Our festival is really a coalition of
supporting organizations brought together to produce these
events.
This list represents that coalition. If you would like to become
a sponsor of our festivals, see our levels
of sponsorship.
Presenting
Sponsor
| 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 |
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Major
Sponsors
| 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 |
|
 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
Festival
Sponsors
| 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 |
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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/clas/commstudies/cba/ |
|
 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 |
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| 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 |
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 Panavision
has become synonymous with innovation and quality. Used by the
best
because it promises the best. www.panavision.com
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Festival
Affiliates
Catholic
Academy
for Communication Arts Professionals
website
|
Los Angeles Film Study Center
|
 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. |
 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 |
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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 |
| Inter-Mission
is an interdenominational network of Christian professionals in the
entertainment
industry. With offices in Los Angeles, New York and Minneapolis,
Inter-Mission seeks to equip believers so that they can positively
impact
culture through entertainment. |
 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. |
| 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
|
 Loyola Marymount
University Two areas of study at
LMU come together to sponsor this year's
festival: the Department of Theological Studies prepares students for
careers in ministry and scholarship in an environment of great
intellectual dynamism, ecumenical dialogue and constant
prayerful witness in the Jesuit tradition. The School of Film and
Television forms the new generations of filmmakers, well-schooled in
the crafts of film and television, and nurtured in a
cooperative and respectful creative environment. Department of
Theological Studies www.lmu.edu/acad/gd/tsintro.htm
School of Film & Television www.lmu.edu/colleges/cfa/comm/
|
 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 |
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