SONscreen Film Festival hosts its sixth festival event on Apr. 10–12. Having moved around the country for several years from California to Texas to Florida, the festival has made Simi Valley, Calif., the official home of the festival. In 2006, SONscreen was invited by Adventist Media Productions (AMP Studios) to utilize the state-of-the-art facility to hold the festival event. This partnership allows the festival to be an even more outstanding experience for those who attend and participate.

Upcoming festival activities and events include the outstanding film screenings each evening by talented Adventist/Christian filmmakers from around the nation and the global community. Workshops will cover scriptwriting, secrets of great cinematography, and the art of capturing the story through documentary filmmaking. A Sabbath afternoon panel discussion entitled "Behind the Scenes: The Gospel in the Trenches of Hollywood" will explore with a panel of Christian experts in the field what it's like to work in Hollywood ... outside of the spotlight.

"We take pride in the fact that many SONscreen alumni have gone on from our festival into other film festival arenas and won various accolades for their films, like the students of Southern Adventist University whose film, Secret of the Cave, received the Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival. Now the film has been picked up by major distribution, so the film is in national store chains like Blockbuster, Wal-Mart and Best Buy," said Stacia D. Wright, festival producer.

For more information visit www.sonscreen.com or call 866-766-3146.

George Johnson Jr., associate director of communication, Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America