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\"\"<\/a>Fox has FoxFaith<\/a> and birds have nests<\/a> \u2014 er, I mean, Sony has Provident<\/a> \u2014 and now Variety<\/a><\/i> says The Weinstein Company<\/a> is hopping aboard the \u2018contemporary Christian cinema<\/a>\u2018 bandwagon:<\/span><\/p>\n

The Weinstein Co. is getting into the Christian-film biz, forming a faith-based distribution label and inking a first-look production deal with Christian shingle Impact Entertainment.<\/p>\n

TWC will finance, co-produce and distribute the theatrical pics under the multiyear Impact deal. It also will look to pact with other production companies to help fill the slate of the as-yet-unnamed label.<\/p>\n

First two theatrical projects to go into development on the label are adaptation of books \u201cThe Penny<\/a>,\u201d by radio and TV host Joyce Meyer<\/a> and Deborah Bedford<\/a>, and \u201cThe Christmas Candle<\/a>,\u201d by Max Lucado<\/a>, a preacher whose books include \u201cCure for the Common Life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goal is eventually to release six theatrical titles per year, execs said.<\/p>\n

An unspecified number of DVD projects will also be released through TWC homevid arm Genius Products.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a rapidly emerging and important area in the entertainment industry, and this deal fits perfectly into our strategy of acquiring and producing films that target niche audiences,\u201d said TWC\u2019s Bob Weinstein. . . .<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Penny,\u201d set to be published next year, follows the adventures of a girl in 1950s St. Louis who finds hope after discovering a penny, all set against the backdrop of the Civil Rights movement.<\/p>\n

Novel \u201cThe Christmas Candle,\u201d released in October, is a holiday tale set in 19th century England about a candlemaker who receives a visit from an angel.<\/p>\n

First homevid release will be \u201cResurrection\u201d this spring. Pic, based on a Lucado book, is described as \u201cpicking up where \u2018The Passion<\/a>\u2018 left off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the Genius titles will be movies that have already been produced and released on Christian homevid labels.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No kidding, re: that last bit. I assume that Resurrection<\/i> will be a re-issue of this video<\/a> from 1999, and not a re-make.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Mark Moring<\/a> and Jeffrey Overstreet<\/a> chime in.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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