2024-05-09T11:18:59-04:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 522448175 168 HOUR FILM PROJECT 168H 8185578507 151 HIGHWAY 74 S UNIT 2731 PEACHTREE CITY GA 30269 JOHN D WARE CHAIRMAN 8185578507 2024-04-26 JOHN WARE 999009999 false 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X WWW.168FILM.COM X X 106756 X 86320 20436 106756 56124 10763 6850 3206 44014 120957 -14201 21465 7264 X 21465 10712 21465 10712 3448 21465 7264 X A FAITH-BASED, WORLDWIDE FILMMAKING AND WRITING COMPETITION WHAT IS 168 FILM: 168 FILM IS A FAITH-BASED ARTIST INCUBATOR, WHICH INCLUDES WORLDWIDE FILMMAKING AND WRITING COMPETITIONS. WE ASSIST EMERGING ARTISTS BY CHALLENGING AND EQUIPPING THEM VOCATIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. THEY WILL ONE DAY MAKE GREAT, LIFE-AFFIRMING ART FOR THE WORLD TO ENJOY. WE TURBOCHARGE OUR COMMUNITY, CHALLENGING THEM TO EXCEL. WE HAVE ENCOURAGED FILMMAKERS SINCE 2003. WE HAVE MADE THEM BETTER ARTISTS BY GIVING THEM GOOD OPPORTUNITIES AND EXCITING REWARDS. WE GIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ARTISTS WHO CAN'T AFFORD ENTRY FEES, IN PLACES LIKE NIGERIA AND ETHIOPIA. AFTER OVER 1,300 BIBLE-BASED FILMS IN 20 YEARS, WE ARE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE FOR HOLLYWOOD AND ULTIMATELY, THE WORLD. WE WANT TO CHALLENGE THE EXISTING PERCEPTION OF FAITH-BASED ART AND TO ACT AS A BEACON FOR WEARY CHRISTIANS AND TO DRAW OTHERS TO THE TRUTH. THE PACE AND DIFFICULTY OF OUR SPEED FILMMAKING COMPETITION SHAPES PEOPLE QUICKLY, DRIVING THEM TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORD OF GOD AND TOWARD MASTERY OF THEIR CRAFT. THE 168 MISSION IS: TO ILLUMINATE THE WORD OF GOD THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF FILM AND TO ASSIST EMERGING ARTISTS BY EQUIPPING THEM PROFESSIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. THE NEED FOR THE 168 MISSION AND ETHOS HAS NEVER BEEN GREATER. JUST TURN ON THE TV AND YOU WILL SEE WHY WE ARE NEEDED. WE MUST CONTINUE TO TRAIN UP AN ARMY OF FAITHFUL ARTISTS TO PUSH BACK AND TO CREATE GODLY ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROGRAMMING FOISTED UPON OUR CHILDREN. SPONSORED BY ADVENT MEDIA, INC., HOLLYLAND AND CT CANTINA, THE 20TH ANNUAL 168 FILM FESTIVAL MARKED OUR 2ND YEAR IN THE ATLANTA AREA. STATISTICAL GROWTH WAS EXCELLENT. FILMMAKER ENTRIES INCREASED BY 50% OVER 2022 FROM 40 TO 60 ENTRIES AND 168 FILM FESTIVAL ATTENDANCE GREW SIMILARLY FROM ABOUT 300 TO 500. OUR STAFF MANAGED TO CREATE AN AMAZING FESTIVAL, COMPLETE WITH WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT FROM CLEAN STAND-UP COMEDIAN AND MASTER JUGGLER, RON PEARSON, OF WHOM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES WROTE, "I LAUGHED SO HARD MY JAWS ACHED." THERE WAS A SPECTACULAR AFTERPARTY, WHICH BOASTED TWO ANTIQUE CARS FROM THE 1940S AND DELICIOUS FOOD FROM OUR SPONSOR CT TAQUERIA. TEN OF THE "168" FINALIST SHORT FILMS WERE INVITED FOR A LOOK BY POWERHOUSE ANGEL STUDIOS (THE CHOSEN AND THE SOUND OF FREEDOM). 2023 SAW MORE EXCELLENT "SPEED-MUSICALS." IN FACT, THE "BEST FILM RUNNER- UP" AWARD WENT TO LIFELESS: A MUSICAL ZOMEDY," PRODUCED BY REPEATING ARTISTS, DARREN COGAN, CHRISTOPHER SHAWN SHAW, SUSAN SHEARER, GARY VOELKER, AND AARON FULLAN. THIS FILM TOOK HOME THE BULK OF THE AWARDS WINNING IN EIGHT CATEGORIES, INCLUDING BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, BEST SCREENPLAY - COMEDY, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, BEST COMEDY AND AN "EXCLAMATION AWARD" FOR ACTING TO SNL COMEDIENNE, VICTORIA JACKSON. IN 2023, WE ADDED THE PROOF OF CONCEPT CATEGORY TO CHALLENGE OUR FILMMAKERS, AS MANY PONDER THEIR NEXT CAREER STEPS; FEATURE LENGTH FILM AND TELEVISION. WE HAD A GOOD MIX OF TALENT FROM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAMERA, INCLUDING ERIC ROBERTS (THE DARK KNIGHT), TONY LO BIANCO (THE FRENCH CONNECTION) AND BEST ACTOR, MILES ANDERSON (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, LA LA LAND). FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA NATIVE AND NEW FILMMAKER, LAUREN SHELFO PRODUCED A GREAT FIRST FILM CALLED FAMILY THERAPY. IT GOT 5 AWARDS INCLUDING, SCRIPTURAL INTEGRATION, EVANGELISTA, BEST ACTRESS AND BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT 2024 WILL BRING. MANAGEMENT: THE 168 BOARD JOHN DAVID WARE IS A WRITER-DIRECTOR-PRODUCER, WHOSE CREDITS INCLUDE DIRECTING THE FEATURE FILM "UNBRIDLED," STARRING ERIC ROBERTS (THE DARK KNIGHT) AND TC STALLINGS (WAR ROOM) AND PRODUCING THE FEATURE FILM "FINAL FREQUENCY," STARRING CHARLES SHAUGHNESSY (THE NANNY) RICHARD BURGI (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES) AND LOU FERRIGNO JR. (SWAT). HE HAS WRITTEN FEATURE-LENGTH SPEC SCREENPLAYS AND HE IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING AN ORIGINAL TV SERIES BASED ON THE SHORT FILMS OF THE 168 FILM PROJECT. HE IS THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF 168 FILM, WHICH HE HAS LED SINCE 2002. 168 HAS HELPED PROPEL THE LIVES AND CAREERS OF THOUSANDS OF ARTISTS ALL OVER THE WORLD BY TEACHING THEM TO FOCUS ON EXCELLENCE OF CRAFT AND ON GOD'S WORD. ORIGINALLY FROM COLUMBUS OHIO, JOHN WENT TO FILM SCHOOL AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED WITH HONORS. HE HAS EXCELLENT SKILLS IN THE TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL ARENAS AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF PRODUCTION AND POST. BRIAN BIRD BRIAN IS A VETERAN WRITER AND PRODUCER AND A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE 168 FILM BOARD. HE IS CO-CREATOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF HALLMARK'S 1 CABLE SERIES, NOW IN ITS 11TH SEASON, WHEN CALLS THE HEART. HE IS THE WRITER/PRODUCER OF THE LEE STROBEL STORY, THE CASE FOR CHRIST AND PARAMOUNT PICTURES CAPTIVE. BRIAN'S 40-YEAR CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD INCLUDES: WRITING AND PRODUCING NOT EASILY BROKEN, ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEL BY T.D. JAKES FOR SONY/SCREEN GEMS (2009); ALOHA WITH LOVE (2022), THE ENGAGEMENT PLOT (2022), THE HAPPY CAMPER (2023) AND JUST JAKE (2023) FOR UPTV, I'M GLAD IT'S CHRISTMAS (2022) FOR GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY CHANNEL, SAVING SARAH CAIN (2008) AND THE LAST SIN EATER (20TH CENTURY FOX 2007), CALL ME CLAUS (2003) FOR SONY, AND BOPHA (1993) FOR PARAMOUNT, ALONG WITH 400 EPISODES OF TV, INCLUDING: WHEN HOPE CALLS, MYSTIC, TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, STEP BY STEP AND EVENING SHADE. STEVE PUFFENBERGER STEVE HAS PRODUCED HUNDREDS OF INDUSTRIALS OVER A 40-YEAR CAREER, "EVERYTHING FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TRAINING TO FUNDRAISING FOR CHURCH." IN 1982 STEVE FOUNDED ADVENT MEDIA, INC., WHICH SPECIALIZES IN FILMMAKING, WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, AND LIVE-PRESENTATION CONTENT AND TRAINING. NOW JOINED BY HIS SON DAVID, THEY CONTINUE SUPPORTING CLIENTS WHILE PURSUING SECOND ADVENT PICTURES, A DIVISION FOR CREATING GOSPEL-CENTERED ORIGINAL CONTENT. STEVE HAS PARTICIPATED IN FIVE 168 FILMS SINCE 2008, PRODUCING TWO SIGNATURE FILMS, EDITING A THIRD, AND WINNING BEST UNLIMITED DOCUMENTARY AND EVANGELISTA IN 2011 FOR "THE MAIN THING,- AND BEST DOCUMENTARY IN 2012 FOR "CHANGED ON THE INSIDE." STEVE LIVES IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. YVETTE SAMS YVETTE SAMS IS AN AWARD-WINNING WRITER/DIRECTOR. SHE WROTE HER FIRST TV FILM, A ROYAL SURPRISE FOR BET (SHOT IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA). SHE IS ACTIVE IN THE 168 FILM PROJECT IN WRITING/PRODUCING/DIRECTING AND IN JUDGING AND MENTORING NEW SCREENWRITERS AND FILMMAKERS. SHE HAS BEEN A WRITER AND PUBLICIST IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. PRIOR TO HER WORK IN HOLLYWOOD, SHE WAS A BUSINESS OWNER AND WORKED AS AN ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE IN TV, RADIO AND PRINT. SHE SERVED AS MANAGING EDITOR FOR PRIME PLUS MAGAZINE AND AUTHORED "THE HELICOPTER PARENTS GUIDE TO SURVIVING SENIOR YEAR," TO HELP PARENTS NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE ENTRY PROCESS. SHE GRADUATED SUMMA CUM LAUDE FROM CALIFORNIA STATE NORTHRIDGE WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CINEMA TELEVISION ARTS WITH AN EMPHASIS IN SCREENWRITING. SHE CURRENTLY RESIDES IN BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. 92125 92125 JOHN D WARE CHAIRMAN 60.00 56000 BRIAN BIRD SECRETARY 0.50 0 YVETTE SAMS TREASURER 1.00 0 STEVE PUFEINBERGER DIRECTOR 4.00 0 false false false false false false false false false FL JOHN D WARE 1822 HENDERSON ROAD STE 20001 COLUMBUS OH 43220 8185578507 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 35590 34327 54581 51553 86320 262371 58098 20436 78534 35590 34327 54581 109651 106756 340905 340905 35590 34327 54581 109651 106756 340905 1.00000 0.68290 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 2,700 OFFICE 864 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 661 TRAVEL 2,931 INTEREST 59 INSURANCE 2,611 168 FESTIVAL 15,758 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 18,430 TOTAL 44,014 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 0 3,448 FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 WHAT IS 168 FILM: 168 FILM IS A FAITH-BASED ARTIST INCUBATOR, WHICH INCLUDES WORLDWIDE FILMMAKING AND WRITING COMPETITIONS. WE ASSIST EMERGING ARTISTS BY CHALLENGING AND EQUIPPING THEM VOCATIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. THEY WILL ONE DAY MAKE GREAT, LIFE-AFFIRMING ART FOR THE WORLD TO ENJOY. WE TURBOCHARGE OUR COMMUNITY, CHALLENGING THEM TO EXCEL. WE HAVE ENCOURAGED FILMMAKERS SINCE 2003. WE HAVE MADE THEM BETTER ARTISTS BY GIVING THEM GOOD OPPORTUNITIES AND EXCITING REWARDS. WE GIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ARTISTS WHO CAN'T AFFORD ENTRY FEES, IN PLACES LIKE NIGERIA AND ETHIOPIA. AFTER OVER 1,300 BIBLE-BASED FILMS IN 20 YEARS, WE ARE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE FOR HOLLYWOOD AND ULTIMATELY, THE WORLD. WE WANT TO CHALLENGE THE EXISTING PERCEPTION OF FAITH-BASED ART AND TO ACT AS A BEACON FOR WEARY CHRISTIANS AND TO DRAW OTHERS TO THE TRUTH. THE PACE AND DIFFICULTY OF OUR SPEED FILMMAKING COMPETITION SHAPES PEOPLE QUICKLY, DRIVING THEM TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORD OF GOD AND TOWARD MASTERY OF THEIR CRAFT. THE 168 MISSION IS: TO ILLUMINATE THE WORD OF GOD THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF FILM AND TO ASSIST EMERGING ARTISTS BY EQUIPPING THEM PROFESSIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. THE NEED FOR THE 168 MISSION AND ETHOS HAS NEVER BEEN GREATER. JUST TURN ON THE TV AND YOU WILL SEE WHY WE ARE NEEDED. WE MUST CONTINUE TO TRAIN UP AN ARMY OF FAITHFUL ARTISTS TO PUSH BACK AND TO CREATE GODLY ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROGRAMMING FOISTED UPON OUR CHILDREN. SPONSORED BY ADVENT MEDIA, INC., HOLLYLAND AND CT CANTINA, THE 20TH ANNUAL 168 FILM FESTIVAL MARKED OUR 2ND YEAR IN THE ATLANTA AREA. STATISTICAL GROWTH WAS EXCELLENT. FILMMAKER ENTRIES INCREASED BY 50% OVER 2022 FROM 40 TO 60 ENTRIES AND 168 FILM FESTIVAL ATTENDANCE GREW SIMILARLY FROM ABOUT 300 TO 500. OUR STAFF MANAGED TO CREATE AN AMAZING FESTIVAL, COMPLETE WITH WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT FROM CLEAN STAND-UP COMEDIAN AND MASTER JUGGLER, RON PEARSON, OF WHOM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES WROTE, "I LAUGHED SO HARD MY JAWS ACHED." THERE WAS A SPECTACULAR AFTERPARTY, WHICH BOASTED TWO ANTIQUE CARS FROM THE 1940S AND DELICIOUS FOOD FROM OUR SPONSOR CT TAQUERIA. TEN OF THE "168" FINALIST SHORT FILMS WERE INVITED FOR A LOOK BY POWERHOUSE ANGEL STUDIOS (THE CHOSEN AND THE SOUND OF FREEDOM). 2023 SAW MORE EXCELLENT "SPEED-MUSICALS." IN FACT, THE "BEST FILM RUNNER- UP" AWARD WENT TO LIFELESS: A MUSICAL ZOMEDY," PRODUCED BY REPEATING ARTISTS, DARREN COGAN, CHRISTOPHER SHAWN SHAW, SUSAN SHEARER, GARY VOELKER, AND AARON FULLAN. THIS FILM TOOK HOME THE BULK OF THE AWARDS WINNING IN EIGHT CATEGORIES, INCLUDING BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, BEST SCREENPLAY - COMEDY, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, BEST COMEDY AND AN "EXCLAMATION AWARD" FOR ACTING TO SNL COMEDIENNE, VICTORIA JACKSON. IN 2023, WE ADDED THE PROOF OF CONCEPT CATEGORY TO CHALLENGE OUR FILMMAKERS, AS MANY PONDER THEIR NEXT CAREER STEPS; FEATURE LENGTH FILM AND TELEVISION. WE HAD A GOOD MIX OF TALENT FROM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAMERA, INCLUDING ERIC ROBERTS (THE DARK KNIGHT), TONY LO BIANCO (THE FRENCH CONNECTION) AND BEST ACTOR, MILES ANDERSON (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, LA LA LAND). FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA NATIVE AND NEW FILMMAKER, LAUREN SHELFO PRODUCED A GREAT FIRST FILM CALLED FAMILY THERAPY. IT GOT 5 AWARDS INCLUDING, SCRIPTURAL INTEGRATION, EVANGELISTA, BEST ACTRESS AND BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT 2024 WILL BRING. MANAGEMENT: THE 168 BOARD JOHN DAVID WARE IS A WRITER-DIRECTOR-PRODUCER, WHOSE CREDITS INCLUDE DIRECTING THE FEATURE FILM "UNBRIDLED," STARRING ERIC ROBERTS (THE DARK KNIGHT) AND TC STALLINGS (WAR ROOM) AND PRODUCING THE FEATURE FILM "FINAL FREQUENCY," STARRING CHARLES SHAUGHNESSY (THE NANNY) RICHARD BURGI (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES) AND LOU FERRIGNO JR. (SWAT). HE HAS WRITTEN FEATURE-LENGTH SPEC SCREENPLAYS AND HE IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING AN ORIGINAL TV SERIES BASED ON THE SHORT FILMS OF THE 168 FILM PROJECT. HE IS THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF 168 FILM, WHICH HE HAS LED SINCE 2002. 168 HAS HELPED PROPEL THE LIVES AND CAREERS OF THOUSANDS OF ARTISTS ALL OVER THE WORLD BY TEACHING THEM TO FOCUS ON EXCELLENCE OF CRAFT AND ON GOD'S WORD. ORIGINALLY FROM COLUMBUS OHIO, JOHN WENT TO FILM SCHOOL AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED WITH HONORS. HE HAS EXCELLENT SKILLS IN THE TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL ARENAS AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF PRODUCTION AND POST. BRIAN BIRD BRIAN IS A VETERAN WRITER AND PRODUCER AND A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE 168 FILM BOARD. HE IS CO-CREATOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF HALLMARK'S 1 CABLE SERIES, NOW IN ITS 11TH SEASON, WHEN CALLS THE HEART. HE IS THE WRITER/PRODUCER OF THE LEE STROBEL STORY, THE CASE FOR CHRIST AND PARAMOUNT PICTURES CAPTIVE. BRIAN'S 40-YEAR CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD INCLUDES: WRITING AND PRODUCING NOT EASILY BROKEN, ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEL BY T.D. JAKES FOR SONY/SCREEN GEMS (2009); ALOHA WITH LOVE (2022), THE ENGAGEMENT PLOT (2022), THE HAPPY CAMPER (2023) AND JUST JAKE (2023) FOR UPTV, I'M GLAD IT'S CHRISTMAS (2022) FOR GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY CHANNEL, SAVING SARAH CAIN (2008) AND THE LAST SIN EATER (20TH CENTURY FOX 2007), CALL ME CLAUS (2003) FOR SONY, AND BOPHA (1993) FOR PARAMOUNT, ALONG WITH 400 EPISODES OF TV, INCLUDING: WHEN HOPE CALLS, MYSTIC, TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, STEP BY STEP AND EVENING SHADE. STEVE PUFFENBERGER STEVE HAS PRODUCED HUNDREDS OF INDUSTRIALS OVER A 40-YEAR CAREER, "EVERYTHING FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TRAINING TO FUNDRAISING FOR CHURCH." IN 1982 STEVE FOUNDED ADVENT MEDIA, INC., WHICH SPECIALIZES IN FILMMAKING, WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, AND LIVE-PRESENTATION CONTENT AND TRAINING. NOW JOINED BY HIS SON DAVID, THEY CONTINUE SUPPORTING CLIENTS WHILE PURSUING SECOND ADVENT PICTURES, A DIVISION FOR CREATING GOSPEL-CENTERED ORIGINAL CONTENT. STEVE HAS PARTICIPATED IN FIVE 168 FILMS SINCE 2008, PRODUCING TWO SIGNATURE FILMS, EDITING A THIRD, AND WINNING BEST UNLIMITED DOCUMENTARY AND EVANGELISTA IN 2011 FOR "THE MAIN THING,- AND BEST DOCUMENTARY IN 2012 FOR "CHANGED ON THE INSIDE." STEVE LIVES IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. YVETTE SAMS YVETTE SAMS IS AN AWARD-WINNING WRITER/DIRECTOR. SHE WROTE HER FIRST TV FILM, A ROYAL SURPRISE FOR BET (SHOT IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA). SHE IS ACTIVE IN THE 168 FILM PROJECT IN WRITING/PRODUCING/DIRECTING AND IN JUDGING AND MENTORING NEW SCREENWRITERS AND FILMMAKERS. SHE HAS BEEN A WRITER AND PUBLICIST IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. PRIOR TO HER WORK IN HOLLYWOOD, SHE WAS A BUSINESS OWNER AND WORKED AS AN ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE IN TV, RADIO AND PRINT. SHE SERVED AS MANAGING EDITOR FOR PRIME PLUS MAGAZINE AND AUTHORED "THE HELICOPTER PARENTS GUIDE TO SURVIVING SENIOR YEAR," TO HELP PARENTS NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE ENTRY PROCESS. SHE GRADUATED SUMMA CUM LAUDE FROM CALIFORNIA STATE NORTHRIDGE WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CINEMA TELEVISION ARTS WITH AN EMPHASIS IN SCREENWRITING. SHE CURRENTLY RESIDES IN BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA.