Epiphany Prizes honor inspirational movies & TV

MOVIEGUIDE®, a family guide to movies and entertainment, announced today (Wednesday, January 09, 2008) that the John Templeton Foundation will be sponsoring the Epiphany Prizes for Inspiring Movies & TV for the next three years, reports ASSIST News Service.

The winners of the two $50,000 prizes for 2007 will be announced at the 16th Annual Movieguide® Faith & Values Awards Gala and Report to the Entertainment Industry, to be held Feb. 12 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

“This will ensure the continuity of the Epiphany Prizes for the foreseeable future,” said Dr. Ted Baehr, founder and publisher of Movieguide®.

The Epiphany Prizes are given to the best movie and television program that leads to a great increase in man’s love and understanding of God. Past prize winners have included “Dead Man Walking,” “Amistad,” “7th Heaven,” “Touched by an Angel,” “The Prince of Egypt,” “The Passion of the Christ,” “The Nativity Story,” “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” “Love Comes Softly,” “Doc,” and “Walker, Texas Ranger.”

MOVIEGUIDE® is dedicated to “redeeming the values of the entertainment industry by influencing industry executives and by informing and equipping the public about the influence of the entertainment media.”

The core mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to serve as a philanthropic catalyst for discovery in areas engaging life’s big questions. These questions range from explorations into the laws of nature and the universe to questions on the nature of love, gratitude, forgiveness, and creativity. The Foundation seeks new insights into the spiritual nature of the individual. For example, the Foundation supports innovative new research in subjects ranging from unlocking the mysteries of spirituality in the human mind using recent advances in neurobiology to generating insights into the patterns and principles of spiritual growth during the college years.

The Foundation's vision is derived from John Templeton’s commitment to rigorous scientific research and related cutting-edge scholarship. The Foundation’s motto “how little we know, how eager to learn” exemplifies its support for open-minded inquiry and its hope for advancing human progress through breakthrough discoveries.

For more information, please visit www.movieguide.org, www.epiphanyprizes.com, or www.templeton.org.

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