HOSFU Vlog, Weekly Update (Jan 31 – Feb 6)

HOSFU Vlog, Weekly Update for the week of January 31st, through February 6th.

Click on any of the links below to learn more about the topics discussed in this weeks Vlog:

Actor, writer, minister, and HOSFU Friend Demond Wilson (Lamont from Sanford and Son) stars in a new film FAITH TIES

$10,000 Raw Talent Screenplay Contest – FREE to enter!

HOSFU Short Film Contest

Featured Actor Spot this link will show you what it looks like. (Email info@hosfu.com if you’d like to be featured.)

THE MYSTERIOUS ISLANDS Featured Film Spot, including review, photo gallery and behind the scenes with Jon Erwin.

Independent Filmmaking in Focus Newsletter.  Sign up here, it’s free!

God bless all!  See you next week!

In His Majesty’s service,

Eric S. Highland
CEO, HOSFU LC

$10,000 RAW TALENT Screenplay Contest is OPEN FOR ENTRIES! Free To Enter!

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It’s official folks, the entry form for the $10,000 RAW TALENT Screenplay Contest is LIVE!  Entering the contest is FREE!

Get your entries in!  We’ve hardly publicized the new entry form and people have already been finding it submitting their screenplay entries!

Trost Moving Pictures in association with HOSFU LC is inviting you to enter your feature length screenplay for a chance to receive the Grand Prize of $10,000 and an all expenses paid trip to the 2010 Gideon Media Arts Conference & Film Festival.

To access the entry form and read the complete rules and regulations, go to this link:  RAW TALENT CONTEST

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Christian Filmmaker Forced To Make Gay And Lesbian Films

If the above headline were true, would it outrage you for having lost your freedom of speech?

We all remember the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) membership controversy with numerous lawsuits attempting to force BSA to put avowed homosexuals into leadership roles against their Scout Oath, Law and Values. While the state and federal courts have continued to uphold their rights, BSA continues to spend large sums of money to defend themselves in court.

Not only has the country’s largest private youth organization continued to be pulled into battle, but eHarmony was added to the mix. Constant lawsuits forced the dating giant to succumb to pressure and create the site “Compatible Partners” for the gay and lesbian community. Once the foothold was in place, eHarmony found itself in more legal battles until their settlement last week causing them to merge subscribers of their gay and lesbian site with their Jewish, black, Christian, and senior sites. … Continue Reading

Christian Film Database (CFDb)

The Christian Film Database is an online list of Christian movies, along the lines of the secular Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

Rather than selling films, the Christian Film Database offers a service to visitors: CFDb helps people to find the Christian movies they’re looking for. In addition to browsing through films alphabetically, visitors are also able to search for movies in Blu-ray or VHS.

A non-denominational database safe for all ages, the Christian Film Database features lists of Christian films currently in theaters and movies that will be coming out soon. Christian film trailers … Continue Reading

Casting Announcement: Claud in A CHRISTMAS SNOW From Trost Moving Pictures

Many of you have been closely following the casting process for A Christmas Snow, to be filmed next month in Tulsa by Trost Moving Pictures.

We are pleased to announce that the role of Claud has been cast! You may recognize him because he auditioned on Facebook during our online casting call!

Check out the video below for the casting announcement from HOSFU’s Eric Highland: