIDE ATLANTA** Axanar's new warehouse is about 55 miles northeast of Atlanta, actually a bit closer to the South Carolina border than to Georgia's capital. <wrap lo>Click image to enlarge.</wrap>}}] */ /* [{{ ::location-gainesville.jpg?direct&200|**OUTSIDE ATLANTA** Axanar's new warehouse is about 55 miles northeast of Atlanta, actually a bit closer to the South Carolina border than to Georgia's capital. <wrap lo>Click image to enlarge.</wrap>}}] */
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-Axanar surrogate, Jonathan Lane, published an interview with Peters on April 27 in which he revealed Axanar's new facility is actually in Lawrenceville, Ga., about 30 miles north of Atlanta. **AxaMonitor**'s initial report was in error, based on sources controlled by Peters who deliberately supplied false information. This is a developing story, and this article will be updated accordingly.</wrap>+Axanar surrogate Jonathan Lane published an interview with Peters on April 27 on the Fan Film Factor blog in which he revealed Axanar's new facility is actually in Lawrenceville, Ga., about 30 miles north of Atlanta. **AxaMonitor**'s initial report was in error, based on sources controlled by Peters who deliberately supplied [[correction_editorial|false information]]. </wrap>
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 The monthly rent is about one-fourth of the nearly $13,000 Peters spent in California. That exorbitant rent, plus the costs of converting the Valencia warehouse into a not-quite-soundproofed soundstage, drained Axanar's coffers, leading to a last-ditch Indiegogo campaign to try to save it. The monthly rent is about one-fourth of the nearly $13,000 Peters spent in California. That exorbitant rent, plus the costs of converting the Valencia warehouse into a not-quite-soundproofed soundstage, drained Axanar's coffers, leading to a last-ditch Indiegogo campaign to try to save it.
  
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 //**__‘ The move to Atlanta puts Axanar back at square one — with a warehouse Peters hopes to turn into a fan film studio.’__**// <wrap indent>— //Starting Over//</wrap> //**__‘ The move to Atlanta puts Axanar back at square one — with a warehouse Peters hopes to turn into a fan film studio.’__**// <wrap indent>— //Starting Over//</wrap>
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 Before leaving California, Axanar Productions had reportedly submitted its application to the federal government for federal tax-exempt status as a charitable organization, ostensibly to support other independent and fan filmmakers. Before leaving California, Axanar Productions had reportedly submitted its application to the federal government for federal tax-exempt status as a charitable organization, ostensibly to support other independent and fan filmmakers.
  
-That plan, however, relied on the much bigger Industry Studios facility. It is unknown what challenges the smaller Gainesville space, about an hour's drive from Atlanta, will provide in meeting Axanar's charitable goals.+That plan, however, relied on the much bigger Industry Studios facility. It is unknown what challenges the smaller Lawrenceville space, about a half hour drive from Atlanta, will provide in meeting Axanar's charitable goals.
  
 In the meantime, Peters said in a weekend video posted on Facebook, that he had contacted a film school and producers to seek partnership. Axanar's Georgia facility, however, is not a soundstage. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} In the meantime, Peters said in a weekend video posted on Facebook, that he had contacted a film school and producers to seek partnership. Axanar's Georgia facility, however, is not a soundstage. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}