Big Bucks Offered for Religious Screenplays
by AFA Journal
January 6, 2006
(AgapePress) - - First-time screenwriters whose works speak a religious message have the opportunity to get their scripts noticed by top Hollywood executives through the First Bi-Annual John Templeton Foundation Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays. The prize, co-sponsored by the Templeton Foundation and the Christian Film & Television Commission, is accompanied by a monetary award that is larger than many notable secular prizes. The prize also guarantees the winning screenwriters consideration by major studios in a way no other prize does.
According to Dr. Ted Baehr, chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission, several of the top movie studios have already agreed to take a first look at the three winning scripts. In addition to the acclaim that is attached to the award, the grand-prize winner will receive $25,000 while first and second runners-up will receive $15,000 and $10,000 respectively.
'We hope the establishment of the Kairos Prize will encourage talented young screenwriters with new ideas and a great respect for the biblical faith to move forward on that project they have in mind and to inundate Hollywood with moral, inspirational movies,' said Dr. Jack Templeton.
The purpose of the Kairos Prize is to encourage aspiring screenwriters to tell stories on film that will increase man's love for and understanding of God. The prize will be presented March 2, 2006, at the annual MovieGuide Awards Gala and Report to the Entertainment Industry.
The early entry deadline has passed. The final deadline is Friday, January 6.
This article, reprinted with permission, appeared in the January 2006 issue of AFA Journal, a monthly publication of the American Family Association.
