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First Baptist Church Woodstock 11905 Hwy 92 Woodstock, GA 30188
MONDAY
1:00 - 2:15pm - Main Session – Aaron Burns...... Chapel 2:15 - 2:30pm - Workshop Introductions 2:30 - 2:45pm - Break 2:45 - 4:00pm - Workshops:
Cutting Edge- Producing...... Chapel Shari Rigby - Acting for One...... Fellowship Hall Terri Middleton - Bringing Excellence to Faith Based Film...... Theater Daniel Schwabauer - The Five Elements of Story...... Classroom A Kyle Justice - Fostering Your Kid’s Career in Film...... Classroom B
4:00-4:15pm - Break 4:15 - 5:30pm - Main Session - The Benham Brothers...... Chapel Story Acting Post Directors Producers Music Technical Beginner
TUESDAY
8:30 - 10:15am - Main Session – Steve Cleary...... Chapel 10:15 - 10:30am - Workshop Introductions 10:30 - 10:45am - Break 10:45 - Noon - Workshops:
Cutting Edge - Casting and Acting...... Chapel John-Clay Burnett- Movie Trailers...... Fellowship Hall Cliff Duren - Film Score Foundations...... Theater David Cook - Micro-Budget Filmmaking...... Classroom A Kyle Justice - Getting the Best Results With OTT VOD...... Classroom B
Noon-1:00pm - Networking Lunch...... Building B Basement 1:00 - 2:15pm - Main Session – Shari Rigby...... Chapel 2:15 - 2:30pm - Workshop Introductions 2:30 - 2:45pm - Break 2:45 - 4:00pm - Workshops:
Cutting Edge - Women in Entertainment...... Chapel Brett Varvel - The Giving Actor...... Fellowship Hall Kyle Justice - Tentmaking: Supplementing Your Income with Corporate Work...Theater Daniel Schwabauer - Writing Dramatic Scenes...... Classroom A Steve Cleary - The Secret Sauce of Digital Marketing...... Classroom B
4:00 - 4:15pm - Break 4:15 - 5:30pm - Main Session – Eric Ludy...... Chapel
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8:30 - 10:15am - Main Session – John Grooters...... Chapel 10:15 - 10:30am - Workshop Introductions 10:30 - 10:45am - Break 10:45 - Noon - Workshops:
Cutting Edge - Editing...... Chapel Mark Miller - Documentary Film as Stewardship...... Fellowship Hall Robert Fernandez - Animation - A How To...... Theater Joshua Walsh - Producing...... Classroom A Marc Harper - Reach and Revenue...... Classroom B
Noon-1:00pm - Networking Lunch ...... Building B Basement 1:00 - 2:15pm - Main Session – Q&A Panel...... Chapel 2:15 - 2:30pm - Workshop Introductions 2:30 - 2:45pm - Break 2:45 - 4:00pm - Workshops:
Cutting Edge- Marketing ...... Chapel Beverly Holloway - Acting...... Fellowship Hall Keith Roush - Finish the Film...... Theater Daniel Schwabauer - An Ideal Theme...... Classroom A John Grooters- Big Looks, Small Budgets...... Classroom B
4:00 - 4:15pm - Break 4:15 - 5:30pm - Main Session – Alex Kendrick...... Chapel 7:00 - 8:30pm - Festival Kickoff...... Chapel
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8:00-9:30am Building B Basement Special Breakfast Event • Panel Discussion • Network with other Christians in the industry 10:00-Noon
Chapel 1:00-2:30pm Princess Cut 2: Hearts on Fire (110) Chapel His Only Son (96) Theater Theater Against the Tide (112) Divided Hearts of America (84) 12+ Magnolia Magnolia Found. (111) Volendam: A Refugee Story (84) 12+
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Chapel Chapel Once Upon a Time in Mongolia General Session: (101) Tim Mahoney Theater The Matter of Life (101) 12+ Magnolia 9:00-11:00pm Rags or Riches (37) Rebuild & Restore (34) Nothing Wasted (28) 12+ Chapel Trust Me (7) Sabina - Tortured for Christ: The Nazi Years (115) 12+ Theater Screened In (55) Breaking Strongholds Episode 1 (42) 12+ Magnolia In His Image (104) 12+
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Magnolia Nali (30) Chasing Revival 7 - China: The Largest Revival (27) A Strong Finish (9) Lost Legacy Reclaimed: Augustine (35) Xingu Missins Loves Teams (9)
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FEATURE FILMS
His Only Son Screened In 96 minutes Directed by David Helling 55 minutes Directed by Lauren Havel After being called on by the Lord, Abraham’s faith is tested on his Peyton Hawthorne, a screen- 5 Chords three day journey to sacrifice his addicted teen, is met with son. calamity while attempting a digital 94 minutes Directed by Ducko Chan Thursday 1:00-2:30PM Chapel detox.
A young girl with Agenesis Corpus Thursday 9:00-11:00PM Theater Callosum wants to sing for God and his father as her gratitude to God’s kindness. Friday 1:00-2:30PM Chapel
Once Upon a Time in Mongolia 101 minutes Directed by Donald Leow We Three Kings
A story of faith, hope and love in 61 minutes the enchanted land of Genghis Directed by Stacie Graber Khan, horse milk and blue skies. Breaking Strongholds We Three Kings is a family-friendly Episode 1 12+ Thursday 3:00-5:00PM Chapel movie that brings to life the 42 minutes history of the song and shares Directed by Jake Allen the gospel by looking at the three gifts that were given to Jesus by When a teen’s plan to end his life the Magi. is interrupted by a mysterious stranger, he finds an unlikely Friday 10:00-Noon Chapel mentor and uncovers the dark secret motives of the town’s newest celebrity. Thursday 9:00-11:00PM Theater Princess Cut 2: Hearts on Fire 110 minutes Directed by Paul Munger Two expectant couples face crushing upheavals in their lives which force them to make life- altering choices. Zwinglis Erbe Thursday 10:00-Noon Chapel 57 minutes Directed by Alex Fröhlich
Found. A.D. 1519: Huldrych Zwingli 111 minutes wishes to bring the Gospel Directed by David Alford closer to the common people. He decides to translate the Bible A deputy sheriff discovers an in their language, against all orphaned boy who has been living opposition and enemies. in the mountains isolated from the modern world. She soon realizes that the only safe place to keep him Friday 10:00-Noon Chapel may be with her own family and the Sabina - Tortured for results as anything but congenial. Christ: The Nazi Years 12+ Thursday 10:00-Noon Magnolia 115 minutes Directed by John Grooters
The Heart of the Gospel is Forgiveness. Thursday 9:00-11:00PM Chapel SHORT FILMS
Hero 12+ Stand Firm
20 minutes 21 minutes Directed by Elijah Perry Directed by Micah Versemann
Hero tells the story of a girl named Claire braves a new world as she Amelia and the impact that her finds herself heading home from Eden’s Choice father has on her life as she grows college for the first time since up. becoming a Christian. 14 minutes Directed by Samantha Smith Friday 1:00-2:30PM Theater Friday 1:00-2:30PM Theater
A young girl has a nightmare come true when a potential school shooter asks if there are any Christians in the class. Friday 10:00-Noon Theater
The Call
6 minutes New Beginning Directed by Craig Murray
31 minutes When a woman receives an Directed by Benjamin Wilt emergency phone call and is hundreds of miles from where she This stirring, new, historical drama needs to be, her life is suddenly looks at the biblical account of thrown into desperation. She’s Faith Like Legos Noah’s flood from the viewpoint of terrified of what awaits her arrival Shem’s wife. Through her eyes, the as she sits in the tension of fear 5 minutes flood becomes more real. and faith. Directed by Reese Dornbirer Friday 10:00-Noon Theater Friday 10:00-Noon Theater When Mikey comes to a crossroads in his faith, he realizes he has to make a choice. Striving for the words to share this with his Mom, he decides to tell her the best way he knows how-through the eyes of a Lego. Friday 10:00-Noon Theater The Devil’s Advocate
Saturday 8 minutes Directed by Joshua Rexford 6 minutes Directed by Blake Powell A skeptical young reporter must reevaluate her worldview when Have you ever stopped to think finds herself interviewing Satan’s about the day after the crucifixion? Lawyer. Saturday. What that day was like for those closest to Jesus? Friday 10:00-Noon Theater Friday 10:00-Noon Theater Find Me 8 minutes Directed by Daniel Quigley
A woman finds herself in a lost and found that holds every item ever lost. She must discover why she is there and what she’s lost. The Nightmare 20 minutes Friday 10:00-Noon Theater Directed by Moheb Wadie Sophia A 2020 simulation of Job’s story, as a man’s life has been turned 14 minutes upside down. The tough time Directed by Renny Moriah Omole and questioning God’s goodness through a pandemic made him A short film about abandonment realize that God is the only and forgiveness. meaning of life, even through pain. Friday 10:00-Noon Theater Friday 1:00-2:30PM Theater Divided Hearts of The Wild Brothers: The Smuggler 12+ America 12+ Islands of the Four Kings 21 minutes 84 minutes 65 minutes Directed by Adrian Serecut Directed by Morgan Wild Directed by Chad Bonham A father and a husband living Four brothers raised as missionary behind the Iron Curtain, back in the Super Bowl champion Benjamin Watson goes on a journey to kids trace the remains of an ancient 80s, has to make a life-changing people group through the Islands decision following his involvement discover the truth about abortion in America. of the Four Kings on a search for in bible smuggling. historical and spiritual truth. Thursday 1:00-2:30PM Theater Friday 1:00-2:30PM Theater Friday 3:00-5:00PM Theater
To The Stars In His Image 12+ 11 minutes 104 minutes Volendam: A Refugee Directed by Jeremy Crouch Directed by Kendra White Story 12+ After losing his father, Tommy “In His Image” is a critical and dreams of playing with his space 84 minutes urgent message designed to equip Directed by Andrew Wall toys with him again. Learning to the church to answer culturally let go and that his dad is always controversial questions about with him. Waiting for a miracle, the gender and sexuality from a biblical Mennonite refugees had nothing perspective. Friday 10:00-Noon Theater left to do but pray. Pray they would escape long enough to board the Thursday 9:00-11:00PM Magnolia ship waiting to take them far away, to the only country that would take them. The destination was the jungles of Paraguay. The ship was Volendam. FEATURE DOCS Thursday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia
See Life 2020 12+ SHORT DOCS 59 minutes Directed by George Escobar
See Life 2020 exposes the lies and pain of abortion and celebrate the miraculous wonder of life. Friday 3:00-5:00PM Theater Against The Tide
112 minutes Directed by Iain Morris Against The Tide takes viewers on a journey from Oxford to Israel as John Lennox and Kevin Sorbo unpack theological and scientific A Strong Finish evidence for God, culminating 9 minutes in the Holy Land. Viewers will be Directed by Jim David educated, informed, and edified, giving them the confidence and The Matter of Life 12+ God uses cancer in Steve’s life to tools to defend their own faith as show His power and grace to find they also stand Against The Tide. 101 minutes thankfulness, save a marriage and Directed by Tracy Robinson move in the lives of others. Thursday 10:00-Noon Theater A film that equips people to Friday 10:00-Noon Magnolia understand the most contentious issue of our day. Thursday 3:00-5:00PM Theater Chasing Revival 7 - China: Nothing Wasted 12+ The Largest Revival 28 minutes Trust Me Directed by Patrick Clark 27 minutes 7 minutes Directed by Back to Jerusalem NOTHING WASTED is the incredible, Directed by Sven Holt real-life story of Bruce Roberts, a “CHASING REVIVAL A ROAD TRIP man who lost his parents at the Personal tragedy tests a man’s faith BIBLE STUDY with Eugene Bach*” age of eight in a tragic crime. His in the sovereignty of God. story is one of pain and brokenness Friday 10:00-Noon Magnolia that transformed into a story of Thursday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia redemption and hope when Bruce came into contact with the truth of the gospel. Thursday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia
Xingu Missions Loves Teams Lost Legacy Reclaimed: Augustine 9 minutes Directed by Jim Adams 35 minutes Directed by Denise Godwin Xingu Mission is a church-planting Rags or Riches mission in Northern Brazil. Short- Lost Legacy Reclaimed is a term teams can play an important docudrama series about the early 37 minutes role in what God is doing. Christian Church in North Africa, Directed by Jim Adams its great leaders, teachers, and Friday 10:00-Noon Magnolia martyrs. The four episodes in John Mazariegos did NOT want to Volume 2 cover Cyprian, Anthony, be a missionary. He did not want to Augustine, and Quodvultdeus. end up living in poverty like when he grew up. But when he finally Friday 10:00-Noon Magnolia gave in, he discovered the true prosperity that is only found in saying, “Yes!” PROMOTIONALS Thursday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia
Nali 30 minutes Directed by Nathan Pfaff
Spending 33 years on one of the Rebuild & Restore most remote islands of Papua New Guinea, a missionary couple 34 minutes A Musical Feast translates the Bible into a tribal Directed by Stephen Graham language with less than 4000 Promotional Trailer speakers. In their last week before In James 1:27, Christians are called 1 minute an elaborate dedication ceremony to serve widows and orphans in Directed by Brian Berger of the published portions of their distress. Rebuild and Restore Scripture, they must push past is a home makeover show that Locked in the midst of a global the challenges of underdeveloped helps widows and their families. pandemic, Life Enriching village life, publishing difficulties, You will laugh, cry and be inspired Communities delivers its first ever and an emerging Coronavirus in as we Rebuild homes and Restore virtual “A Musical Feast,” inspiring order to help address the spiritual hearts. hope, encouragement and joy in needs of the community and help senior residents sheltered-in-place preserve a dying language. Thursday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia in their retirement communities Friday 10:00-Noon Magnolia Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Finding Life Remembrance Trinity Community Church: The Rescue 5 minutes 4 minutes Directed by John Grooters Directed by William Willer 2 minutes Directed by Johnathan Schutz He who would find his life shall lose In a time when so many children it, but he who loses his life for my walk a way from their faith, what Hundreds of years before Christ’s sake shall find it. can Christian parents do to develop coming, Isaiah foretold what the a deep and lasting faith in their kids? Messiah’s arrival would bring and Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia look like. Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia
Riverview Baptist Church Here For You | Williston Promo Video 2020 Police Department 4 minutes 3 minutes Directed by Brandon Kauffman Trinity Community Directed by Andrew Bartlett Church: The Ultimate Learn more about the Riverview Take a look into the lives of those Baptist Church! Watch how they Story sworn to protect and serve in the bless their community and equip Williston Community. those who attend. 2 minutes Directed by Johnathan Schutz Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Desperate for hope, we look to stories of heroes and tales of bravery, but what we seek is found in a true and greater epic that is 6,000 years in the making. From creation to the end of time, all of history points to one person and His finished work. This, is the Ultimate Story. Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Small Moments
His Only Son (Trailer) 2 minutes Directed by John-Clay Burnett 2 minutes Directed by David Helling The biggest rewards come in the small moments that happen every After being called on by the Lord, day. Abraham’s faith is tested on his three day journey to sacrifice his Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia son. Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia
Trinity Community Church: To Be Continued
2 minutes Directed by Johnathan Schutz
Christ’s ministry was the culmination of God’s plan of redemption, but the Trinity Community story documented in the Gospel of Luke, that seemingly ends with the New Element Church: I, Daniel resurrection, is really a promise of more to come. 1 minute 1 minute Directed by Johnathan Schutz Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Directed by Gwendelynn Martindale Trinity Community Church takes a Promotional Film for New Element deep dive into the book of Daniel, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Cardio and the faithfulness of a Sovereign Kickboxing in Janesville Wisconsin. God throughout all time. Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia MUSIC VIDEOS
Still Your Friend Let Me See Your Hands 6 minutes Move Directed by Justin Barber
5 minutes Faithful are the wounds of a friend Directed by Ryan Trenkamp Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Day By Day: A COVID A young Deaf woman encounters Memorial the name of Jesus for the first time. Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia 4 minutes Directed by Justin Barber
“Day by day, and with each passing moment, Strength I find to meet my trials here.” Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Living Hope 3 minutes 5 minutes Directed by Justin Barber Directed by Judd Brannon When you are weary, fix your eyes This Hope performs the worship Upon Jesus. song “Living Hope.” Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Even If 6 minutes Directed by Brianna Mullett
Can we trust God even if our suffering never goes away? Through a heart transplant as an infant and years of tremendous health struggles, Alisha Mullett has wrestled with this question. We Believe Only One Name Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia 4 minutes 5 minutes Directed by Judd Brannon Directed by Clayton Heath
This Hope performs the worship 3 Heath Brothers sing WE BELIEVE. song Only One Name. We are just 3 teenage brothers who travel and sing and tell people about Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Jesus. In uncertain times, we hold to WHO and WHAT we know to be true. These are the foundations of our Faith! We Believe in God the It Is Well Father, in Jesus Christ and in the Holy Spirit! No matter what...We 6 minutes BELIEVE God is in control. Directed by John Grooters Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia It is well with my soul. Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia
Prodigal
4 minutes Directed by Samuel Spear
The band Teshuva, which means repentance or return in Hebrew, works to draw correlations between We Choose Life the popular prodigal storyline and a larger prophetic picture of God’s 5 minutes Jesus Thank You people returning home. Directed by Clayton Heath
5 minutes Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia 3 Heath Brothers. The Pro-Life Directed by Cliff Duren message is very close to our hearts. We believe that God is the giver Woodstock Worship performs Jesus of life and for us this message is Thank You. personal. Please listen to our story. Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia Friday 1:00-2:30PM Magnolia ANIMATED FILMS
Torchlighters: The St. Fool’s Gold Patrick Story 7 minutes Directed by Larissa Loeffler 30 minutes Directed by Robert Fernandez Legend Says... There’s Treasure Cubekins: Invasion of An animated story for children ages the Cubecumbers 8-12 on the runaway slave who Friday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia brought the Gospel to Ireland. 22 minutes Directed by Michael Thoenes Friday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia
When Kip Cubekin applies too much fertilizer to his father’s crop of cubecumbers, he and his family scramble to put the abundant crop to good use and learn some critical lessons in the process. Friday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia 48 HR FILM RACE
In Deed and In Truth
7 minutes Directed by Kate Kornegay
Wearing his Sunday best won’t solve the problems in his own home. Friday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia In the Bleak Midwinter 4 minutes Directed by David Rogers A Minor Setback
Originally entitled “A Christmas 6 minutes Carol” and written by the prolific Directed by Mark Nelson Victorian poet, Christina Rossetti, “In The Bleak Midwinter” was set Everything happens for a reason. to music by Gustav Holst. Follow a meek pioneer girl as she makes Friday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia her own nativity scene and depicts the poetry in the most beloved Christmas hymn. Out of Frame Friday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia 7 minutes Directed by Caleb Holmes
The truth might lie just out of frame Friday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia
In the Word Dealbreaker
3 minutes 7 minutes Directed by Chris Boshinski Directed by Micah Derksen
Using the power of audio and the A struggling drug dealer has to Truth, Lies and Spies written word, this short motion make a choice. What will be the graphics video describes the deal-breaker? 5 minutes beginning of missions as seen in the Directed by Mark Campbell early chapters of the book of Acts. Friday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia With the start of the church and Where do you turn when lies mounting persecution, believers surround you? scatter, taking the message of Christ to other parts of the known world. Friday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia Friday 3:00-5:00PM Magnolia
GUILD & FESTIVAL
SPEAKERS
Judd Brannon Judd Brannon is a director, producer, and editor with a vision for bring- ing stories to life. His initial success came with the music video For Freedom, featuring the music of Grammy-nominated artist, Avalon, and was selected to be a part of Sean Hannity’s Freedom Tour. Judd was part of the crew for the Kendrick Brothers’ feature War Room, and served as staff video producer at the church of First Woodstock in Atlanta, GA, for twelve years. In 2015, with over twenty years of video production experience and the wholehearted partner- ship of his church community, he was excited to produce and direct his first feature film, Champion, which went on to win multiple awards at the 2017 Christian World- view Film Festival, including Best Feature Film, Audience Choice Award, and Judd’s personal favorite: Runner-up for Best Gospel Presentation. Judd recently launched out into fulltime freelance filmmaking, and is thankful for the support of his wife and two awesome boys.
The Benham Brothers Twin brothers, David and Jason Benham, are former professional baseball players, nationally acclaimed entrepreneurs, and best selling authors. Their rapid rise to success earned them a reality television show with HGTV that was set to air in the fall of 2014. Yet the show was abruptly cancelled because of their commitment to biblical values. Appearing on CNN, Fox News, ESPN, ABC’s Nightline and Good Morning America, the Benham’s continue to stand up for what they believe. Since their show was cancelled, the brothers cur- rently travel the country and encourage Christians to stand boldly for their faith, what- ever the cost. David and Jason have a combined nine children and live on the same street in Charlotte, NC. The brothers also help leaders achieve a thriving business, financial freedom, and a life of impact through their online coaching at BenhamBroth- ers.com.
John-Clay Burnett John-Clay Burnett has enjoyed storytelling ever since he learned to talk! He grew up creating skits and short home videos and from 2001 to 2004 interned in the video department at Character First. In 2005, John-Clay started ReelCast Productions and specializes in cinematography, editing, and color grading. He has been significantly involved with a number of award-winning Christian feature films including Polycarp, Beyond the Mask, and I Can Only Imagine. He has also helped create several feature length documentaries such as Captivated, Awakened, and Wait Till It’s Free. Desiring to inspire others to pursue this art in a God- glorifying way, John-Clay has been a teacher at multiple film workshops including the Lamplighter Guild 2012, MWCFA 2014-2016, and the Christian Worldview Film Festival 2014-2020. John-Clay loves the Lord, his family, and creative storytelling. He is commit- ted to communicating messages of truth with high quality visual media! Read more at cwvff.com/speaker/john-clay-burnett Aaron Burns Aaron is the producer of Overcomer (2019), Washington’s Armor (2019), Beyond the Mask (2015), Pendragon: Sword of His Father (2008), and associate producer of SONY’s #1 box office hit War Room (2015). Aaron graduated with his Masters of Business Administration from Oakland University, and lives with his wife Andrea and two sons in Michigan.
Steve Cleary Steve started his work in missions in 1989 as a volunteer for The Voice of the Martyrs. He joined the staff in 1990 and soon after had the honor of traveling with VOM founders Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand. Be- ing able to spend the last decade of their lives with them became the biggest blessing and honor of Steve’s life. He continues with VOM as a contractor and has traveled with them to hostile and restricted nations around the world, including Cuba, Sudan, Northern Nigeria, borders of North Korea and most recently Iraq during the Isis occupation. In 2015 Steve and Robert Fernandez began an animation studio in San Jose, Costa Rica. It was at this time he began to see both the tremendous need and opportunity of making films for the mission field. In January 2017 Steve officially founded and launched the ministry Revelation Media, which is committed to providing quality and culturally engaging media for the global missions community. His projects include the Tortured for Christ movie and animated The Pilgrim’s Progress, and now, he is working on a visual and interactive presentation of the entire Bible called iBIBLE.
David Cook David began working with media in 2001, while on the mission field in Spain, with radio and television. In 2009 God placed it on his heart to get involved with feature filmmaking. Moving back to the United States, David started working with Advent Film Group to start the learning process and get hands on experience on film sets. Since that point David has worked on over a dozen Christian feature films in various capacities, including Alone Yet Not Alone, Polycarp, Princess Cut, Beyond the Mask, The Screenwriters, Champion, War Room, Like Arrows, and Overcomer. This has allowed him to understand the different aspects of creating and distributing a film, learning not only what is involved during a film shoot, but what it takes to get there and where to take it when it is done. He also had the opportunity to work on his first international feature length film in 2018 in Mongolia. David enjoys sharing with others what he has learned and encouraging oth- ers to follow what God has placed on their hearts to do.
Cliff Duren Cliff Duren is the Worship Pastor at First Baptist Church Woodstock, GA. In addition, Cliff is a song writer, arranger and orchestrator, producing music resources for various church music publishers while also produc- ing various artist recordings each year. He is a 5-time Dove Award win- ner for his contributions to church music. Cliff recently completed his first film score for the faith-based film Champion, which hit theaters nationwide in May of 2017. Cliff became a Christian at age seventeen and soon after pursued a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Shorter University in Rome, GA and a Master’s Degree in Church Music from Lee University in Cleveland, TN. In March of 2002, Cliff married his college sweetheart, April. Together, they enjoy leading worship together and ministering at various churches, conferences, and workshops. They reside in Woodstock, GA with their 4 children; Mac, Sydney, Elijah, & Emma Kate. Robert Fernandez Robert Fernandez is co-founder of Herald Entertainment and a multi- award winning writer, producer and director . His experience spans over 30 years and his work has been translated and dubbed into multiple languages and distributed around the globe. He is the writer and producer of The Pilgrim’s Progress film The Torchlighters, Brother Francis, the animated trilogy of the Gospel and Acts - God with Us, The Messengers & To Every Nation, and producer of The Adventures of Ryan Defrates among others.
John Grooters A uniquely gifted storyteller, John is among the most sought-after screenwriters and directors in the world of independent, faith-based filmmaking. In addition to his original work, John has partnered with some of the world’s leading playwrights, theologians, and scientists, translating their work for popular consumption. His global travels and voracious appetite for the Word of God afford him a unique understanding of the context and culture of Biblical teachings. Fiercely committed to recruiting exceptional talent, John’s work consistently renders award-winning content. John’s more recent projects include Sabina: Tortured for Christ – The Nazi Years. Scheduled for theatrical release on November 8, 2021, Sabina is the prequel to the 2018 feature film, Tortured for Christ. Earlier work familiar to CWVFF’s audience includes short films As in the Days of Noah and The Noah Interview, produced in partnership with the Ark Encounter; the award-winning feature film, The Frontier Boys; and 60 episodes of the That the World May Know series featuring Ray Vander Laan, produced in partnership with Focus on the Family.
Marc Harper Marc has worked in the Faith, Film & Church worlds for over 25 years. He’s been part of the core marketing teams for some of the most suc- cessful faith-based films, with 21 campaigns generating over $200M in Box Office and millions in ancillary product revenue and major King- dom impact. Marc is a father of three adult kids and lives in Tulsa, OK with his wife Ceitci. This year, they launched their film company, Starfish Stories, to produce and promote films for forever families.
Beverly Holloway Beverly Holloway, C.S.A., has been an independent Casting Direc- tor for TV and feature film for over 20 years. Throughout her career, Beverly has had the opportunity to work with some of the best actors in the industry across multiple genres of film including drama, comedy, family/faith, action/adventure, rom-com, thriller, sci-fi and even animation. Credits include I Can Only Imagine, Jo The Medicine Runner, The Ultimate Gift , Moms’ Night Out, Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Trade of Innocents (a film on which Ms. Holloway also served as Associate Producer), Like Dandelion Dust, the David Zucker comedy An American Carol, and the original animated children’s series Hermie & Friends. When not working, Beverly enjoys hanging out with her two fur-babies, being involved at her church, music and singing, binge watching all the TV shows and movies she is try- ing to stay current on, and generally just sharing life with family and friends. Kyle Justice Kyle Justice is the Emmy nominated producer of many creation sci- ence DVDs and programs. Married for over thirty years, Kyle and Dawn homeschool their eight children, incorporating most of the kids into the travel, shooting, and marketing of their DVD titles for Awesome Science Media (ASM). As they travel in their 36’ motorhome, the kids learn about production, photography, science, geography, public speaking, and public relations. Many of their video titles are used for science education in the church, Christian schools, and home school programs. Kyle began producing television projects as a teenager in the mid 1980s. He and his twin brother were inspired by their father’s hobby of filmmaking. During his high school years, Kyle heard a presentation on evidence for Creation and the Bible and dreamed one day of producing documentaries on the same subject. Through the 1990s Kyle worked for Moody Bible Institute, The Family Channel, and Regent University. In 1997, together with the newly formed Answers in Genesis minis- try, Kyle produced his first creation science DVD project, The X-Nilo Show. In 1999 Kyle established Compel Media, a company creating content for major net- works such as ESPN, National Geographic, the Outdoor Channel, Fox Sports, and Com- cast SportsNet. He has also grown his corporate video work to include clients such as Nike, Cisco, HP, and Broadcom. Kyle is a tentmaker, earning revenue from corporate work to often fund the expansion of the ASM ministry.
Alex Kendrick Alex Kendrick has dedicated his life to following Jesus Christ and making His truth and love known among the nations. After serving in church ministry for 20 years, he now writes, speaks, and produces Christian films with his brothers, Stephen and Shannon. Alex directed the movies OVERCOMER, WAR ROOM, COURAGEOUS, FIREPROOF, FACING THE GIANTS, and FLYWHEEL. He and Stephen co-wrote the NY Times bestselling books: The Love Dare, The Resolution for Men, and The Battle Plan for Prayer and have recently released their latest book Defined: Who God Says You Are. He has been interviewed by FOX and FRIENDS, CNN, ABC World News Tonight. He and his wife, Christina, live in Albany, Georgia with their six children and are active members at Sherwood Church.
Stephen Kendrick Stephen Kendrick has dedicated his life to following Jesus Christ and making His truth and love known among the nations. After serving in church ministry for 20 years, he now writes, speaks, and produces Christian films with his brothers, Alex and Shannon. Stephen produced and co-wrote the movies OVERCOMER, WAR ROOM, COURAGEOUS, FIREPROOF, FACING THE GIANTS, and FLYWHEEL. He and Alex also wrote the NY Times bestsell- ing books: The Love Dare, The Resolution for Men, and The Battle Plan for Prayer and have recently released their latest book Defined: Who God Says You Are. He has been interviewed by FOX and FRIENDS, CNN, ABC World News Tonight, and serves on the boards of the Fatherhood CoMission and the Christian Film foundation. He and his wife, Jill, live in Albany, Georgia with their six children and are active members at Sherwood Church.
Eric Ludy Pastor Eric Ludy is the bestselling author of over twenty books with well over a million copies in print, including Wrestling Prayer, The Bravehe- arted Gospel, and When God Writes Your Love Story. He is the senior pastor of The Church at Ellerslie and the lead instructor at Ellerslie Disci- pleship Training – a biblical training center in Colorado that draws students of all ages from all over the world. His weekly sermons are heard by tens of thousands of people across the globe, and his short films on the Christian life have been viewed by millions. His messages present a powerful wake-up call for the modern church, challenging believers to return to triumphant, Bible-centered, Christ-empowered Christianity. Eric and his wife, Leslie have been married over twenty-five years and live in Colorado with their six exuberant children.
Tim Mahoney Timothy Mahoney is the director of four feature films Patterns of Evi- dence: The Red Sea Miracle I & II, and the award-winning films Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy and Patterns of Evidence: The Exo- dus. Tim is the founder of Thinking Man Films and Media, a Minneapolis Minnesota-based international documentary & distribution company. In October, he will be releasing a new feature documentary as a Fathom Event The 7 Churches of Revelation - Times of Fire. This new release was produced by Millenium-Production and in a marketing partnership with Revelation Media. Tim has spent almost 20 years exploring some of the biggest questions of the Bible and what they mean for our world today. His insatiable curiosity led him on a journey across the world interview- ing some of the world’s leading Bible scholars, archaeologists, and historians to seek answers. What he’s uncovered is an amazing pattern of evidence that matches the events recorded in the Bible. A native Minnesotan, Tim’s hobbies include folk music and outdoor activities. Tim and Jill have been married for 40 years. They have four married children and eight grandchildren.
Terri Middleton Terri Middleton is a versatile costume designer with over 25 years of experience in film, television, and theatre. She has created characters in worlds from biblical to post apocalyptic, and believes that costume design is a vital art. Successful design takes the story characters and translates them through an emotional and artistic lens. Terri has designed costumes for over 30 projects and also worked as costumer on many television series such as The Gaslit, Goldbergs, and Heroes. At this stage in her career, her focus is currently faith based projects. She has worked on several faith based films, most recently, Family Camp and Lifemark. Terri has a heart for mentoring and raising up the next generation of filmmakers. Her commitment to excellence and making faith stories come to life is evident in her work, and she loves serving in the faith community and lending her talents for short film productions.
Mark Miller Mark Miller joined the Kendrick Brothers’ team in September 2019 as a special-projects producer. Kendrick Brothers’ Show Me the Father is his first feature-length project after more than 20 years in the creative industry as an audio engineer, videographer, photographer, and editor. Mark owned and operated a multimedia production company in India for 8 years with clients that included Marriott hotels, the European Commission, Bell Pottinger Wired and multiple non-profit organizations. While in India, he also started an e-commerce company selling western hats (yes, there is a demand for cowboy hats in India) and produced an award-winning vox populi animated series as part of brand develop- ment. His background in ethnography and 15 years living overseas has influenced his approach to storytelling and given him a deeper level of cultural empathy. He has a particular interest in history and telling non-fiction stories that move viewers to think critically. Mark is married to his wife, Heather, lives in Albany, Georgia, and is father to four boys (who are quickly becoming men). Shari Rigby Shari Rigby is an actress, director, writer, producer, author, and inspira- tional speaker. She is best known as one of the leading actresses in faith and family inspirational entertainment for her roles in the Overcomer, October Baby, Not Today, Wildflower, and The Least of These. Shari kicked off her career 15 years ago as a former print model and commercial actress representing numerous companies such as Mercedes Benz, Humira, American West Airlines, Suzuki, and many more. As Shari’s career continued to gain momentum, she found herself landing co-star roles in The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. Soon after, she landed a lead actress role in the Dove award-winning music video, Slow Fade by Casting Crowns, for hit movie Fireproof, launching her into a successful acting career in faith and family films. Shari has executive produced, di- rected, and written 20 episodes for the television series Dream Center for Daystar, and together with Claire Yorita Lee, she co-wrote the online devotional for the re-release of FOX’s The Passion of the Christ. Shari’s autobiography, Beautifully Flawed, was co- written with Claire Yorita Lee and published in March 2015. Shari recently released her new book, Consider the Lilies: Get Rooted In Your Destiny By Discovering God’s Plan, which shares practical tools that she uses to help herself and the women she does life with keep their eyes focused on walking in God’s will, no matter where He has planted us. Shari is outspoken and passionate about her faith and family. She and her husband, Matt, have been married for twenty-four years and have been blessed to raise two boys together.
Keith Roush Keith Roush is an award-winning Colorist & DI Post-Producer. Keith’s work includes “God’s Not Dead,” “War Room,” “Overcomer,” “Mom’s Night Out,” “Indivisible,” and hundreds more. As Founder of ROUSH Media, over the last 15+ years Keith has pushed the creative and tech- nological boundaries of Digital Intermediate post. He has pioneered more efficient and higher quality workflows with his command of image science, computer technology and workflow. Many of Keith’s projects & clients have been recipients of Oscars, Gram- mys and other awards. Keith’s purpose is to help filmmakers tell their story by making stunning looking films that make an impact. Keith currently lives with his family in the Atlanta area, with offices in Alpharetta, Georgia and Burbank, California.
Daniel Schwabauer Daniel Schwabauer is an award-winning author, speaker, and teacher. His professional work also includes stage plays, radio scripts, short stories, newspaper columns, comic books and scripting for animated TV. His young adult novels, Runt the Brave and Runt the Hunted, have received numerous awards, including the 2005 Ben Franklin Award and the 2008 Eric Hoffer Award. His most recent novel, the adult sci-fi thriller Operation Grendel, released in hardcover from Enclave. Daniel graduated with honors from Kansas University’s Mas- ters program in Creative Writing in 1995 under the guidance of science fiction writer James Gunn.
Phillip Telfer Phillip Telfer began his journey as a creative communicator through sing- ing and songwriting. He also started teaching and mentoring teens as a youth pastor and camp speaker. He now directs the non-profit ministry Media Talk 101 and is author of the book Media Choices: Convictions or Compromise? Phillip is excited about the recent publication of his first young adult novel Why Save Alexander. He produced, and co-directed the award-winning docu- mentary Captivated: Finding Freedom in a Media Captive Culture, and founded the annual Christian Worldview Film Festival and Filmmakers Guild. Phillip loves Jesus, his family, and his local church. He’s finicky about coffee so he took up the hobby of home roasting and when he needs to unplug he can be found in his workshop crafting things from wood. He and his wife Mary have been happily married for thirty years and are blessed with four children. Visit philliptelfer.com to learn more.
Brett Varvel Brett Varvel has been making movies since he was a teenager. In 2008 he directed and starred in The Board, and God used the creation of this film to call Brett into full-time ministry. This call from the Lord has turned into Brett’s production company called House of Grace Studios, which exists to take the most powerful medium of our age (film) to proclaim the most powerful message ever told (the Gospel of Jesus Christ). Brett is a director, actor, and writer who loves to play on both sides of the camera. He has over 17 years of experi- ence in the film and television industry, but has spent the better part of the past 10 years creating feature films for the Lord. Some of his most notable film credits include The War Within (co-writer, producer, director, actor), American Underdog (actor), Play The Flute (actor), and Treasure Lies (director). He is an Emmy award winning director and a two-time David Letterman Scholarship winner. Brett’s ambition and passion in life is to share the precious gospel of Christ through film, both in Christian and Secular film markets. He resides in Indianapolis with his wife Christina and their four children.
Joshua Walsh Josh Walsh is a film producer/COO who resides in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife Abbe and their four year old son Hugo. Josh works with the filmmaking brother duo Jon and Andy Erwin. Since joining the Erwin Brothers in 2011, the team has produced four feature films including OctoberBaby, Moms Night Out, Woodlawn, I Can Only Imagine and their current film I Still Believe. Each of their films opened in the top ten movies in America and have grossed over 100 Million in theatrical box office and they have received two A+ Cine- ma scores in a row for Woodlawn and I Can Only Imagine. In 2018, the Erwin Brothers, Kevin Downes and Tony Young formed a new venture named Kingdom Story Company and secured a first look deal with the Hollywood studio Lionsgate with the intent to create even more high quality entertaining faith based entertainment.
Doug Weiss Doug Weiss is the Brand Manager for Christian Cinema, a Giving Company brand. Since 2003, Doug has worked in film marketing and communications, promoting and distributing short and feature films. Currently, he gives direction to Christian Cinema, managing relationships with filmmakers and distributors. In addition, he leads the content marketing strategy to help promote the films and episodic content on the platform. He has worked on fea- ture and short film projects as a producer and production crew. While working with JESUS Film Project in 2003, Doug co-founded the Global Short Film Network, a short film distribution platform and film training program that is used around the world. Doug and his wife Karen live in Georgia. GUILD & FESTIVAL
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