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The 2020 Local Heroes initiative honors the accomplishments of those who are dedicated to making a difference in the community: recognizing activists, educators, community leaders and visionaries doing critical work that often goes unrecognized in the Southern California region. The 2020 Local Heroes honorees named are Ben Caldwell, Dr. Barbara Ferrer and Tam Nguyen. This year’s three Local Heroes honorees were chosen from a group of 12 outstanding individuals nominated by KCET and PBS SoCal’s Community Advisory Board (CAB).

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Meet the Local Heroes 2020 Honorees
Meet the Local Heroes 2020 Honorees

2020 Local Heroes Honorees Ben Caldwell, Dr. Barbara Ferrer and Tam Nguyen.
2020 Local Heroes Honorees Ben Caldwell, Dr. Barbara Ferrer and Tam Nguyen.

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2023 FINE CUT Awards Honorees included (L to R): Chapman's Vivienne Ayres, Audrey Shuppert and Nidhi Kumar, AFI's Sheheryar Ahsan, Cal Arts' Christina Woo and UCLA's Christina Sun Kim at Westwood's Landmark Theatre on September 13, 2023.

Student Film Festival 'Fine Cut' Celebrates 25 Years of Short Films From Southern California Film School Students With Call For 2024 Entries and Spring Summit Event on April 20

As part of annual short film competition, submissions open today in Documentary, Animation and Narrative categories with deadline of May 31.
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California Communities and Nature Thrive Together In New Season of PBS SoCal Environmental Series 'Earth Focus' Premiering April 3 to Kick Off Robust Lineup of Earth Month Content

'Earth Focus' Environmental Film Festival returns in 2024 as broadcast event every Saturday at 9 p.m. during April on PBS SoCal Plus.
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'Understanding Autism' Premieres on PBS SoCal and Nationwide this April to Highlight National Autism Awareness Month

New documentary explores director Scott Steindorff's journey to understanding his own neurodiversity.