Motive Marketing in Westlake Village, Calif., specializes in marketing movies to faith communities. It worked on The Passion of the Christ; The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; and The Polar Express, among other films. Paul Lauer is president. Contact 805-778-1930.

Walden Media co-produced The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. With U.S. box office receipts of $292 million, the film adaptation of the fantasy novel by Christian apologist C.S. Lewis was the second-highest-grossing film in 2005. Walden brought the sequel, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, to the screen in 2008. The company specializes in […]

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was released in 2008. The film is the second in the seven-volume “Chronicles of Narnia” book series by C.S. Lewis. One of the characters in the film, Aslan, is said to be representative of Christ.

Evan Almighty, a sequel to Bruce Almighty, stars Steve Carell; Morgan Freeman reprises his role as God. The release date was June 22, 2007.

Amazing Grace: The Story of William Wilberforce tells the story of the man who led the campaign in the early 19th century to abolish Britain’s slave trade. Directed by Michael Apted, the film premiered Feb. 23, 2007, the 200th anniversary of the vote to abolish the slave trade in Britain. Associated with the film is the Amazing Change […]

Jesus Camp is a documentary, with limited releases that began Sept. 15, 2006, about a children’s summer Bible camp. It is distributed by Magnolia Pictures, which also distributed Woman Thou Art Loosed, based on the novel by T.D. Jakes. The documentary by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady has been controversial. Some evangelicals say the film is unfair; some secular […]

Facing the Giants opened in more than 400 theaters Sept. 29, 2006. Distributed by Provident Films, a division of Sony Pictures, the film was made by Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., and stars members of the church’s staff.

Conversations With God: The Movie, based on the best-selling spiritual books by Neale Donald Walsch, was released Oct. 27, 2006. Film producer Stephen Simon co-founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle, a group of people interested in films that explore spirituality, and directed the film.

One Night with the King is a biblical epic about the life of the Jewish queen Esther that opened in 850 theaters Oct. 13, 2006. Based on the novel Hadassah: One Night with the King by charismatic minister Tommy Tenney, it stars Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif. Produced by Gener8Xion Entertainment, it was endorsed by the American Bible Society […]