Making their Mark: Winners of Loreen Arbus Scholarship Continue to Advance Focus on Disability
Since 2010, the Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship, presented at the Television Academy Foundation s College Television Awards, has empowered young creators to tell inclusive, authentic stories that celebrate inclusivity. This article highlights both the first and the most recent winners of the scholarship, founded by Loreen Arbus, President of the Loreen Arbus Foundation and Loreen Arbus Productions. By funding scholarships that elevate social consciousness, her second-generation philanthropy advocates for women and girls plus the world s largest minority, people with disabilities. A longtime board member of the Television Academy Foundation, Loreen holds the double distinction of being the first woman to head programming for a U.S. network (at Showtime and Cable Health Network/Lifetime) – and was twice nominated for an Emmy.
True False banners have begun to spread around parts of downtown Columbia. Jacob Murphy, KOMU 8 News
COLUMBIA- After a 14 month wait, the True/False Film Fest will be held at Stephens Lake Park this week, allowing for guests to attend in-person.
Filmmakers from all around the country will be in town to view their films alongside a live crowd.
âSo many filmmakers last year didnât get that (experience) and might not for a little while elsewhere as well,â True/False programmer Angela Catalano said.
Aurora Brachman, a documentary film student at Stanford University, will travel to Columbia to watch her featured short film âClub Quarantine.â