Sorry to ring in a bit late here....
WARRIOR - I don't think you overestimate those numbers at all. Just do a fan film search for Star Trek and you can see the numbers of productions - AND new ones starting every year!! wow!
TARANIS - I agree with you too! At this point, we all have is a "dream" to make a fan film. It's a shame the 14th Colony project went belly up. The film could have been the spearhead for others to rally behind.
I would like to quote Walt Disney at this point: "If you can dream it, you can build it".