Faith Film Festival
| Faith Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Lorena Jorge |
| Country of origin |
 United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NET |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original run | Feb 1, 2009 – present |
| External links | |
| [Faith Film Festival Website] | |
Faith Film Festival is a motion picture television program on New Evangelization Television. The show features films that are about hope, saving the environment, and faith.
During the first season filmmakers from all over the world submitted almost 70 films. 20 where then picked to be featured on the show. The host of the show Lorena Jorge has a passion for film, and it shows as she introduces the films on the show.[1]
The first season featured 8 episodes, and at the end of the season the top 10 films where selected by the judges. The top 10 movies were showcased on the website so that the viewers could vote on them. The winner of the first season was the film “Forgiven” directed by Hans Hernke, the film is a reminder that Jesus died for everyone’s sins.[2] This film won the Golden Lighthouse awards with a total of 331 votes. The festival features 4 awards and has 3 different cash prizes. The 3 awards selected by voters are the Golden Lighthouse Award, the Silver lighthouse Award and the Bronze Lighthouse Award. There was also another award selected by the judges called the Lighthouse lens Award for best cinematography.
For the second season Faith Film Festival expanded to a 12 episode season to have more room to showcase the amount of film that come in.