The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress announces the premiere of the Catholic Hollywood Film Showcase on the evenings of March 2 and 3. For the first time at the L.A. Congress, films and documentaries from the Hollywood Catholic community will be shown during this annual gathering of over 30,000 Catholics from around the world.
The Film Showcase will screen films and documentaries from Catholic production companies from Hollywood. Seven companies have submitted films to be shown: Pluma Productions, Loyola Productions, Family Theater Productions, Paulist Productions, Mud Puddle Films, Hope Media Productions and the San Damiano Foundation. An animated short entitled, The Very First Noel, will also be shown. A special feature will be a short film that screened in Cologne at the 2005 World Youth Day, Inigo Film Festival which was the inspiration for this showcase.
There is a large Catholic film community in Hollywood that influences and produces religious, spiritual, and social justice themed videos, documentaries, and films. This is a little known community that is growing in impact and influence. Catholic networking and prayer organizations include Catholics in Media Associates, Open Call, and the Catholic Communicators of Southern California.
The Showcase is on March 2 and 3rd, from 8-10:30PM, in Anaheim Hilton Hotel’s Pacific Room A. Producers and directors of the films will be on hand after the screening to answer questions and discuss their work.
The producers for this Showcase are Fr. Ron Schmidt, S.J. and John Flaherty
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