SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — November 15, 2004 — More than seven hundred participants representing states from Oregon to Florida and foreign countries including England and Scotland were on hand for the presentation of the Jubilee Awards during closing ceremonies at the first annual San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival, held at the Gonzalez Convention Center in downtown San Antonio this last weekend. “Hollywood is at war with Christianity and the American family,” said Doug Phillips, founder of the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. “Our goal this week, however, was not to curse the darkness, but to light a candle...
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — November 9, 2004 — Vision Forum Ministries will host a press conference on November 12 at 11:30am CST to discuss the groundbreaking vision of the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival and Jubilee Awards. The press conference will be held in Room 103 of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, during the film festival’s inaugural event, which will take place on November 11-13 in the Alamo City. “Our concerns with Hollywood transcend genre and category. They point to a systemic disrespect for Christianity and the values Christianity teaches,” explained Doug Phillips, President of Vision Forum Ministries....
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — November 8, 2004 — Vision Forum Ministries is pleased to receive Texas Governor Rick Perry’s endorsement of the first ever San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival and Jubilee Awards to be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in downtown San Antonio on November 11-13. “Faith plays a central role in the lives of many Texans, giving meaning and providing the strength needed to meet the challenges of a new day,” noted Governor Perry. “The [San Antonio Independent Christian Film] Festival serves as an affirmation of faith and reinforces the role of film as an...
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — November 4, 2004 — Vision Forum Ministries is pursuing a bold course at their upcoming San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival by singling out and showcasing the work of young filmmakers. The Film Festival and Jubilee Awards, which will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in downtown San Antonio on November 11-13, will feature a special “Young Filmmaker’s Track” where the work of children, some as young as eight and eleven years old, will be shown. “We are pleased to be a part of several firsts: San Antonio’s first Christian Film Festival and...