Wednesday 11 September 2019
15.00 – 17.00
17.45 – 18.30
18.30 – 19.45
20.15 – 21.45
21.45 – 23.00
Registration
Welcome drinks
Dinner
Opening Night
Late Night Hangout
Thursday 12 September 2019
08.00 – 09.00
09.00 – 09.45
09.45 – 10.15
10.15 – 10.45
10.45 – 12.15
12.30 – 13.45
14.00 – 15.30
15.30 – 16.00
16.00 – 18.30
18.30 – 19.45
20.00 – 21.45
21.45 – 23.00
Breakfast
Worship and Prayer
Bible Talk
Coffee Break & Chit Chat
Session 1: Be Strong and Courageous (Shahla Ramati)
Lunch
Session 2: CEVMA Networking (1)
Tea Break & Chit Chat
Session 3: ‘Unforgiven’ – Film showing and related presentation (Lukas and Salome Augustin)
Dinner
Session 4: Interviewing Techniques (Stefan Loß)
Late Night Hangout
Friday 13 September 2019
08.00 – 09.00
09.00 – 09.45
09.45 – 10.15
10.15 – 11.00
11.00 – 12.15
12.30 – 18.00
18.30 – 19.45
20.00 – 21.30
21.30 – 23.00
Breakfast
Worship and Prayer
Bible Talk
Coffee Break & Chit Chat
Session 5: CEVMA Networking (2)
Packed Lunch and Excursion to Dublin
Dinner
Session 6: Pitch & Mix
Late Night Hangout
Saturday 14 September 2019
08.00 – 09.00
09.00 – 09.45
09.45 – 10.15
10.15 – 11.00
11.00 – 12.15
12.30 – 13.30
14.00 – 15.30
15.30 – 16.00
16.00 – 17.00
17.00 – 18.00
18.30 – 20.15
20.30 – 22.00
22.00 – 23.00
Breakfast
Worship and Prayer
Bible Talk
Coffee Break & Chit Chat
Session 7: What in the World is going on? (Stephen Briggs)
Lunch
Session 8: Digital Distribution (Jared Geesey)
Tea Break & Chit Chat
Session 9: What did you expect? (Jay Moussa-Mann)
Session 10: Prayer
Dinner
Celebration Night
Late Night Hangout
Sunday 15 September 2019
08.00 – 09.30
09.30 – 10.15
10.15 – 11.00
11.00 – 12.00
Breakfast
Bible Talk – Connecting to Jesus
Worship and Prayer
Coffee, Lunch Package and Goodbye
Opening Night
This session will hold a mix of activities in order to get to know each other better, introduce newcomers and receive some thought-provoking input. It’s the perfect opportunity to enjoy old friendships and start building new ones! And we’ll do our best to add some real Dutch treats to the programme!
Worship and Prayer
The worship and prayer is a special time and not to be missed. It’s when the most significant business of CEVMA is done, with God and each other. A time during which we ‘tank up on grace’, share our challenges, joys and blessings and receive mutual encouragement for the work we are called to to. But most importantly, it’s a time when we can celebrate God’s Love and experience our unique bond in Jesus Christ!
Bible Talks
The Bible Talks have always been a highlight of CEVMA and an important aspect of our conference. This year will be no different as together we seek to learn more about the One we serve, how we keep Him at the centre of our lives and work.
CEVMA Networking
This has become a regular feature of our conference, one looked forward to and much anticipated. It’s an opportunity to share news about your organisation, projects and objectives. Sign up for a slot (approximately 7 minutes) at registration and come prepared with a show reel, clip or PowerPoint presentation, if you so desire – the time is yours.
Plenary sessions
The plenary sessions offer valuable insights in the ever changing world of international media. Speakers will discuss all kinds of topics related to our conference theme and cater to our needs and challenges as media professionals. There are also plenty of opportunities to hear from colleagues. You’ll find inspiration and encouragement for the work God has given you.
Outing
This year’s outing features a trip to the Dublin City, ‘a small capital with a huge repuation’.
Andy du Feu
Andy du Feu is Vice-Principal (Academic) at Moorlands Bible College in the UK and Director of Youth and Community Work, taking on course leadership of the undergraduate programmes. Prior to working at Moorlands College, Andy served for 7 years as pastor of a non-denominational church in Oxfordshire. Alongside pastoral responsibilities, he invested in the youth work, and saw significant growth and fruit, including several young people going on to theological training.
Andy grew up in Rugby but spent the best part of 3 years working with children and teens in the USA with UrbanPromise, before studying at Moorlands College. He has worked in both church and local authority youth work contexts, and has contributed to local youth work networks, and more significantly, helped set up and develop the UK Christian Youth Work Consortium.
Andy’s current area of research is a synthesis of his MA research in Christian Leadership, in which he considered contemporary business orientations in church leadership settings, and his teaching at Masters level on digital theology and communication. The intent is to pursue a PhD that considers the digital footprint of Christian leaders, and related areas concerning digital literacy and authority.
Shahla Rahmati
Shahla Rahmati is an Iranian who was born into a Muslim family. Many years ago, she received the message of salvation in Jesus Christ and became a believer. She studied cinema and worked on cinema and television projects. She is also a poet and a writer. In 2011, she was arrested by the intelligence services for collaborating with Elam Ministries and sentenced to three years in prison. At the time Shahla was the owner of an electronics company and operating as its CEO, but the prison sentence prevented her from continuing the business. She spent four months in solitary confinement and further months with other political prisoners.
After her early release from prison, she emigrated to Europe and continued her activities with Elam Ministries. Elam’s media ministry produces TV content for both seekers and believers. An estimated 30 million Iranians have access to satellite TV, despite it being illegal in Iran. The evidence from response rates to Christian programming indicates that large numbers (probably more than one million) – of believers and non-believers alike – watch Christian TV.
Jay Moussa-Man
Jay Moussa-Mann is half-English and half Turkish- Cypriot. She grew up in Turkey where she later was involved in making Christian TV programs for Kanal Hayat, creating music videos and documentaries that share the message of the Gospel. She has been composing music and writing songs since she was 10 and got her first guitar. Since then she has gone on to write many worship songs in Turkish and has written a feature film musical based on the story of Ruth in the Bible. Jay currently lives in the cold North East of the UK with her husband Kevin.
Stephen Briggs
Stephen has a heart to see people understand God’s Eternal purpose, and within that the significance of Israel. He is an Executive Producer for Hatikvah Films, makers of documentary films which seek to impact the Church with the vital understanding of the Hebraic Roots of the Christian faith, revealing the significance of Biblical Prophecy in our time. Alongside this he is the Director of Operations for a film and media distribution company based in the UK, AO Vision Ltd. He is the Presenter of the ‘Blessing, Curse or Co-incidence? Series which has been broadcast worldwide. He was appointed in November 2018 as a Director on the International Board of the International Christian Chamber of Commerce (ICCC), that has representatives in over 75 nations.
Jared Geesey
Jared Geesey is the Vice President of Business Development at Giving Company. Leading at the intersection of technology, entertainment, and ministry has been his mission for 20 years. In 2014, he led ChristianCinema.com to develop and launch the first digital streaming platform exclusively for the faith and family market with an app ecosystem spanning from mobile to OTT streaming devices to powering major online retailers, as well as launching a white labeled streaming platform in South Africa in 2018. Jared and his wife Sarah reside in San Antonio, Texas with their three boys.
Stefan Loß
Stefan Loß works as a trainer, coach and mentor at ERF Medien in Wetzlar, Germany. He has worked for more than 20 years as a TV writer and producer for Christian production companies and aid organizations. For ERF Medien he developed and editorially led various broadcast formats. Until 2015 he was editor-in-chief at ERF Television. After that he headed ERF’s main radio channel for three years. His passion is to make the Good News of Jesus Christ relevant and understandable for secular audiences. In his profession, Stefan particularly loves close interaction with young media talent and helping to discover and develop their gifting. He is also one of the moderators of ERF’s long-running interview program, ‘Calando’. Born 1962, married, 3 adult children. M.A. in Political Science
Lukas and Salome Augustin
Lukas and Salome Augustin are an award-winning creative team of visual storytellers based in Berlin. Their work has been published on German national television (NDR/ARD), in Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, and internationally in The Washington Post and TIME Magazine. Lukas serves as a documentary director and journalist; Salome as a cinematographer, photographer and producer.
Among the awards and recognitions that the couple have received are: CNN Journalist Award (best documentary 2017, best online feature 2013); The Human Rights Award at Al-Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival; Forbes 30 under 30 Europe; an EMMY nomination and an Oscar nomination (best supporting camera.)
Together the couple seeks to access people and their stories in conflict zones and at the fringes of mainstream media coverage. They were one of the first media teams to enter Mogadishu, Somalia after the drought crisis in 2011 and Lukas went to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2012 to report about the ongoing exploitation of conflict minerals. The Augustins have become particularly well-known for their 75 minute documentary ‘UNFORGIVEN: RWANDA’ (2015) which shows the reconciliation work going on in Rwanda in the wake of the 1994 genocide there. The film features numerous powerful scenes as it focuses on the path to forgiveness and captures in a suitably low-key way the emotional trauma both the offender and offended are subjected to while trying to find closure. Gritty, heart-wrenching grace are thereby revealed; cheap grace would never cut it.
We have asked the Augustins to come show ‘UNFORGIVEN’ and share about their media work to highlight and thus help foster reconciliation and understanding between peoples in a fractured world.