Company type | Film |
---|---|
Industry | Media |
Founded | 2006 |
Defunct | 2009 |
Fate | Folded |
Successors | The Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Studios |
Headquarters | United States |
Parent | 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
Fox Faith (also spelled FoxFaith) was a brand of film studio 20th Century Fox targeting evangelical Christians.
Established under 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in 2006, Fox Faith acquired independent Christian-themed films for theatrical and video release. [1] 20th Century Fox described Fox Faith titles as "morally-driven, family-friendly programming," and requires them to "have overt Christian [c]ontent or be derived from the work of a Christian author." [2]
The label's theatrical releases were by arrangement with the AMC Theatres and Carmike Cinemas chains, and most of their films were digital releases. [1]
All of the Fox Faith film library are now owned by The Walt Disney Company, following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019.
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