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Minecraft Short Released, Feature Film Funding Wanted

By james_fudge

2 Player Productions has released a teaser for its upcoming documentary Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, and have launched a Kickstarter page to raise money to finish the project. The creators are calling the short a proof of concept and are looking to raise around $150,000 in the next 30 days to continue their work. while that might seem like too lofty a goal, anything is possible.

The video gives a good taste of what the documentary will offer and a glimpse into the studio responsible for the breakout indie hit. The filmmakers are offering special edition copies of the film, a Box Pig piggy bank, and a walking Creeper wind-up toy, to those that donate to the Kickstarter project.

Check out the video to your left. Find the Kickstarter page here. The groups previous film work includes Reformat the Planet and Penny Arcade: The Series season 1. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on February 23, 2011 (boomark / email).