[1] In 1985 Ted Baehr of the Christian Film & Television Commission created Movieguide a family guide to movies and entertainment.
[2][3] Since then, Movieguide's Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala has grown into a televised event that has been hosted by such celebrities as Terry Crews, Chuck Norris, Sadie Robertson, Bill Engvall, and Joe Mantegna.
[1] The trophies are shaped like teddy bears, a subtle nod to Movieguide CEO and Founder Dr. Ted Baehr.
In 2019 the panel included Dr. Ted Baehr; Cindy Bond, producer of I Can Only Imagine; Cale Boyter, a film producer; DeVon Franklin, CEO of Franklin Entertainment; Mike Medavoy, a film producer; Robert Norton, Group CFO for Animal Logic One; David Outten, a former Disney artist; Rich Peluso, Executive Vice President of Affirm Films; Pablo Perex De Rosso, Director in the content team of Netflix; Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman, the writing and production team of God's Not Dead; and, Simon Swart, a 25-year studio veteran.
The 2017 film All Saints, from Sony Pictures, was the first Kairos Prize Finalist to be released nationwide by a major studio.