I have been working on
networking via the social networks, but now it's time to grow
my network face to face. I've joined ICVM (International Christian Visual
Media) who will be having their yearly conference here in Orlando Fl. The
Catalyst Conference will be here July 2012. Membership is $99 for individuals
and $199 for organizations.
“ "ICVM's Annual Catalyst Conference "is a
place where those committed to ministry in video and film can meet others with
the same goal for mutual encouragement, learning, and fellowship."
- The late Ken Curtis, Former President - Vision Video,
Worcester, PA
"In
my many years of involvement with ICVM, I've found the organization to be
committed to two things: terrific filmmaking and communicating Christian
ideals."
- David Balsiger - Balsiger Enterprises/Grizzly Adams
Productions
"ICVM
has "a well established annual conference. If you are looking for
international talent, crew, distribution, or just to make contacts on an
international level, this conference is for you."
-
Eric
Highland, Albuquerque, NM ”
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From www.icvm.com
Eric Highland is
already part of my network and it will be nice to meet him face to face. And I am very excited
about the speakers who will be coming to the conference. One of
those people is Phil Vischer, the creator of the Veggie Tales. My kids, well at least my
daughter, still love to watch them, Also Anna Graham
Lotz, daughter
of Reverend Billy Graham.
Despite the cost of the
conference, I totally believe it to be worth it. You can’t get anywhere in life
without investing in your future. Members pay $395 for early registration and
$495 after May 31, Non-members $495 early and $595 after May 31, and College
Students are $275 early and $345 after May 31. I guess I lucked out because I’m
still in school working on my Masters.
The ICVM follows right along with what my company, Holy
Ghost Productions, stands for "Communicating Christ
To The World Through Visual Media".
Mine is through film, but maybe it should be visual
media, I’ll think about it. I also agree with the mission statement.
“ "To be a supportive Christian community for those
involved in the production and distribution of visual media; encouraging and
networking to communicate Christ to the world."
ICVM is an organization that started with the advent of the
Christian film industry. Churches used to rent 16mm film prints of the
latest evangelistic movies and have big 'outreach' movie nights for the
community. Many companies formed to meet the demand of more and better
quality dramatic movies with a spiritual emphasis. As the eighties became
the nineties, there was a shift in the market as fewer churches turned to this
form of outreach in favor of small group Bible studies and more teaching
oriented programming. Children's videos started to proliferate as more
and more parents became frustrated with what was coming out of Hollywood.
Today ICVM is a consortium of producers and distributors trying to make
a difference in the world through visual media. The group includes
organizations as large as World Wide Pictures, (Billy Graham film division) to
tiny missions oriented video producers, independent writers, directors, actors
and even individuals who are simply interested in Christian films.
Whatever your niche, we encourage you to prayerfully
consider joining this group who will encourage you to fulfill God's call for
your life. ” From www.icvm.com
I
look forward to July 10, 2012 and day one of the conference, building my
network in the Christian film industry can only help. I have a lot of projects
coming in, and having a larger network to pull from will be such a blessing.
