The Atlanta Film Society to Receive $20,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts
DATE: Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
CONTACT: Keith Hannigan
ATLANTA, GEORGIA—The Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000! This grant will save jobs and fund operations and facilities, health and safety supplies, and marketing and promotional efforts to encourage attendance and participation. The NEA will award 1,127 Grants for Arts Projects awards nationwide totaling more than $31.8 million as part of the recent announcement of fiscal year 2025 grants.
“For the past 46 years, we’ve celebrated the works of Independent Filmmakers in our state, our country, and worldwide. Thanks to this grant from the NEA, we will continue on our mission of supporting independent films and independent filmmakers and supporting Georgia’s rapidly growing film industry.”
The ATLFS plans to use these funds to provide an Oscar-qualifying film festival (Atlanta Film Festival) in April 2025.
For more information on other projects included in the NEA’s grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.