Showing Film Scenes at Church

Licence: Church Video Licence (CVL)

Adding film scenes into your sermons, talks or discussions can be a great way of visually expressing the point that you are trying to make, especially in children's or youth groups.

You can choose films that have been produced by a wide range of Christian and secular film producers, such as Dreamworks SKG, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Universal, or Big Ideas Inc (Veggie Tales).

Organisations such as Damaris Trust or resources like Youthwork Magazine can help you express the gospel message using films in a way that best impacts your chosen audience.

With the CVL you can:

• Show any number of film scenes from the producers covered by the licence scheme
• Cue up the start and end time of the film scene for your presentation, so as to deliver multi-media sermons
• Show a film scene on a particular topic and prepare some questions for discussion
• Show a scene from a film to promote a film evening

Licence Fees:

Licence fees are based on your average aggregated attendance at your main service and you can view the fees for all our licences here.

Damaris has just launched Viewfinder, a new outreach service resource which uses film clips to explore big issues. This is designed to enable churches to reach 18-30 year olds (which research by the Evangelical Alliance has identified as a missing generation in many UK churches).

A new service using clips from X-Men: First Class to look at the issue of tolerance is now available. It costs £10 for the full service (Powerpoint, script and film clips) - you can receive 25% discount by using discount code ccli982 when purchasing.

Links to other pages in this section:

• Showing films overview 
• Entire film showings for entertainment or teaching

Not sure which licences you need?

Check the Quick Guide Licence Table for a quick glance.

Links to: Licence Fees / Apply Now / SongSelect / Create / FAQs / Terms of Agreement