Legendary fan video premiering at Visions

[Dennis Kytasaari]

The Federation were world-renowned in the 1980s as one of the best and
most fun-loving DOCTOR WHO fan collectives. Formed in 1983 in
Libertyville,
Illinois, the Federation were the first group to produce fan-made DOCTOR
WHO videos. Shortly after their first videos were completed, they began
producing the VIDEO'ZINE, a 2-hour video magazine comprised of
Federation
films, DOCTOR WHO-related clips and interviews, and other fan-produced
videos, most notably Ryan K. Johnson's series of female Doctor films.

The Federation became very well-known for their quality DOCTOR WHO
parodies such as DOCTOR WHO AND THE HOLY GRAIL, FLAKE'S 7, THE TIME LORD
FROM U.N.C.L.E and S-A-V-E-W-H-O. The Federation made fools of
themselves
in many costume contests just to win awards.

In 1990 after 9 issues, the VIDEO'ZINE went on hiatus and the Federation
more or less disbanded. The "Where are they now?" questions have been
coming in ever since. The Federation celebrated their 10th anniversary
at
Visions '93 and are still present at every Visions convention (Jennifer
Adams Kelley is your Visions host and also runs the Masquerade and
Variety
Show).

The Federation's final video project, the ambitious THE REIGN OF TURNER,
has been seldom seen in its current form. Originally conceived
in 1987 as a three-25-minute-part parody of the John Nathan-Turner
years,
its production lasted several years. 20 hours of raw footage was edited
into three 45-minute episodes. From the moment the Federation finished
the production, they wanted to re-edit a shorter movie-length version.

That was many years ago. Starting in February of 1996 the original
producers of THE REIGN OF TURNER finally got their wish to re-edit
the film into one movie of about 80 minutes in length. With a new and
vastly improved edit, a new stereo music score, and new interest in
DOCTOR WHO, the Federation's legendary project will be a must-see. Watch
for the premiere at Visions '96, along with other classic Federation
videos showing in the fan video room.

For more information:
email Steve Hill at sh...@harper.cc.il.us

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[][] [][] NOV 96: "THE REIGN OF TURNER" Doctor Who Parody (Federation)