HOLLYWOOD, CA (ANS) -- American Life Network (ALN), one of the largest Cable TV networks catering to family audiences in the United States, will telecast the 18th Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala and Report to the Entertainment Industry Sunday, July 11, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time (6 p.m. Pacific).

Dan Wooding interviews actress Jane Seymour at this year's gala (Photo: Norma Wooding)

The awards show, also known as the Crystal Teddy Bear Awards and the Christian Oscars, will name the Best Family Movie of 2009 and the $200,000 Epiphany Prizes for the Most Inspiring Movie and Most Inspiring TV Program of 2009.

According to a Movieguide® news release, actress Jane Seymour of the popular 1990s TV series DR. QUINN, MEDICINE WOMAN will present the Epiphany Prize for Most Inspiring Movie.

The $200,000 Epiphany Prizes are supported by the John Templeton Foundation, which also supports the $50,000 Kairos Prizes for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays by First-Time or Beginning Screenwriters, which also will be presented.

Awards for the Most Inspiring Movie and Television Performances of 2009 and for the best movie and television program promoting positive American values also will be presented, along with special Crystal Teddy Bear and Papa Bear Awards for the 10 Best 2009 Family Movies and 10 Best 2009 Movies for Mature Audiences.

The Awards Gala is hosted by Kyle Massey of The Disney Channel’s COREY IN THE HOUSE and THAT’S SO RAVEN and his brother, Christopher, of Disney’s ZOEY 101.
 

Dan Wooding interviews Ted Baehr while his son, Peter Wooding, films it (Photo: Norma Wooding)

Also, Dr. Ted Baehr, chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission, will briefly share highlights of the past year in movies and entertainment to the audience.

ALN has nearly 13 million cable subscribers and appears on the Time Warner Cable system and other outlets, as well as on satellite. It is dedicated to serving the Baby Boomer generation and their families.

The John Templeton Foundation (www.templeton.org) serves as a philanthropic catalyst for research relating to what scientists and philosophers call the Big Questions. It supports work at the world's top universities in such fields as theoretical physics, cosmology, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and social science relating to love, forgiveness, creativity, purpose, and the nature and origin of religious belief. It also seeks to stimulate new thinking about wealth creation in the developing world, character education in schools and universities, and programs for cultivating the talents of gifted children.

Dr. Baehr is chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission® (CFTVC) ministry and its family guide to movies, Movieguide® (www.movieguide.org). CFTVC and Movieguide® are an international non-profit ministry dedicated to “redeeming the values of the entertainment industry by influencing industry executives and by informing and equipping the public about the influence of the entertainment media.”

For further information contact: Tom Snyder
805-383-2000, ext. 303
tom@movieguide.org or visit www.movieguide.org

For an interview with Dr. Ted Baehr, please contact Evy at 1-888-248-6689 or evelyn@movieguide.org.

Dan Wooding, 69, is an award winning British journalist now living in Southern California with his wife Norma, to whom he has been married for 46 years. He is the founder and international director of ASSIST (Aid to Special Saints in Strategic Times) and the ASSIST News Service (ANS). He was, for ten years, a commentator, on the UPI Radio Network in Washington, DC., and now hosts the weekly “Front Page Radio” show on KWVE in Southern California and which is also carried on the Calvary Radio Network throughout the United States. The program is also aired in Great Britain on Calvary Chapel Radio UK. Wooding also a regular contributor to The Weekend Stand on the Crawford Broadcasting Network, and a host for His Channel Live, which is carried via the Internet to some 192 countries. He is the author of some 44 books. Two of the latest include his autobiography, “From Tabloid to Truth”, which is published by Theatron Books. To order a copy, press this link. Wooding, who was born in Nigeria of British missionary parents, has also recently released his first novel “Red Dagger” which is available here