Wired4Film Goes LIVE

RALEIGH, NC – Ushering in a new age of faith-based film news and commentary, Wired4Film.com launches today, pulling together hundreds of news bits  from all over into one convenient location.

“It’s like Hollywood Reporter meets Facebook meets Passion of the Christ,” says Editor-in-Chief, S. David Acuff, “only different!”

And he’s only joking a little.  Though the site launches with only the Newswire service in place, the ABOUT US page specs out plans for the site to develop its Social Networking as well; to fill a growing void in Christian filmmaking, to both report the news and to connect an increasing community of artisans.

“With dozens of film and TV projects in the works,” Acuff explains, “it seems a shame that we only hear about 2 or 3 of the biggies.”

Make sure to visit the ARCHIVES early on which detail all the articles by Month and day providing an index for the site.  Also, are you in the middle of a project yourself? From development to Premieres and film debuts, we want to hear about it, so drop us a line using our CONTACT PAGE.

S. David Acuff is an award-winning Writer-Director-Editor in North Carolina with over 15 years of film and video production experience.  He says the idea for the website came in 2000 while attending film school at Regent University’s Graduate program.  It was there he discovered so many more Christians with a call to the Film Industry, but no forum to keep them all networked and talking after graduation.

“It’s imperative that we keep the dialogue lines open as we move forward together to take an active part in this industry.  Because it’s time to stop boycotting and counting swear words in Hollywood films and roll up our sleeves, get in there and become the change we’ve been crying about for years,” Acuff says.

Welcome to Wired4Film.com!   Let’s Make a Movie!

Paramount Church Starts Christian Film Series

(DEC 18, 2008) A Palm Beach Daily News article by Michele Dargan about recent innovation in the historic, landmark Paramount Theater Building in Palm Beach, FL.  The article is available to be read in its entirety HERE.

(EXCERPT)  Seven years ago, someone approached the Rev. Dwight Stevens with the idea of screening classic movies in the historic, landmark Paramount Theatre building, now home to The Paramount Church.

The program took off from the beginning: full house at the first show and standing-room-only crowds at subsequent films.  This year, Stevens experienced a bit of déjà vu when he received a suggestion to start a Christian film series, in addition to the classic series.

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168 Hour Film Project at Sundance

(DEC 09, 2008) A ChristianFilmmakers.org article by Nathaniel Bluedorn who posts a letter by Doug Folsom who is a Pastor/Filmmaker in Park City, Utah.  The full letter can be read HERE.

(EXCERPT)  I’ve been involved with 168 Hour Film Project in LA each year as an actor and/or producer. I originally felt called to Hollywood in 2000 to combine my two loves of pastoring and filmmaking. The 168 has provided me the opportunity to make films while I’ve made a living as a pastor.

2008 was a year of change. After years of being single, I got married in July to my beautiful wife, Renee. I was offered the position of head pastor at St. John’s Anglican Church in Park City, Utah.  Park City is known for two things: the best skiing in the world and The Sundance Film Festival. I agreed to take the position and the church agreed to be supportive of my filmmaking and outreach activities, especially during Sundance.

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