Los Angeles, Calif., Oct 4, 2005 / 22:00 pm
First-time screenwriters with a religious message will have a chance to get their scripts noticed by top Hollywood executives in the First John Templeton Foundation Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays.
"We hope the establishment of the Kairos Prize will encourage talented young screenwriters with new ideas and a great respect for the biblical faith to move forward on that project they have in mind, and to inundate Hollywood with moral, inspirational movies," Dr. Jack Templeton.
Disney's Dick Cook and Dreamworks' Jeffrey Katzenberg will sit on the judge’s panel.
Co-sponsored by the Templeton Foundation and the Christian Film & Television Commission(TM), the top three winners will receive prizes totaling $50,000. The grand prize is $25,000, and runner-up awards are $15,000 and $10,000 each.