Brehm Center explores how the arts influence and shape our understanding and expression of faith and belief with the help of the joint faculties of the Schools of Theology, Psychology and World Mission from Fuller Theological Seminary. www.fuller.edu/brehmcenter

Family Theater Productions was founded in 1947 by Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC.  This unique media ministry has received over fifty international awards for its radio, television and film productions.  Known globally for its motto "The family that prays together stays together," Family Theater, a ministry of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is dedicated to enhance and empower families through radio, film and television.  www.familytheater.org

InterVarsity. With their motto: "Growing in love for a lifetime",  InterVarsity is a national organization whose mission is to establish and advance at colleges and universities communities of students and faculty who support each other in their Christian faith.  InterVarsity welcomes people of every ethnicity and culture to be witnesses of God's purposes in the world.  www.intervarsity.org

Water's Edge Communications was established to utilize the visual arts in a full range of creative media applications with a broad set of talents in entertainment, marketing, and education.  From award-winning feature film and video productions (CINE Golden Eagles, New York, Chicago, and Houston International Film Festivals, CINDY Awards, Excellence in Media Angel Award, C.V.M. Crown Awards), to interactive/internet design, to producing creative conferences, Water's Edge is committed to one principle:  The most impactful and satisfying communications are experiential.  We create experiences.  www.Waters-Edge-Comm.com

Catholics in Media Associates supports and encourages Catholic professionals who work in the entertainment industry.  Since 1992, CIMA has given recognition to those in the industry whose work has affirmed the highest standards of the Judeo-Christian tradition.  CIMA members write articles, movie reviews and annually present entertainment industry achievement awards. www.catholicsinmedia.org

Pepperdine University is a Christian university committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership.  Recently Pepperdine's Seaver College has added a specific program in Film Study,  www.pepperdine.edu

Act One: Writing for Hollywood is an interdenominational program to train committed Christians for mainstream careers as screenwriters.  The program stresses professionalism, artistry, ethics and a personal relationship with Christ. www.actoneprogram.com

Panavision has become synonymous with innovation and quality.  Used by the best because it promises the best.  www.panavision.com

Reel Spirituality is an international gathering of writers, directors, pastors and other church leaders that convenes annually to discuss their common vocation as "culture makers."  Reel Spirituality focusses on images, particularly as they relate to issues of spirituality.  This pairing of leaders from Hollywood and the church is a positive step towards bridge-building between two culturally influential communities.  /www.fuller.edu/brehmcenter/reelspirituality/reelspirituality.html

Metaphilm is a film interpretation site whose tagline, "We don't review films.  We interpret them." sums up its editorial mission.  Based on the conceit that cinema is the chief and highest form of all mass media in modern electronic culture, the site publishes interpretive essays from writers across a broad philosophical spectrum, including such diverse voices as Chuck Palahniuk, Matt Kirby, Vito Aiuto, and E.J. Park.  www.metaphilm.com

Tribe is a unique church of Christian iconoclasts, visual artists, musicians and filmmakers, dedicated to integrating the arts and worship through a circle of African drums, Celtic strains, Gregorian chant and visual art.  Seeking oneness with the sacred mystery that is Christ, we learn to listen to the rhythms of silence and deep knowledge of the Word to hear God speak.  We believe it is God’s deep desire to speak powerfully and profoundly by His Spirit through His Church to redeem creation back to Himself.  Tribe is located in the Miracle Mile District of Los Angeles.  e-mail

Azusa Pacific University offers more than 40 areas of undergraduate study, 20 master’s degree programs, and 4 doctorates to a total enrollment of more than 6,800 students. The institution’s founding vision is to develop scholars and disciples, doing so through off-site regional centers, study abroad semesters, missionary opportunities, and innovative academic programs. The Cinema Broadcast Arts (CBA) Program is the university’s newest academic offering. Through the CBA Program students are encouraged to delve into the depths of their imagination, while simultaneously building a solid foundation grounded in faith, integrity, and the liberal arts.  www.apu.edu

20th Century Fox.  William Fox founded Fox Studios in 1913 producing the famous Movietone Newsreels.  In 1935, Fox merged with Twentieth Century Pictures which had been founded in 1933 by Daryll Zanuck after he left Warner Brothers. The company officially became Twentieth Century Fox.  Today the studio is controlled by News Corp.  Every day, hundreds of millions of people are entertained and enlightened by the authors and actors, printers and producers, reporters and directors who fulfill our mission. That mission remains unchanged after nearlyf a century of expansion and improvement: the creation and distribution of top-quality entertainment, news and sports around the world.  www.foxmovies.com

Focolare is an international movement geared toward fostering unity among peoples.  “Whoever attempts to shift the mountains of indifference, hatred and violence in today’s world faces a huge and heavy task.  But what is beyond the strength of a million isolated and separate individuals appears possible to those who have made reciprocal love, mutual understanding and unity the motivating force of their lives.”  (From a 1996 address to a UN symposium by Chiara Lubich, foundress of Focolare)  www.focolare.org

Paulist Prouctions creates films and television programs that reveal God's presence in the contemporary human experience.  Our mission is to challenge our viewers to love others and to liberate one another from all that is dehumanizing.  We encourage other entertainment professionals to help unify the human family through the power of the media.  Since its inception, Paulist Productions has produced many well-respected projects including the feature films “Romero” and “Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story.”   Paulist also produced 28 one-hour Family Specials for ABC.  Upcoming productions include the ABC-TV movie “Judas” scheduled to air in the spring of 2004 and “Saints Preserved”, a documentary made for the History Channel, scheduled to air October 30, 2003.  Paulist Productions continues to develop new projects and is committed to its legacy of incisive, illuminating and affirming television and film production. www.paulistproductions.org

Premise is a group of entertainment professionals who meet monthly to pray for and encourage each other.  In addition to monthly meetings, Premise also provides opportunities for both professional and spiritual support through seminars, film and television discussions, writers' groups, retreats and social events.  www.premiseonline.org.
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Epiphany Entertainment intersects the worlds of new media and traditional content. Founded as a content development company, Epiphany Entertainment delivers quality content in the areas of film, interactive new media, and television.

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Maryknoll Productions is the electronic media office of Maryknoll, the U.S.Catholic mission movement.  In addition to bilingual TV series such as The Field Afar and Caminante, Maryknoll produces and distributes a weekly radio program, Voices of Our World, as well as classroom videos and other materials.  In 1995, School of Assassins, a Maryknoll release, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short documentary.   More than 1,500 Maryknoll priests, brothers, sisters and lay missioners in 37 countries around the globe are dedicated to building a better world, discovering new faces of God among people of different racial, religious and ethnic backgrounds.  www.maryknoll.org

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Hallmark Channel is a 24-hour basic cable channel that provides high-quality, entertainment programming to a national audience of more than 55 million subscribers. The program service is distributed through 2,800 cable systems and communities and direct-to-home satellite services across the country.  www.hallmarkchannel.com

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viacom Inc. which also owns the premium television networks The Movie Channel and Flix.  SNI operates and manages the premium television network Sundance Channel which is owned by SNI, Robert Redford and Universal Studios Inc.  SNI also markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis.  www.showtimeonline.com
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