Claremont School of Theology wins Telly Award for film: “Innovative Since Its Inception”
Los Angeles, CA (July 24, 2024) — Claremont School of Theology (CST) announced that it is the recipient of a Telly Award, the world’s largest honor for video and television content across all screens. The film – “CST: Innovative Since Its Inception” – was written by Tim Wells and produced by Steve Horswill-Johnston.
The film is a history of CST and was first presented at the 2023 event 66 Years on Route 66, which was the last event held at the school’s Claremont location before relocating to Los Angeles, CA.
Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens and are judged by the Telly Award Judging Council, a group of leading video and television experts from some of the most prestigious companies in entertainment, publishing, advertising, and emerging technology, such as WarnerMedia and NBC News.
“It was an honor to work on such an important film that tells the unique story of such a precious theological graduate school that has been in existence since 1885,” said Steve Horswill-Johnston, who serves as CST’s Executive Vice President. The idea of the film was a brainchild of Horswill-Johnston and Tim Wells, a member of Burbank First United Methodist Church and a long-time collaborator of Horswill-Johnston, and was made possible by the discovery of several 16mm film reels found in the archives of the school while working toward the process of relocation.
The film tells the story of the beginnings of the school in the San Fernando Valley, then becoming the religion department at the University of Southern California (USC), before moving to Claremont. In 2023, CST announced the relocation to Los Angeles on the campus of Westwood United Methodist Church.
To watch the film, please click here.
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Claremont School of Theology, one of 13 United Methodist seminaries, is located in Los Angeles, California. CST.edu