San Antonio, Texas — October 24, 2006 — More than seven hundred participants representing states from New York to Washington and foreign countries from Scotland to Switzerland were on hand for the presentation of the Jubilee Awards during closing ceremonies at the third annual San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival, held at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in downtown San Antonio this last weekend. “Our goal with the Jubilee Awards is to reward the work of Christian filmmakers who have artfully communicated a Christian worldview through their film production,” explained Doug Phillips, founder of the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival....
The San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival is pleased to welcome the Jim Bob Duggar Family as featured speakers as part of its third annual Film Festival to be held in the Alamo City on October 19-21. The Duggars, stars of the Discovery Health Channel’s number one hit-special, “Raising 16 Children,” will give a behind-the-scenes look at their popular television documentary sensation as part of the three-day event to be held at the Gonzalez Convention Center in downtown San Antonio. “One of the most remarkable events on cable television took place recently when hundreds of thousands of viewers watched as...
Stephen Kendrick, the co-writer and producer of Facing the Giants, will tell the behind-the-scenes story of his highly successful independent film as part of the Third Annual San Independent Christian Film Festival to be held in the Alamo City on October 19-21. This will mark Kendrick’s first festival appearance since Facing the Giants opened in theatres nationwide two weekends ago. “We are pleased to have Stephen share the story of Facing the Giants at our festival,” remarked Doug Phillips, president of Vision Forum Ministries and founder of the San Independent Christian Film Festival. “This is a true David-and-Goliath story and...