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ATLANTA, July 9, 2018 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) today announced the recipients of its Partner, Project and Arts Education grants for fiscal year 2019. One hundred and thirty-two organizations throughout the state were collectively awarded more than $1 million in funding. Funding for operating support (Partner Grant) was awarded to 63 organizations across the state, support for arts projects (Project Grant) was awarded to 36 organizations, 31 organizations received the Arts Education Program Grant and two received funding for Literary Art Programs. Funds awarded by Georgia Council for the Arts include appropriations...

Georgia hosted more feature film productions than in 2016 than any other market, including the United Kingdom and California, according to a new study from FilmL.A., the not-for-profit film office that serves the Greater L.A. region. FilmL.A. analyzed a sample of 100 feature films from 2016, and 17 of these filmed in Georgia, FilmL.A. said May 23. The U.K. took the No. 2 spot with 16 films, followed by Canada (13), California (12), Louisiana (6) and New York (6). Enlarge FilmL.A. analyzed a sample of 100 feature films from 2016, and 17 of these were filmed in… more RGTIMELINE...

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