San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival
San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF) was a film festival located in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded and organized by Doug Phillips. The Best of Festival or Jubilee Award carried a $101,000 cash prize. The festival was closed in December 2013 due to Vision Forum Ministries shutting down. 2007 competition The winner of the Best of Festival Award was The Monstrous Regiment of Women, an antifeminist documentary by the Gunn brothers, who in 2005 won "Best Documentary" for their film Shaky Town. Samaritan won the best narrative. A Cry from Iran took the Best Documentary Award. Best Biblical Family Award went to Joel's Journey. Heartstrings, directed by John Moore won both the Young Filmmaker's Award and the Audience Choice Award. 2009 competition There was no festival in 2008. The 2009 festival had 2,400 attendees and a record 250 entries. The 2009 $101,000 "Best of the Festival" award went to The Widow's Might, the story of a community coming to the rescue of a widow about to lose her home. Nineteen-year-old John Moore wrote and directed the film. Fireproof, which made the highest grossing independent film in 2008, won the "Best Feature Film" category, and a documentary on the