2014 Arts & Faith Ecumenical Jury Awards–Winners To Be Announced December 22
The Arts & Faith Ecumenical Jury is made up of film critics and cinephiles who wish to recognize and celebrate films that use the medium to explore themes of religion, faith, or spirituality. We particularly seek to enlarge or expand the perception of what is meant by either labeling a film a “Christian” film or suggesting that it should be of interest to Christian audiences. The jury seeks to recognize quality films (regardless of genre) that have challenged, moved, enlightened, or entertained us and to draw the attention of Christian audiences to films it thinks have the potential to do the same for them.
Update: This jury is not affiliated with Interfilm/SIGNIS
The jury welcomes nominations from interested readers, even if they are not on the jury. The jury will vote on all nominations during the third week of December and the films receiving the most votes will be announced on December 22.
Until last year, Christianity Today Movies and TV posted a “Most Redemptive” list of films in conjunction with its collation of its critics’ choices. Although these jury awards seek to do some of the same work as that (now defunct) list, and although I contribute reviews to Christianity Today from time to time, the Ecumenical Jury is not officially affiliated with Christianity Today.
The Arts & Faith forum is affiliated with Image Journal.
The current jury members are:
- Wade Bearden (Christ and Pop Culture)
- Evan Cogswell (Catholic Cinephile)
- Steven D. Greydanus (Decent Films, National Catholic Register)
- Christian Hamaker (Crosswalk)
- Josh Hamm (Profound Distractions)
- Gareth Higgins (Sojourners; Cinematic States)
- Mike Leary (Filmwell)
- Joel Mayward (The Mayward Blog)
- Brett McCracken (Christianity Today; The Search)
- Kenneth R. Morefield (1More Film Blog, Christianity Today)
- Mark Moring (Christianity Today)
- Alissa Wilkinson (Christianity Today)
Edit:
I will update the list of nominated (here or elsewhere) periodically: The jury will vote on nominations the week of December 15, with winners to be announced December 22.
Nominations thus far (from Arts & Faith board):
The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
1,000 Times Good Night
The Babadook
Bears
Begin Again
Beginning with the End
Believe Me
Big Hero 6
Blue Ruin
Calvary
Camille Claudel 1915
Chef
Clouds of Sils Maria
The Congress
Deliver Us From Evil
Field of Dogs
The Fool
Force Majeure
Fury
Gimme Shelter
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
The Good Lie
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
The Homesman
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part I
Ida
The Immigrant
The Internet’s Own Boy
Interstellar
Journey to the West (Tsai-Ming Liang)
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Last of the Unjust
The Lego Movie
Life Itself
Listen Up Phillip
Leviathan
Locke
The Lunchbox
Mister Turner
A Most Violent Year
Noah
Norte: The End of History
One Chance
Only Lovers Left Alive
The Overnighters
Particle Fever
Private Violence
The Railway Man
St. Vincent
La Sapienza
Selma
Siddharth
Snowpiercer
Stations of the Cross
The Strange Little Cat
Tales of Princess Kaguya
The Sublime and Beautiful
Two Days, One Night
Unbroken
Under the Skin
Violent
The Wind Rises
When The Game Stands Tall
Winter Sleep