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DISTRIBS LEARNING BOUNDARIES OF FAITH Two years after "The Passion of the Christ" fueled $600 million in global B.O., Hollywood is discovering that faith is harder than it looks. To support the growing genre of faith-based movies, the industry has embraced an ever-growing set of guidelines described by some as the Passion Playbook. Among its edicts: Thou shalt woo the Bible Belt. Court the favor of local pastors. Avoid major media if they might send the wrong message. That's what Magnolia Pictures prexy Eamonn Bowles did last month for the docu "Jesus Camp," a film he hoped would be a hit not just with urban liberal auds but faith-based filmgoers as well. Gross to date: $594,000. "We were getting all this attention," in the Christian community, Bowles says. "And then it was like, 'bam.' A switch had flipped." ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING New Fox Unit to Produce Christian Films THE PATH TO 9-11 THE PATH TO 9-11 will air on ABC, September 10th and 11th. It is a multi-part film, not a documentary -- on events leading up to 9/11. It is told from the CIA, FBI, White House , terrorists' perspective and based upon the 9/11 Commission Report. http://abc.go.com/movies/thepathto911/index.html 2nd Annual Greater LA USO Celebrity Golf Tournament Consider golfing to benefit The Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX & The Ontario International Airport USO
on September 11, 2006 at Braemar Country Club (Tarzana, CA). Register on line at: Artists in Christian Testimony Intl’s first-ever “national” conference is coming up July 30-Aug 5 in Estes Park, Colorado We’re asking YOU a favor: will you email this announcement to a Christian in Arts or Music who is committed to MINISTRY? Thank you. Our conference will help them. --the conference: The Artist Unleashed: the Arts in Ministry. --Featured Speaker #2: Karen Lafferty, who wrote the worship song “Seek Ye First The Kingdom of God.” A short word from Byron Spradlin: Ministry-artists are all over the place—but hard to see, and sometimes a bit embarrassed not to be focused on music and arts industry issues. So our conference this year serves to affirm some of these critical “ministry issues”—arts in missions, regional outreach strategies, personal ministry skills, biblical teaching on the “ministry” aspect of music & the arts, ministry organization, support raising for your ministry. Our speaker list is outstanding: Karen Lafferty [missionary songwriter], myself, Dave Durham [missionary musician and culture creative specialist], Dave Bunker [music industry businessman, professor & arts specialist], Rory Noland, Scott Wesley Brown [recording artist, worship pastor, music in missions advocate], Karen Covell [Hollywood producer], Michele Suh [A.C.T. staff working in Hollywood with Hollywood Connect], Dr. Vernon Whaley [Worship & Music department chair at Liberty University], Steve Scott [pastor, arts in missions advocate, songwriter & poet], Billy Smiley [worship pastor, songwriter, recorder], Jeff Morrison [recording artist, songwriter, regional ministry specialist], Julie Branham [worship leader with a music evangelism focus, singer & songwriter, regional ministry specialist], Larry Moshell [A.C.T. Staff Development Dir., ministry development specialist], Lee Porter [A.C.T. staff, vocal coach worship pastor]. Click here for info and sign-up Click here to send a donation to help with conference costs ( #410 Artist Unleashed Conference ) [I’m worried we’re going to go in the red on this—but we’re doing the conference anyway, because the Ministry Issues are so important.] Artists in Christian Testimony Int'l ... END OF THE SPEAR Worlds collide and tragedy strikes as a missionary group journeys to the heart of the Amazon jungle in search of the Waodani, a tribe of fierce warriors on the brink of extinction due to revenge killings. When five of the missionary men are speared to death by tribesmen, their families are left husbandless and fatherless. Undeterred by their tremendous loss and spurred on by hope, the families decide to remain in Ecuador, and risk living among the Waodani. But the effects of that first encounter have yet to subside: A young boy, struggling to unlock the secret of his father’s death, must learn to accept a tragedy he cannot change in this powerful true story of sacrifice, courage, and reconciliation. Available on DVD from Fox Home Entertainment starting tomorrow (June 13), End Of The Spear takes viewers deep into the heart of darkness to discover that faith and forgiveness can transcend the senseless acts of violence that stand in the way of cultural understanding. It’s never too early to start your Christmas shopping! Go to your local video retailer, or visit the following links to purchase End Of The Spear DVD's for friends and family tomorrow: bestbuy.com , walmart.com or amazon.com ! Share the story that has touched the hearts of thousands around the world! DVD Special Features: SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GREAT SCREENWRITERS OF FAITH Art Within Labs is a fellowship that fosters experimenting, innovating, and advancing the way authentic faith is blended with great storytelling. Compensation valued at $40,000 includes two dedicated story coaches consulting on script development, four quarterly retreats with flight transportation & lodging, feedback from industry professionals, a staged screenplay reading at Art Within’s Annual Symposium & Showcase in Atlanta and a $10,000 cash award. Log onto www.artwithinlabs.org for more information and to apply. NOTE: This is a year-long non-residency program, not a contest. TLC Entertainment is proud to announce that Kids¹ Ten Commandments is now available everywhere on DVD! Wal-Mart, Borders Books, Amazon.com and many others are now carrying the award-winning, animated mini-movie ’ series of the incredible story of the Ten Commandments. With Easter and Passover fast approaching, get the young ones in your family the perfect gift to entertain and inspire. "Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage˜with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths." - 2 Timothy 4:2-4 NIV The Weinstein Company has picked up the rights to Escape From Planet Earth , a CG-animated comedy movie pitch that will be penned by Tony Leech and Cory Edwards , the duo who wr ote Hoodwinked. Leech will also direct the project and Preston Stutzman of Blue Yonder Films will produce along with Jonathan Shestack, Brian Inerfeld and Gregory R. Little. Mainframe Entertainment, Inc. is on board as the animation studio. Escape from Planet Earth, follows the story of a prison break where the prison is actually Area 51. Alien mayhem no doubt ensues. |
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