MegaFest brings Hollywood to Dallas with its International Faith and Family Film Festival

Faithful film fans can find a festival built just for them within MegaFest, which starts Aug. 19.

Ten films from around the world will take center stage, including Oscar nominee David Oyelowo's Captive, during The International Faith and Family Film Festival.

Inspiring speakers such as actor-author Hill Harper and husband-and-wife team Mark Burnett (Survivor) and Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel), who produced popular TV series The Bible and A.D. The Bible Continues, will participate in a new film fest feature called "Morning Inspiration." The film festival will include panel discussions, master classes, and informational sessions.

MegaFest founder T.D. Jakes has become a go-to Hollywood film producer (Black Nativity, Sparkle, Jumping the Broom), perhaps unintentionally making it a cornerstone of his ministry; it was only fitting when his then-9-year-old MegaFest added a film component in 2013.

Oyelowo is scheduled to be in attendance at the screening of Captive.

There will be a panel discussion following the HBO documentary, 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets. The film looks at the fallout of teenager Jordan Davis' death in Florida. The panel will consist of Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's mom; lawyer Benjamin Crump, who represented the families of Martin and Michael Brown, a teen who was killed in Ferguson, Mo.; Tina Naidoo; and Dr. Nsenga Burton, a professor at Goucher College.

Other films on the schedule include: Hillsong: Let Hope Rise; War Room; The End of Malice; Covered: Alive in Asia; and The Jones Family Will Make a Way.

Also scheduled to attend are: actress Tasha Smith; actor-director Bill Duke; Entertainment Tonight co-host Kevin Frazier; Jamila Hunter, vice president of ABC Network Comedy; and many others.

The film festival runs Aug. 20-22 at the Omni Dallas Hotel, 555 S. Lamar St. Tickets cost $39 for a day pass and $99 for a guarantee pass. Admission is included with MegaFest registration.