Feliz7Play Wins International Award with Film Uncertainties

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The feature film Uncertainties, produced by the video platform Feliz7Play, was awarded in the category of best foreign film during this year's International Christian Visual Media Crown Awards (ICVM), held on June 23 in the United States. The ceremony took place during one of the world's largest Christian media events, hosted by the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB). ICVM was created in the 1970s to celebrate films and the work of filmmakers with the aim of encouraging and inspiring creativity by presenting examples of excellence in communicating Christian values. “[This recognition] shows that Christians from around the world have understood that films are an important means of sharing the gospel,” stresses Carlos Magalhães, manager of digital strategies at the South American Division of Seventh-day Adventists headquarters. Magalhães, who, in the late 90s, created the Advir website, is one of the creators of the Feliz7Play platform. For him, the use of audiovisual resources is one of the main modern ways to connect people to the message of the Bible, which also reinforces the role of the Adventist Church to share it in innovative ways. “This result is an achievement for the church, which appears on the scene with other big names, as a denomination that makes use of films to lead people to Christ,” he says. He also points out that Christian feature films can have several goals, such as focusing on clarifying biblical principles, inspiring behavioral and lifestyle changes, exemplifying the Christian worldview on themes such as suffering, mourning, and death, and being evangelistic. “Films can be modern parables that serve to clarify and amplify the meaning of biblical symbols, showing how the Bible remains relevant and current,” he assures.