Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival

Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival (TSICFF) is an annual Christian film industry film festival held in South Africa.[1] The festival is funded by Humble Pie Entertainment.[2] In 2010, the festival's inaugural year,[3] the award ceremony took place in Johannesburg, South Africa.[4] Screenings took place in five different cities across the country.[5] 18 countries submitted a total of 108 films, 12 of which were chosen as semi-finalists from which 5 became finalists.[6] Awards were presented for Best Feature Film, Best Documentary Film, and Best Short Film.[7] Greg Laurie's Lost Boy: The Next Chapter won the Best Documentary Film Award.[8] In 2011, 19 countries participated, submitting a total of 190 films.[9] Ryley Grunenwald's The Dawn of a New Day was named Best Documentary.[10]

Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival
LocationSouth Africa
Founded2010
AwardsBest Feature Film
Best Documentary Film
Best Short Film
Hosted byHumble Pie Entertainment
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://www.transformingstories.org/2011/

References
  1. "A Call for All Nations to Submit Films!". Movieguide. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  2. "Transforming Stories: Christian Film Festival". Going Places. November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  3. "Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival (TSICFF)". Vision for Africa International. September 15, 2011. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  4. "Christian Film Festival". Screen Africa. October 27, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  5. "Transforming Stories". Port Elizabeth Church Net. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  6. "Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival". National Film and Video Foundation. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  7. "Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival". The Callsheet. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  8. Eryn Sun (March 2, 2011). "Greg Laurie's 'Lost Boy: The Next Chapter' Speaking and Leading Volumes". The Christian Post. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  9. Andre Viljoen (August 24, 2011). "Global Christian film festival launched in SA aims to promote Gospel culture". Gateway News. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  10. "The Dawn of a New Day wins at TSICFF". Screen Africa. November 29, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2013.


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