{"id":5578,"date":"2014-10-30T04:36:44","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T08:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=5578"},"modified":"2014-10-30T04:36:44","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T08:36:44","slug":"production-complete-on-ups-2nd-love-finds-you-film-hallmark-to-air-12-new-christmas-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2014\/10\/production-complete-on-ups-2nd-love-finds-you-film-hallmark-to-air-12-new-christmas-films.html","title":{"rendered":"Production complete on UP’s 2nd “Love Finds You” film + Hallmark to air 12 new Christmas films"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n

UP TV continues Love Finds You<\/em> franchise.<\/strong> Production has wrapped\u00a0<\/span>on the UP Original Movie\u00a0Love Finds You In Charm<\/i><\/b>, a romantic, coming-of-age drama set in Amish country, The film,\u00a0 starring Trevor Donovan (Texas Rising<\/i>,\u00a090210)<\/em>, Danielle Chuchran (Dr. Seuss\u2019 The Cat in the Hat,<\/i> UP\u2019s Nowhere Safe<\/i>), Drew Fuller (Army Wives,<\/em> Charmed) and Tiffany Dupont (Born to Race: Fast Track<\/i>, Greek), is based on the popular book by Annalisa Daughety and is set to air <\/span>in early 2015.<\/p>\n

Love Finds You In Sugarcreek,<\/em> the first film in the romantic anthology series is, thus far, UP\u2019s highest-rated original movie of 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this second film, Emma Miller (Danielle Chuchran) is a beautiful, young Amish woman with a loving family, a good job as a teacher, and an Amish man, Jacob (Kellen Boyle), who would like to marry her. \u00a0But Emma is restless and unsure about her commitment to the Amish faith.\u00a0 She longs for new experiences, so when her father suggests that she spend the summer in Charm, Ohio with her cousin Lydia Ann (Meg Whitman), Emma jumps at the opportunity. \u00a0In Charm, Emma meets librarian Kelly Bennett (Tiffany Dupont), an \u201cEnglischer\u201d who is visiting her Aunt Irene (Dawn Lafferty) in Charm to get over a bad breakup with a cheating boyfriend. \u00a0Despite their very different backgrounds, Emma and Kelly bond over their love of books and become good friends.\u00a0 As she becomes exposed to an entirely different world, Emma become increasingly torn between her two worlds \u2013 not to mention her growing attraction to handsome, inquisitive Noah (Trevor Donovan), an Amish man who also questioned his faith at one time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Love Finds You In Charm<\/i> <\/i>is a George Shamieh production, directed by Curtis Grey, and produced by Terry Cunningham.\u00a0 Chevonne O\u2019Shaughnessy and Cindy Bond of Mission Pictures are executive producers<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0 Bryar Freed-Golden (UP\u2019s upcoming Paper Angels <\/i>and Love Finds You In Sugarcreek<\/i>) wrote the adapted screenplay based on Daughety’s book.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cLove Finds You In Charm<\/i> is the second in what we hope becomes an ongoing franchise for UP, based on the success of this year\u2019s Love Finds You In Sugarcreek<\/i>\u00a0 and the continuing popularity of the \u2018Love Finds You\u2026\u2019 book series,” says UP SVP of Original Programming Barbara Fisher, <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Hallmark’s 12 New Movies of Christmas.<\/strong> Hallmark Channel\u2019s annual Countdown to Christmas <\/em>programming slate actually launches on tomorrow (10\/31). Between Halloween and Christmas Day Hallmark Channel is set to serve more than 1300 hours of holiday fare, including 12 original new movies.\u00a0 This year’s list of world premiers includes:<\/p>\n

1. One Starry Christmas <\/em>starring Sarah Carter and George Canyon (Saturday, November 1\u00a0@ 8:00 PM ET)
\nNote: <\/strong>I’ll review One Starry Night<\/em> tomorrow.<\/p>\n

2. The Nine Lives of Christmas<\/em>\u00a0 starring Brandon Routh and Gregory Harrison (Saturday, November 8\u00a0 @ 8:00 PM ET)
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3. A Cookie Cutter Christmas<\/em> starring Erin Krakow and Alan Thicke\u00a0 (Sunday, November 9 @ 8:00 PM ET)
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4. Northpole<\/em> starring Tiffani Thiessen, Josh Hopkins, Bailee Madison, Max Charles, American Idol<\/em> winner Candice Glover, Robert Wagner and Jill St. John\u00a0 (Saturday, November 15\u00a0@ 8:00 PM ET)
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Angels and Ornaments<\/em> starring Jessalyn Gilsig (Sunday, November 16 @ 8:00 PM ET)
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6. A Royal Christmas<\/em> starring Jane Seymour, Lacey Chabert and Katherine Flynn (Saturday, November 22 @ 8:00 PM ET)
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7. The Christmas Shepherd<\/em> starring Teri Polo (Sunday, November 23\u00a0@ 8:00 PM ET)
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8. Christmas Under Wraps<\/em> starring Candace Cameron-Bure (Saturday, November 29\u00a0 @ 8:00 PM ET)
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9.<\/strong>\u00a0 Debbie Macomber\u2019s Mr. Miracle <\/em>starring Rob Morrow (Saturday, December 6 @ 8:00 PM ET)
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10. Christmas At Cartwright\u2019s<\/em> starring Alicia Witt and Wally Shawn\u00a0 (Sunday, December 7 @ 8:00 PM ET)
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11. Best Christmas Party Ever<\/em> starring Torrey DeVitto (Saturday, December 13\u00a0@ 8:00 PM ET)
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12. The Christmas Parade<\/em> starring AnnaLynne McCord and Drew Scott\u00a0 (Sunday, December 14 @ 8:00 PM ET)
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Additionally, Hallmark Channel will broadcast of the 126th<\/sup> Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year\u2019s Day.\u00a0 <\/strong>For more info about Hallmark Channel’s holiday programming click here<\/a>.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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