Atlanta, Georgia — The Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000. This grant will be used to save jobs and to fund operations and facilities, health and safety supplies, and marketing and promotional efforts to encourage attendance and participation. This grant is one of 1,251 Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling nearly $28.8 million that were announced by the NEA as part of its first round of fiscal year 2023 grants.

“For the past 46 years, we’ve celebrated the works of Independent Filmmakers in our state, our country, and throughout the world. Thanks to this grant from the NEA, we will continue on our mission of launching film careers and supporting Georgia’s rapidly growing film industry.”

- Christopher Escobar, Executive Director, Atlanta Film Society

The ATLFS plans to use these funds to provide an Oscar-qualifying film festival (Atlanta Film Festival) in April 2023.

For more information on other projects included in the NEA’s grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.