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FILM WINS AWARDS FOR JOHN TAYLOR

GENEVA-- A one-minute animated film called "Preacher" has won a series

of awards for John Taylor, director of film and visual arts for the

World Council of Churches. It has won a Certificate of Special

Mention at the Chicago International Film Festival, will be shown as

one of the best films of the year at the London Film Festival, was

praised at the 8th International Animated Film Festival in Annecy,

France, and was part of the Festival of World Television in Hollywood,

Calif., which brought together the best TV productions of the year.

At top, Mr. Taylor, an American who lives in Geneva, edits film

with his director, Pavel Prochazka (left). Mr. Prochazka's wife,

Stania, did the unusual drawings for the animated film.

Below is a scene from the "Preacher." Conceived and produced by

Mr. Taylor, the "Preacher" is a satirical comment on the misuse of

television by the Church. Commenting on his award winner, Mr. Taylor

said: "I am not against preaching or the proclamation of the Gospel,

but I am opposed to using a totally verbal form of expression on a

visual medium. It just doesn't work."

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