I’m a total fan, so imagine my delight when I discovered this:
It’s a new film by fans for fans…and the trailers look absolutely gorgeous! If I had seen them unknowing what they were, I would have assumed I was seeing clips from Peter Jackson’s film. The cast and crew are doing this purely for love of Tolkien, using their own funds, and without being paid. And best of all, the finished 40min film is going to be released for free onto the internet on May 3rd.
Out of Eden 
Wow! It looks really good. I wonder how they are going to fit all of that into 40 minutes.
Looks like they spent some serious money on it, doesn’t it? Not like the usual fan film fare.