Religious Press Release Service
New York, NY—Two Maryland faith-based groups were among seven recipients of the 2010 Odyssey Networks Production grants announced during the recent Religion Communicators Congress in Chicago. Marriage, music, compassion, youth in action were among the range of topics Odyssey Networks members offered for consideration in the annual proudction grants awards program.
The Seventh Day Adventist Church, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland received a $35,000 award for the production of 40 short form videos on marriage. Interfaith Voices of Brentwood, Md., an independent public radio show, received $10,000 for the production of 15 "compassion in the first person" interviews. The show, hosted by Maureen Fiedler and produced by Laura Kwerel, provides engaging and informative discussions on key issues of the day through the lenses of many different faith perspectives.
Other award recipients:
- The New York Board of Rabbis received $35,000 for the production of "A Piece of Bread," a one-hour documentary on peace, compassion and hunger. The program will be produced by the Emmy award-winning Diva Communications in association with the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA and Religions for Peace. Support also comes from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and other faith groups.
- First Radio Parish Church of America of Portland, Maine, under the leadership of the Rev. Peter B. Panagore, received a $24,000 award to produce 40 short form inspiration videos for its well-known program, Daily Devotions.
- Chicago Sunday Evening Club won a $45,000 award for production of six long- form programs and 30 short- form segments for their "30 Good Minutes," weekly broadcast on WTTW Channel 11. The program is syndicated in other U.S. cities and features many of America's great religious thinkers from a broad range of denominations and faith traditions. The program explores topics of faith through short meditations (sermons), documentaries, interviews and commentaries.
- The Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, which brings young people from diverse faiths together to work and serve others, received a $20,000 award for the production of a series of short video pieces profiling exceptional young leaders.
- Harran Productions Foundation was the recipient of a $10,000 award toward the production of Sounds of Faith-New York. This multifaceted work celebrates the interconnection and diversity of the sacred sounds of Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
