Recent donations to the IU Cinema have created almost $1 million in endowments for revenue producing programming at the cinema, according to an IU press release. These endowments will support and establish annual programs for the "For All: The Indiana University Bicentennial Campaign."
"We are extremely grateful to our generous donors who have stepped forward to support these programs," IU Cinema Founding Director Jon Vickers said in the press release. "These gifts validate the programs that we have already established and demonstrate trust in our vision as we continue to develop new programs for our students, campus and community."
Endowed programs include:
Filmmaker to Filmmaker: Conversations from the Director’s Chair — Endowed by Roberta and S. James Sherman.
This program will have two filmmakers discussing their "artistic vision and craft" with screenings of their films, according to the press release. The first event for this program will take place in April with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Frederick Wiseman and another filmmaker who is not yet announced.
Art and a Movie Film Series — Endowed by Marsha R. Bradford and Harold A. Dumes.
This project is between the Eskenazi Museum of Art and IU Cinema and will pair lectures on pieces in the museum collection with films screened at the cinema. Bradford and Dumes have supported the program for years and decided to endow the program to maintain its position on campus.
CINEkids International Film Series — Endowed by Brenda R. Weber and Gregory A. Waller.
CINEkids brings critically acclaimed American and international films which were made for children and families to the IU Cinema. Children 12 and younger will be admitted for free.
General Programming — Endowed by Laura Trout.
The Grafton Trout Fund for IU Cinema supports the current and new programs at the IU Cinema.
International Arthouse Series — Planned gift committed by Gregg A. Richardson.
The series brings international, documentary and independent films to the IU and Bloomington community.
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IU Cinema has also received a commitment supporting scholarships for students to travel for cinema and media students whose films are accepted for film festivals.
These endowments and gifts are part of the $2.5 billion campaign, which will end in December 2019 to coincide with the bicentennial celebration, according to the press release.
Dominick Jean
