Brehm Center

Submission deadline is September 28, 2007

Honoring works of excellence by emerging filmmakers who attend schools in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) and by those who create films and videos for ministry contexts.

Winners Receive: $500 (2 from each category)
Submission deadline is September 28, 2007
Entry Fee: $10
Films Screened At: The Directors Guild of America on October 25, 2007

There are two submission categories:

1) If you are an undergraduate student (or 2007 graduate) who attends a school in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (www.cccu.org).

2) If you are an undergraduate or graduate student (or 2006 graduate) who attends a non-CCCU Christian college or university or are a young filmmaker making films and videos for ministry contexts.

Requirements for Category #1 Entries

• Films may be in any genre--Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Animation, etc.--but should integrate a charged spirituality with excellent cinematic storytelling.
• Under 15 minutes (including credits)
• In-class or out-of-class work accepted
• Shot on any format: 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, HD, digital video, etc. But must be submitted as 1 DVD or 1 VHS copy.
• One professor or school administrator listed as reference

- See Category #1 Entry Rules for a complete list of requirements.

Requirements for Category #2 Entries

• Films may be in any genre--Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Animation, etc.--but should have been used (or intended to be used) within the context of Christian ministry (i.e. church worship service, parachurch special event, ministry tool/training, etc.),
• Should display the power of cinematic storytelling within the ministry context.
• Self-sustained--that is, work should not be supplemental and should require no outside set-up or explanation.
• Under 15minutes (including credits).
• Shot on any format: 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, HD, digital video, etc. But must be submitted as 1 DVD or 1 VHS copy.
• One professor, school administrator, or minister listed as reference.

- See Category #2 Entry Rules for a complete list of requirements.

Download the appropriate form below:

Category 1
Rules & Entry Form

Category 2
Rules & Entry Form

To enter, download and fill out the appropriate submission form. Mail all materials to:

The Reel Spirituality/LAFSC Film Awards
Fuller Seminary
135 N. Oakland Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91182

For questions, contact Craig Detweiler, co- director of Reel Spirituality, at:
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Winners will be notified in mid-October

Sponsors:

Los Angeles Film Studies Center (LAFSC) is a one-semester film intensive for students attending schools in the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). Located in one of the primary film and television production centers in L.A. and utilizing state of the art camera and editing equipment, LAFSC is designed to integrate a Christian worldview with an introductory exploration of the work and workings of mainstream Hollywood entertainment.
lafsc.bestsemester.com

Reel Spirituality is a creative encounter between the church and Hollywood, featuring ministers and filmmakers in discovery of common ground as storytellers, image shapers, and culture makers. It is an institute of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts at Fuller Theological Seminary.
www.brehmcenter.org

The Underwood Foundation is a non-profit foundation that promotes and supports Christian filmmaking.

The Reel Spirituality/ LAFSC Awards is part of the City of the Angels Film Festival weekend. Click below to learn about other events

www.cityofangelsfilmfest.org

For more information on the 2007 Reel Spirituality Conference: Just TV? Click here

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