Later Life
In 1994, Fresco created a new image for Sociocyberneering Inc. renaming it The Venus Project.Fresco had accumulated a large quantity of designs and models that could represent an outline of how his ideas would look and operate, and these were used to gain exposure for the organization.Fresco and Meadows continued to support the project throughout the '90s through freelance inventing, industrial engineering, conventional architectural modeling, and invention consultations. In the process, some of Fresco's futuristic designs succeeded in inspiring some development companies. In 2002, Fresco published his main work The Best That Money Can't Buy. In 2006, William Gazecki directed the semi-biographical film about Fresco, "Future by Design" In 2008, Peter Joseph featured Fresco in the film Zeitgeist Addendum where his ideas of the future were presented for the societal and environmental crisis expounded in the film. Peter Joseph then developed The Zeitgeist Movement. The two groups later split and are no longer affiliated.
In 2010, Fresco attempted to trademark the phrase "Resource-Based Economy" The phrase was reviewed and found to be too generic to qualify. The action to trademark Fresco's specific meaning was therefore blocked.
Throughout 2010, Fresco traveled with Meadows on a worldwide tour in response to growing interest in The Venus Project. On January 15, 2011, Zeitgeist: Moving Forward was released in theaters, again featuring Fresco. Currently, Fresco holds lectures and tours at The Venus Project location and has initiated the funding of a major motion picture that may be made which will depict The Venus Project future. In November, 2011, Fresco spoke to protestors at the "occupy Miami" site at Government Center in Miami. In June, 2012, Maja Borg screened her film, Future My Love, at the Edinburgh International Film Festival featuring the work of Fresco and Roxanne Meadows.
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