Crystal Creek Media Explained

Crystal Creek Media
Genre:Family
Foundation:2005
Location:United States
Key People:Mark Knudsen
Michelle Knudsen
Daniel Knudsen
Kristina Kaylen
Products:Films

Crystal Creek Media is an independent film production company that specializes in faith-based and family films, founded in 2005. After producing several short films and promotional videos, the company began to venture into full-length films, releasing films such as Creed of Gold and Courageous Love.

The company also runs a film making training program for high school students and a regional film making networking event.

History

Founded in 2005, Crystal Creek Media quickly began producing short films and promotional videos. After completing production for several short films and commercial projects, such as a promotional for the Titan Century 5000 disaster relief unit (marketed to the United States Department of Homeland Security), plans were begun for a feature film. With investors attracted and story concept approved, a script was soon in the making. Since then the company has done a number of feature films in the family and faith-based genre.

Film festivals

Crystal Creek's film Creed of Gold was shown at several film festivals and was nominated for an Adam Award for Best Feature Drama at the Sabaoth International Film Festival in Milan, Italy.[1] Creed of Gold was also featured in the H2F2 Film Festival and won a Redemptive Storyteller Award at the Redemptive Film Festival.[2]

Christmas Grace won a Stellae Award for Best "4 to 14" film at the 6th annual Pan Pacific Film Festival in Los Angeles.[3]

Courageous Love won the Audience Choice Award for Best Independent Feature at the 2017 Winnipeg Film Festival.[4] [5]

Lawsuit

Crystal Creek Media launched a lawsuit against Christian film company CMD Distribution for failing to fulfill its contractual financial obligations over the distribution of the movie Creed of Gold. In early 2017 Crystal Creek was awarded a judgment against CMD by the Superior Court of New Hanover County in the state of North Carolina.[6]

Filmography

TitleRelease DateDirectorNotes
Indescribable 2013 Stacie Graber
Unexpected Places 2013 Michael Brennan
Creed of Gold 2014
Christmas Grace 2014 Keith Perna
A Horse Called Bear 2015
Courageous Love 2017
The King's Messengers 2017 Kristina Kaylen & Joshua Knudsen
Christmas Coupon 2019
SKYDOG 2020 Daniel Knudsen & Tim Kaiser
Dinosaur Cove (film) 2022

Film Camp

Crystal Creek Media's Film Camp is a national tour designed to train young Christian artists in the discipline of filmmaking.[7] Film Camp events have been held in Rochester, New York; Manchester, Missouri; Pasadena, California; Duluth, Georgia; Kissimmee, Florida; Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Richmond, Virginia; Phoenix, Arizona; College Station, Texas;[8] and Montgomery, Alabama. In addition to the live events, Film Camp also has a one semester curriculum on DVD.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sabaoth International Film Festival - Feature drama finalists . March 16, 2013 . Sabaoth Film Festival . July 23, 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140805112304/http://www.sabaothfilmfestival.com/en/film-in-competition/category-2011/feature-drama/277-il-culto-dell-oro.html . August 5, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Redemptive Storyteller Award Winners . November 19, 2011 . . November 30, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120122001947/http://redemptivefilms.com/winningentries2011-3.htm . January 22, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Stellae Awards Nominees . July 24, 2014 . Stellae Awards . July 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140809205103/http://stellaeawards.com/nominees/ . August 9, 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2017 Winners . February 26, 2017 . Winnipeg Film Festival . March 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170315090002/http://www.winnipegfilmfestival.com/highlights/2017/2017%20Winnipeg%20Real%20to%20Reel%20Film%20Festival%20Winners%20-%20in%20progress.pdf . March 15, 2017 . dead .
  5. Web site: Winnipeg Film Festival Feature Film Official Selections 2017 . January 18, 2017 . Winnipeg Film Festival . January 18, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170119054253/http://www.winnipegfilmfestival.com/CurrentFeatureFilm.html . January 19, 2017 . dead .
  6. Web site: Statement about CMD Distribution Inc . March 8, 2017 . Crystal Creek Media . March 14, 2017.
  7. Web site: Film Camp Is Coming to the 2012 Convention . October 25, 2011 . Home Educators Association of Virginia . July 27, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130415004422/http://heav.org/convention/film-camp-is-coming-to-the-2012-convention/ . April 15, 2013 .
  8. Web site: Crystal Creek Media's Christian Filmmaking Camp for Teens . https://archive.today/20140805112329/http://peace107.com/ai1ec_event/crystal-creek-medias-christian-filmmaking-camp-for-teens/ . dead . August 5, 2014 . July 21, 2013 . Peace107 . July 26, 2014 .