About Movieguide®:
Movieguide® is a non-profit ministry dedicated to redeeming the values of the entertainment industry according to biblical principles by influencing industry executives and by helping families to make wise media choices.
            The organization was founded in 1985 by the Chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission, Ted Baehr, Ph.D. A noted critic, educator, lecturer, and media pundit, Dr. Baehr is also the publisher of the magazine Movieguide®: A Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment. Released biweekly, Movieguide® offers in-depth analyses of current movies from a biblical perspective. Not only are issues of violence, sex and profanity directly addressed, but also the moral statements and worldviews of the films it reviews. Dr. Baehr also writes a syndicated column for 29 publications nationwide.
            Movieguide® is more than just a magazine, it is also a TV show, radio show, and an Internet resource available around the world with broadcast, cablecast, and satellite-cast in more than 200 countries. The magazine and Internet versions of Movieguide® include news from the entertainment industry, insightful articles on trends and beliefs, and interviews with top filmmakers and actors such as Robert Duvall, Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Lindsay Lohan, and Steven Spielberg.

For more information, go to www.movieguide.org.

Movieguide® Awards:
            Every year around Oscar® time, CFTVC sponsors the annual Movieguide® Awards Gala, where it rewards the best family-friendly movies/TV shows and the best films for mature audiences from the previous year. This event features the $50,000 Epiphany Prizes which are awarded for the Most Inspiring Movie and Most Inspiring TV Program. These cash awards are granted by Sir John Templeton to honor programs that help people to know God and understand His love.

For more information, go to www.movieguideawards.com.

Media-wise Family:
            Over the years, Dr. Baehr has created a variety of tools designed to help families use their skills of discernment when selecting their entertainment. Books written by Dr. Baehr such as Culture-Wise Family, What Can We Watch Tonight?, and The Christian Family Guide to Movies & Video Vol. I & II are just a few examples of the tools available to families who want to become more media-conscious. These tools not only help parents to have a better understanding of the media and its influence on their lives, but also give practical ways for them to combat the negative influence of entertainment in their children's lives. So You Want To Be In Pictures is another book written by Dr. Baehr to give Christians an in-depth look at the film industry and how they can become successful in it. Other available resources include the magazine Movieguide®: A Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment and the www.movieguide.org website which offers movie reviews, featured articles, books, tapes, and family-friendly movie merchandise.

Ted Baehr:
            Dr. Baehr graduated summa cum laude in Comparative Literature from Dartmouth College, attended Cambridge University, the University of Bordeaux & Toulouse, and the University of Munich, graduated with a Jurist Doctor from New York University School of Law, and finished his theological studies at the Institute of Theology at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
            Armed with over twenty years of research, Dr. Baehr's lectures have taken him to the House of Lords of the Parliament of the U.K., the Parliament of Norway, the Bombay Communication Institute, Dartmouth College, the University of Virginia, and U.C.L.A. Dr. Baehr makes himself available to address hundreds of churches and civic groups each year.
            In 2005, he was appointed Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Christian Institute for the Study of Media, a new area of graduate academic studies currently being advanced under the auspices of the "Center for the Arts, Religion and Education (CARE)," an affiliated Center of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, California.
            Dr. Baehr has been a featured guest on Oprah, Hannity and Colmes, CNN, ABC, Fox News, MSNBC, and Entertainment Tonight. His work has been featured in such publications as Time Magazine, USA Today, L.A. Times, Washington Post, Hollywood Reporter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and U.S. News and World Report.