The San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival:
Lighting Candles of Hope in the Darkness

Come to Texas for the fourth annual San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival! On October 25-27, 2007, join hundreds of filmmakers, directors, actors, writers, and film aficionados for three days packed with film screenings and competitions as God is glorified through the powerful medium of film.

This year’s SAICFF will feature more than thirty-five independent Christian films, with the “Best of Festival” winner taking home the $10,000 Grand Prize Jubilee Award. Register now to enjoy dramatic narratives, compelling documentaries, and an exciting speaker lineup of film professionals and cultural commentators during this three-day Christian film extravaganza!

Featured Speakers and Performing Artists

• Ray Comfort, evangelist and author of Hollywood Be Thy Name
• Geoff Botkin, veteran director and filmmaker
• Doug Phillips, president of Vision Forum
• David Rasmussen, adventurer cinematographer
• George Sarris, veteran storyteller
• And more!

Take a long weekend with your family and be encouraged by the handiwork of dedicated Christian filmmakers, or come to the 2007 SAICFF as a Christian filmmaker and network with other like-minded believers who share your passion for film. Visit www.independentchristianfilms.com for more information and to register today!

The Christian Filmmakers Academy:
Training Tomorrow’s Christian Culture Changers

On October 22-24, 2007, Vision Forum Ministries will host the third annual Christian Filmmakers Academy in beautiful downtown San Antonio, Texas. For three days each year, the academy equips filmmakers to produce movies that communicate biblical values with technical excellence and creative artistry, inspiring its students to create marketable, uncompromisingly Christian films.

At the academy, students can expect to enjoy more than sixteen hours of formal classroom instruction from seasoned industry professionals, as well as personal discussion and interaction with academy faculty and guest lecturers, and the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals engaged in independent Christian filmmaking.

Faculty

• Geoffrey Botkin, veteran director and producer
• Isaac Botkin, cinematographer and author of Outside Hollywood
• David Rasmussen, adventurer cinematographer
• Doug Phillips, president of Vision Forum Ministries

Guest Faculty

• Stephen Kendrick, co-producer of Facing the Giants
• James Finn of Panavision

Testimonials from Past SAICFF and CFA Attendees

Thank you for your hard work to bring this festival together! It was a tremendous blessing and encouragement to many people, myself included...The vision of a replacement film industry — one that glorifies God rather than the devil — is a great one, and I believe that God will bless it! —David T.

Let me thank....Vision Forum for having [the SAICFF] in San Antonio. It was very exciting to see the gathering of people with a similar desire and passion, and to see the pool of talent that God is gathering together....[M]ay God continue to bless you and guide you as we step into this new and exciting area of ministry! —Russell P.

The academy was extremely edifying, encouraging, stimulating, with an accurate balance of theological perspective and astute technological integrity. It is one of the rare Christian events that I know of where you are in the presence of sound, wise, and biblically strong Christian men who have an in-depth knowledge of the craft and what it means to be a Christian Filmmaker, with the objective, first, of engaging the culture. —Todd S.

Come to the 2007 SAICFF and CFA

Come and join other aspiring culture changers in the Alamo City for the 2007 Christian Filmmakers Academy and San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. To register to attend the Film Academy and/or Film Festival, visit www.independentchristianfilms.com.