Christian Film Festival Cultivates Biblical Alternatives to Hollywood

This is a wonderful time to be a Christian engaged in the arts. The cultural antithesis between good and evil is ever widening. The enormous leadership vacuum within our culture has opened a world of opportunity for a new generation of maverick Christians to challenge the status quo presented by Hollywood and the humanist elites who would banish Christianity from the arts, our educational institutions, and the public square. If you believe that there is something seriously wrong with the direction in which Hollywood is taking this culture, and you agree that biblical Christianity alone has the remedy, we invite you to attend the 2004 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival this November 11-13. The vision of the Jubilee Awards and the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival is to take one of the many steps needed to lead men to Christ, to train Christians to actually think like Christians, and to take back the culture for the Lord Jesus Christ in the area of film by encouraging, motivating, and rewarding those uncompromising, creative, and innovative filmmakers who are willing to take the narrow path.

Our Distinguished Judges

Visionary Christian Speakers and Performers

Lecturers include Dr. R.C. Sproul, Jr., Dr. George Grant, film producers Geoff Botkin and Rich Christiano, and Doug Phillips. Ron Maxwell, director of Gettysburg and Gods and Generals is scheduled for a special guest director’s workshop presentation. Dramatic presentations of “The Greatest Stories Ever Told” will be presented by veteran narrator and actor, George Sarris. And an evening of rousing ballads dedicated to bold manhood, virtuous womanhood, and generational faithfulness will be presented by America’s premiere Celtic and maritime balladeer, Charlie Zahm.

Worldview Challenging Seminars and Classes

Participants in the SAICFF will be treated to some of the most worldview challenging and practical classes on issues of crucial importance to students and filmmakers with a commitment to challenge our culture while taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. Subjects include:

• The Most Common Mistakes of Beginning Directors
  
• How to Make the Right Vocational and Educational Choices Without Sacrificing Priorities Related to Family, Holiness, and the Will of God


• The Power of Collaboration


• What Hollywood Knows about Filmmaking that You Don’t, and What You Know about Filmmaking that Hollywood Doesn’t


• The Depths of the Christian Filmmaker’s Responsibility


• The Importance of Discernment


• Screenwriting Workshop


• Christian Filmmaking 101


• How to Market and Sell Independent Christian Films


• Director’s Workshops


• And More[i]

$10,000 Jubilee Awards and Prizes

Vision Forum Ministries is currently working with the same company which produces the Oscar to create and manufacture a magnificent bronze award for the winners of our Jubilee Awards. Additional prizes will be presented to runners-up in each category. Categories include Christ-honoring narrative, documentary, political, creation, film trailer, and more. Awards will be given in each category, as well as a grand prize of $10,000 to the best of the film festival. Anyone may enter. To read our rules and guidelines, click here.

Six Days Left to Take Advantage of Early Bird Registration

Register between now and May 31 and save $25 on your registration fee to attend the 2004 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. One low price gives you admission to all of our classes, outstanding Christian entertainment events, and of course, film short screenings.

Click here to register today.

[i] Some subjects and titles subject to change.