Christian Worldview Film Festival

Guidelines and categories are up and the festival is now accepting film submissions!!

2014 Christian Worldview Film Festival Rules and Regulations

"Thank you for your interest in submitting your film to the Christian Worldview Film Festival.  The goal of this festival is to encourage Christian filmmakers to pursue excellence in their craft of filmmaking while communicating truth through a solid Biblical worldview. The Festival provides an excellent opportunity to showcase your work while networking with others in the industry.

The Christian Worldview Film Festival is looking for submissions from a wide variety of genres and categories including: Narrative Feature Films, Documentary Films, Narrative Short Films, Young Filmmakers Short Films, Promotional Media, Commercials, Music Videos, Missions Awareness, and Sanctity of Life Films. These should be produced with a distinctively Christian worldview. This does not mean that every film is expected to present a gospel message but that each subject, and the way it is handled, should be evidently informed by the filmmakers understanding of Biblical principles. Productions should reflect a solid foundation for the following: subject matter, good discernment and discretion in presentation, excellence in production, great storytelling, redemptive and edifying themes, building good character, persuasive and insightful documentary or promotional. This festival will be a family friendly event so we will be prioritizing films that are appropriate for all ages. We will thoughtfully consider films that are not appropriate for younger viewers but selections in this category will be limited.

If you think your film is in general alignment with the purposes and vision of the Festival, please read the following Rules and Regulations to ensure that your film has every opportunity to excel at the Festival.

By submitting a film (hereafter called the “Film”) to Christian Worldview Film Festival (hereafter called the “Festival”) the Filmmaker acknowledges that he or she has obtained all necessary rights and consent and has read and understood the Festival rules and regulations for submitting a Film listed below.

Section I: Rules and Regulations
Section II: Technical Submission Guidelines
Section III: Film Submission Categories
Section IV: Award Categories
Section V:  Film Submission Considerations

 Section I: Rules and Regulations

1) Films must be completed after October 1, 2012, to be eligible for the 2014 festival.

2)  It is the sole responsibility of the Filmmaker to secure authorization and permission from the copyright owners for any and all copyrighted or trademarked content.  The Festival will not be held liable for any unauthorized use of copyrighted or trademarked materials and reserves the right to disqualify any Film for copyright or trademark infringement.

3) By submitting a Film to the Festival, the Filmmaker agrees to allow the Film to be screened at the Festival and to allow short portions of the Film to be used by the Festival for promotional purposes.

4) Filmmakers must fill out a submission form and all fees must be paid before the deadline for a film to be eligible for the festival.  Submission fees will not be refunded if a Film is disqualified or not selected to be shown at the Festival. (submission fees are $35 for films under 40 minutes and $50 for films over 40 minutes)

5) All Films must be submitted according to the guidelines listed in Section II: Submission Guidelines and must be post-marked by the deadline to qualify. (January 3^rd, 2014)

6) Films will be selected based on excellence in their work and alignment with the Festival guidelines and objectives as explained in Section V: Film Submission Considerations.

7) Filmmakers may submit multiple Films, however, each Film must be accompanied by its own entrance fee and submission form.

8) Once the Films have been reviewed and the selection process is complete, Filmmakers will be notified using the contact information included in the submission form.  It is the sole responsibility of the Filmmaker to insure that the Festival has the necessary and correct contact information.

9) The Festival is under no obligation to provide feedback on individual Films or on the selection process. Please consider our optional Christian Worldview Film Critique Program (see below for further details.)

10) Films that contain significant non-English dialogue must include English subtitles.

11) We strongly encourage you or a representative of the Film to be in attendance at the Festival to receive any potential awards.  Please notify us ahead of time if this is not possible.

12) Judges will present awards as outlined in Section IV: Award Categories.  Judges reserve the right to not grant a category award if none of the submissions meets the criteria for that category.

13) Judges reserve the right to present additional awards not outlined in Section IV: Award Categories.

Christian Worldview Film Critique Program (optional)

Reviewing film submissions and holding a film festival are daunting endeavors in themselves. It is not feasible to give feedback to each filmmaker regarding why their film was not selected or what made their film stand out from the rest to become an official selection. We realize that some filmmakers may wish to have that kind of critique so we are offering an optional program to provide a written review of their film after the festival.  We see this as an opportunity to come alongside filmmakers to encourage them in their pursuit of excellence and the production of films that are crafted from a distinctly Biblical worldview.  We would prefer that you consider this option when you complete your submission so that we can adequately gauge the time it will take for our staff to complete the reviews. This program is being offered at a discount when you opt in with your submission.

Films under 40 minutes in length: $50 ($100 after submission deadline)

Films over 40 minutes in length: $75 ($150 after submission deadline)

...Click Here to read the full Guidelines.

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Noah Movie Trailer - Ken Ham

Is the movie trailer promoting the blockbuster film Noah—to be released in March—part of a Hollywood con?

Why would I even suggest that? Well, if you watch the movie’s trailer, it seems that the film might be compatible with the biblical account of the Flood and Ark of Noah. But I believe the trailer was put together very carefully and cleverly to attract Christians and Jews—those who might be inclined to pay to see the film and not speak out against it. In fact, many Christians and Christian organizations have already come out publicly to say they can’t wait to see this movie. But what will Noah, with movie star Russell Crowe, really show? Should Christians promote this movie just based on what Hollywood is letting them see?

We have heard from various sources—including two close friends of AiG who watched a rough cut of the film—that it is not at all faithful to the biblical account in Genesis. The final movie will probably be very unbiblical in some bizarre and shocking ways.

For example, the main characters of the movie are Noah, his wife, and three sons—and one little girl they rescued after all in her family were murdered by an evil tribe. She was badly injured when they found her, but Noah’s wife placed healing nectar on her stomach and she later grew up to become the eldest son’s wife. For the longest time she was barren in the womb until Noah’s wife convinced Methuselah to bless her womb—against Noah’s wishes.

Noah at first is portrayed as a humble yet strong good man—a father and husband who protected his family from the evil that had come upon the world. But as he helped build the Ark, he was portrayed more like a basket-case who was convinced that his family was the last generation. He repeated over and over again that God would not let them repopulate since God would replant Eden without man and perfection would be reestablished with the “innocent animals” God brought on the Ark. Even when Noah’s eldest son brought news to the family on the Ark that his wife was expecting, the movie’s Noah said essentially, “If it is a male, he shall live. If a girl, I will kill her because it is not God’s will for man to repopulate.”

Here are a few more problem areas seen in the rough cut of the film, most of which I expect to be in the final film:

1. In the film, Noah was robbed of his birthright by Tubal-Cain. The serpent’s body (i.e., Satan), which was shed in Eden, was their “birthright reminder.” It also doubled with magical power that they would wrap around their arm. So weird!
2. Noah’s family only consists of his wife, three sons, and one daughter-in-law, contrary to the Bible.
3. It appears as if every species was crammed in the Ark instead of just the kinds of animals, thus mocking the Ark account the same way secularists do today.
4. “Rocks” (that seem to be fallen angels) build the Ark with Noah!
5. Methuselah (Noah’s grandfather) is a type of witch-doctor, whose mental health is questionable.
6. Tubal-Cain defeats the Rocks who were protecting the finished Ark.
7. A wounded Tubal-Cain axes his way inside the Ark in only about ten minutes and then hides inside. Tubal-Cain then convinces the middle son to lure Noah to the bottom of the Ark in order to murder him (because he was not allowed a wife in the Ark). Tubal-Cain stays alive by eating hibernating lizards. The middle son of Noah has a change of heart and helps kill Tubal-Cain instead.
8. Noah becomes almost crazy as he believes the only purpose to his family’s existence was to help build the Ark for the “innocent” animals (this is a worship of creation).
9. Noah repeatedly tells his family that they were the last generation and were never to procreate. So when his daughter-in-law becomes pregnant, he vows to murder his own grandchild. But he finally has a change of heart.
10. Noah does not have a relationship with God but rather with circumstances and has deadly visions of the Flood.
11. The Ark lands on a cliff next to a beach.
12. After the Flood Noah becomes so distant from his family that he lives in a cave, getting drunk by the beach.

There were many other bizarre, unbiblical aspects in the preview cut. Though it’s possible that some of these elements may not make the final cut (though we suspect most will), compare the above list to the trailer that has just been released! The comparison should be very revealing for you. You wouldn’t get much of a hint of most of the biblical problems in the list above based on watching on this cleverly-put-together trailer. A real con job, to be frank!

Do you really want your family/children to see such an unbiblical Hollywood portrayal of a very sobering event in Scripture, one that was a result of man’s wickedness? Do you want your kids to see Noah’s Ark portrayed by Hollywood as above, instead of the fact it was an Ark of salvation because of the grace of God—reminding us that as Noah and his family went through a door to be saved, so we need to go through a door?

[Jesus said,] “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” (John 10:9)

Do you really want your family/children to see Noah portrayed by Hollywood as it is in the above summary, instead of how God’s Word describes him in the “Hall of Fame” in Hebrews 11?

By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. (Hebrews 11:7)

Again, we don’t know what will be in the final cut of the film. But this list we have presented should be enough for Christians to understand that this movie is unbiblical!

Now, I do recognize that God is Sovereign and He can even use this Hollywood production to cause people be directed to His Word. Let’s pray that despite the unbiblical nature of this movie, that God will move hearts to seek Him.

As for AiG, we will continue to focus on the ministry the Lord has called us to, including building the Ark Encounter that will be as biblically accurate as we can make it—all in an effort to share the truth of God’s Word and the gospel with the world.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,

Ken
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Christian Worldview Film Festival

COMING 2014!!!

Media Talk 101 has decided to add a new component to the ministry of teaching media discernment in the light of following Christ. 

Listen as Phillip Telfer explains why this is an important step and how you can stay informed as the plans progress.

Length: 28 minutes

Film Festival Website: ChristianWorldviewFilmFestival.com
Facebook Page: Facebook.com/ChristianWorldviewFilmFestival

Promo Video - Missions in Haiti

This is a short promo I filmed in Haiti for the Mission Ministries Team of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.

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I also used a Kessler Philip Bloom Slider as well.
Edited and color corrected in Adobe Premiere.

Wait Till It's Free - Documentary

Award-winning filmmaker makes the case for healthcare freedom

Colin Gunn (co-director of 'Indoctrination') is in production on 'Wait Till It's Free', an eye-opening documentary that examines the American healthcare crisis, looking at everything from the escalating cost of health insurance to the move towards universal government healthcare.

Gunn says, “This film offers practical solutions to the healthcare crisis, and it will be an effective tool to reach friends and neighbors with the truth about the socialized healthcare disaster.”

“This film is for anyone confused and concerned about their healthcare choices.”

“We are making this film because the American people don't know what's really going on,” he continues. Gunn says the film will provide doctors and patients with the facts about what's going on, how it's going to affect them, and what alternatives they have.

“At the end of the day,” Gunn says, “this is really all about freedom – healthcare freedom and religious freedom.”

Wait Till It's Free (Teaser Trailer) from Wait Till It's Free on Vimeo.

Despite the havoc caused by government intervention in healthcare, Gunn says there is real hope, and solutions are forming. Among these are cash-only clinics, medical cost-sharing groups like Samaritan Ministries (a sponsor of the film), and charitable efforts to provide free healthcare for those who can’t afford it.

Colin is an award-winning writer/director/producer and accomplished animator. He is perhaps bestknown for co-directing/writing ‘IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity in America’, winner of Best Documentary at the 2012 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. Originally from Hamilton, Scotland, Gunn now lives in Waco, Texas, with his wife and eight children.

'Wait Till It’s Free' is due out in early 2014.
Production updates will be posted at the official website: www.WTIFree.com.

For the Kickstarter page click here

I'm pleased to announce that in the next few months I will be working on this project as Lead Editor!

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Audrey Bunny - Book Review and Giveaway

I realize that a book review is a bit out of the ordinary for a blog about the Christian film industry, but this isn't just any book!

The young lady who did the illustrations for this book is also one of the people interviewed for the upcoming documentary that I have been helping with, Awakened.

This beautifully illustrated book has a touching story of learning to accept the way God made us, and that imperfections aren't accidents.

Book Synopsis:

From best-selling women’s author Angie Smith (I Will Carry You, Mended) comes this sweet children’s book about a stuffed animal named Audrey Bunny who fears her imperfections make her unworthy of a little girl’s love. She'll learn the truth soon enough, and young readers will learn that everyone is special and wonderfully made by God.

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Giveaway:

The giveaway is for this blog only and there are two ways to enter:
1) Leave a comment on this blog post
2) Share this blog post on your Facebook page and receive a second entry!
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Deadline to enter is 11:59pm NOVEMBER 9th.
Winner will be announced November 11th.

Update on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 by John-Clay

Unfortunately I didn't receive the needed information to send the book to the first winner.

The next contest winner is... Jana
- please send me your address by noon on Nov 13.
- if the winner had not contacted me by the deadline a new winner will be chosen.