Bringing Space Jam to Life
The Little Black Book interviewed our team and produced an article about our studio's work on Space Jam 2. To go behind the hand-drawn scenes of the animation blockbuster, LBB spoke with several members of the team who brought the project to life. In no particular order, we heard from head of production for Space Jam Laura Montero, lead...
Eric Løkkesmoe on a Theology of Marketing
Erik Løkkesmoe of Aspiration Ventures talks about a theology of marketing that is particularly relevant for filmmakers. I think audiences are not looking for best deals, or the newest sale, the slickest marketing, or the loudest voice, or the most radio ads. I think...
Ten Thoughts About the Christian and Entertainment
What guidelines should Christians use in chosing their entertainment and media watching habits. Dr. Mark Coppenger wrote a helpful, pastoral article outlining 10 thoughts on this topic. It's posted on the blog of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. ...
Dallas Jenkins Acceptance Speech at K-LOVE Fan Awards
Dallas Jenkins was awarded the KLOVE Fan Award for Film and TV Impact for The Chosen. This is a video of Dallas giving an inspiring and sober acceptance speech. Congrats to Dallas and his team.I had the privilege to interview Dallas while he was preparing season 2....
Stephen McCaskell’s Guide to Documentary Filmmaking
Documentary filmmaker, Stephen McCaskell has published an 8-part blog series on the process of making a documentary. McCaskell was behind the documentaries Puritan, Luther, The Church, Discipleship Explored, and a series with Tim Challies called Epic. He has a lot of...
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Rare Book Room Series with Derek Thomas
Derek Thomas lectures on the life of John Bunyan and his classic book The Pilgrim's Progress. Dr. Thomas is well known for his love of Bunyan's famous work, and he has lectured through the book numerous times in his life, including a series that you can purchase...
Season 2 Premiere of the Chosen is tonight!
The premiere of The Chosen season 2 is tonight. Click below to watch. The Chosen Season 2 Premiere Last year I interviewed Dallas while he was wrapping season 1. You can listen to the interview below.
The Undercover Revolution: How Fiction Changed Britain in the Late 1800s
Entertainment can change the culture -- this is not news, especially for those of us who are working in Christian film. What might be new to us is that the impact of entertainment was seen 150 years ago in the British publishing industry. Iain Murray has chronicled...
MMP is moving to a new podcast host
The Ministry of Motion Pictures Podcast is moving to a new podcast home with Anchor.fm. Over the next 30 days the MMPP feeds from your favorite podcast apps will be changing. If you need to reconnect return to our home page to find any new links. Find MMPPAnchor...
Tyler Smith’s Reel Redemption Doc Wins at FIIFF
The 2020 Franklin International Indie Film Festival (FIIFF) awarded Tyler Smith's documentary "Reel Redemption" as Best Faith Based Feature. Though it's not an exhaustive look at the history of Christian filmmaking, it does offer a compelling perspective of this...
Kappa Studios Christian Film Finishing Fund
Kappa Studios has launched a non-profit 501c3 Christian Film Finishing Fund to help producers complete their Christian film projects. Kappa is often requested to assist gospel-centered projects that, for a variety of reasons, stall out before they are able to finish....