sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation present "Spiritually Uplifting Family Films" A Panel Discussion Wednesday May 28th, 2008 7:00pm - 9:00pm      The Lodge at Santa Fe Free to all SCSFe Attendees

According to numerous sources and recent research, family films are the most reliable source of income in the entertainment industry. But what does a family film look like in the 21st century? "The Passion of The Christ" demonstrated that there is a significant, and under-served, market for Christian-friendly entertainment. But can a Christian-friendly screenplay also appeal to the mainstream commercial market? The answer to this is a resounding yes! Each year family and Christian-friendly box office grows exponentially making it the market within the entertainment industry. More and more companies are searching for projects that will resonant with the faith-based audience; an audience projected to be a whopping figure of more that 150 million people in the US alone! Find out how you can reach what is arguably the largest market in the entertainment industry. Learn how to find your audience with insightful pitching, promotional and marketing expertise. PANELISTS Dr. Ted Baehr (Moderator) Dr. Ted Baehr is the founder and publisher of Movieguide®: A Family Guide To Movies, and Chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission, as well as a noted critic, educator, lecturer, and author of many books including the title, "The Media -Wise Family". He was president of the organization that produced the CBS television version of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, boasting 37 million viewers and winning an Emmy Award and has produced hundreds of programs for PBS television. In February 2007, Dr. Baehr received the Community True Servant Award at Agape Gospel Theater and Film Awards in New York City. His life's purpose is to be used of God to redeem the values of the media while educating audiences on how to use discernment in selecting their entertainment.   Dave Alan Johnson "This is the kind of show we might get if Norman Rockwell were alive and could write scripts as well as he painted." This is what one national critic said of the work of Dave Alan Johnson. Newsweek called his work "a true dramatic gem." His projects have received enthusiastic critical acclaim from every corner of the nation and he has been honored with many awards. He is known within the Hollywood industry and beyond as someone who creates shows with honesty and humor that speak to the hearts and minds of people everywhere. A former President of Warner Bros. Television says Dave's "?prolific ability to create and write quality scripts, coupled with his show-running talent, places him among the best writer/producers in the industry." The president of another one of the world's largest media companies said, "Dave understands what the audience wants and knows how to give it to them! And working with him is always a great experience." In the nearly two decades he has worked in Hollywood, Dave has created, produced, written, and directed nearly a half billion dollars worth of entertainment. He has collaborated with some of Hollywood's top names (including teaming up with Steven Spielberg to Co-Create and Executive Produce DreamWorks premier production - the ABC hit drama, "High Incident") and has created product for virtually every major entertainment company in Hollywood such as Disney, Paramount, Sony, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks, MGM, FOX, ABC, NBC, CBS, and many others. Dave recently formed a new content and delivery media company which is developing a new television network to be delivered via Broadband.   Ken Wales Veteran filmmaker Ken Wales, Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed and award-winning CBS Television series Christy, began his drama career playing a juvenile role on a local radio show in Kokomo, Indiana. At age 14 he operated the projector at the legendary Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, where he became a serious film buff. Wales received the firs Walt Disney four-year scholarship and graduated with honours form the School of Cinema at The University of Southern California. He has acted in over 35 films and television shows. During a fifteen year partnership with director Blake Edwards, Wales produced many memorable films including The Tamarind Seed, starring Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif and The Wild Rovers, starring William Holden and Ryan O'Neal. He also served as associate producer on many feature films including Darling Lili, starring Julie Andrews and Rock Hudson, The Great Race with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, and The Party and Revenge of the Pink Panther, both starring Peter Sellers. Wales co-produced the ABC 8 hour miniseries, Emmy® nominated and Golden Globe® winner John Steinbeck's East of Eden, starring Jane Seymour, and was associate producer of the first season of Cagney and Lacey. He was Vice President of Production for Walt Disney Pictures and has served as production supervisor and consultant for many other features. Wales received an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Greenville College in Illinois and is on the faculty of his alma mater, the School of Cinema and Television at University of Southern California. Currently Ken Wales is in development and pre-production on the sequel to Chariots Of Fire titled With Wings As Eagles, the feature film from the novel Sea of Glory and Unlikely Angel, the Ashley Smith story for Lifetime Television.   Lee Wilson Lee Wilson began writing and producing after a career as a ballet dancer and an actress. Wilson made her professional debut as a ballerina at the age of 16 with a command performance for Prince Rainier and Princess Grace in the Royal Theatre in Monte Carlo. She danced soloist and ballerina roles throughout Europe and was premiere danseuse with the Bordeaux Opera Ballet. At the age of 18, she joined the Metropolitan Opera Ballet under the direction of Dame Alicia Markova. Wilson left ballet for Broadway when she joined the cast of the hit Broadway musical, Hello Dolly! For the next few years, she performed on Broadway in Here's Where I Belong, How Now Dow Jones, the Lincoln Center revival of Oklahoma!, and the original Broadway company of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Wilson came to Los Angeles with the first national company of A Chorus Line, where she filmed over one hundred television commercials and acted on shows like The Facts of Life, The Tracey Ullman Show, and The Young and the Restless. For her work in the commercial "Ballerina" for the Cleveland Trust Company, Wilson won the Communications Collaborative Award. Her Pepsi commercial, "Skywriter," is in the Smithsonian Institute and won her a Clio nomination for best actress. Wilson went back to Broadway for the record-breaking performance of A Chorus Line, and later for the musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, for which she was awarded the Gypsy Robe, whose previous recipients include Sandy Duncan and Liza Minnelli. Her first writing credit was Journey - a non-fiction travel show shot in New Mexico, for which Wilson also acted as host. Wilson wrote and produced the live-action holiday special, The Elf Who Saved Christmas, starring JoAnne Worley, which aired all over the world, including USA Network domestically. She also wrote and produced the sequel, The Elf and the Magic Key. Most recently, Wilson wrote and executive produced the television movie, The Miracle of the Cards, which aired on PAX-TV and Lifetime and won the 2002 Epiphany Prize.