I go to prepare a place for you…
that where I am, you may be also.
In the wake of the 2004 billion-dollar, box-office, phenomenon The Passion of the Christ, God has been inspiring Christian talent to discover and take their place in faith-based Hollywood as an evangelistic vehicle—to spread and demonstrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the secular community.
Kathryn De Fries hails from the Great Northwest. She joins the Winship Global Alliance™ team with ministerial service of 20 years. Her background includes over 20 years in the Prayer Movement, Political Grassroots Mobilization, Church Leadership, Public Speaking, Equipping, Prayer strategy to pastors and leaders and Market Place Ministry.
She attended Portland Bible College and is a graduate of the Wagner Leadership Institute, with a Bachelor of Arts, emphasis in Deliverance, Practical Ministries and Leadership.
Kathryn is currently an agent/producer in the faith-based entertainment industry. As the granddaughter of a Cinema Idol in Japan, she also carries a passion for global transformation in the realm of Arts and Entertainment.
Kathryn's desire is to combine all aspects of her background to help the body of Christ transition from beyond the 4 walls of the Church into effective infusion for Missional influence in every sphere of society. Her current focus is to offer practical tools out of the Entertainment Industry to aspiring talent for faith-based Hollywood for a powerful transition into their next place within today’s Market Place, and gates of influence.
Following an offer from Actors, Models, Talent for Christ (AMTC) to be West coast Coordinator for Talent competition, Kathryn was introduced to the COO of PureFlix via her prayer network to scout Screenwriters for opportunities with their company. She currently serves as a Talent Scout for Curb Word Entertainment via Trey Smith as well as a Talent Scout/Manager for United Christian Artists and Sapphire Gate Studios.
Stephen J Burton is a former award-winning “teacher-of-the-year” who has also worked as a Head Writer/Director on a Telly-Award winning television pilot for PBS. Mr. Burton has over twenty years of practical, working industry experience in film, television, and theater. He cut-his-teeth in the independent film industry in various jobs in the filming process from pre-to-post production. He has also worked as a professional actor on such hits as Blue Bloods, White Collar, CSI NY, MacGyver, Nickelodeon, Gossip Girl, etc. Mr. Burton recently published his first book, The God Promise: How to Believe God for Your Wildest Dreams!!, which hit the #1 New Release mark on Amazon in two special categories, including Christian Discipleship.
Not only does Mr. Burton have outstanding working experience, but he also earned a Certificate in Directing from New York University. He's professionally trained in screenwriting through the Florida Gulf Coast University under Jeff Lindsay (writer/creator of Dexter) and the prestigious Act One program. Mr. Burton also has a graduate degree in Computer Science Education.
Most importantly, Mr. Burton has been a faithful, spirit-filled, born-again Christian and follower of Jesus Christ for over thirty years, having worked in various ministries along-the-way.
Mark Andrew Job hails from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The son of a research scientist and an opera/choir soloist, Mark grew up in the arts rich, sometimes, politically and socially turbulent atmosphere of Quebec Culture in the 1970's & 80's.
Mark is an award winning Canadian Film Maker, and has worked as a Director, cinematographer, broadcast TV camera operator, film and television editor, documentary film maker, and also a digital/mult-media technology journalist, with several published articles in Red Shark News Magazine in London, England. Mark lives where faith meets commercial film production, with a deep fascination for motion picture and digital cinema camera technology, and how Christian belief can impact a digital savvy world.
Skill Set: Mark brings a variety of media related skills to the table. The list includes.... Videographer/Cinematographer/Camera Operator Film & Television Broadcast Editor (On Avid Certified Media Composer Editor) Director/Film Maker In Dramatic & Documentary (Ability to work both dramatically with actors and independently with documentary subjects) Published Writer/Journalist (With articles in Red Shark News in London England and Charisma Christian Magazine in the USA) and BFR News.
Mark signed with United Christian Artists in 2018.
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