The federal stimulus package is still saving jobs in Ft Lauderdale.

The Broward Cultural Division recently distributed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to 17 arts organizations, including Cinema Paradiso, allowing at least one person who was previously expecting to be laid off due to financial cut backs to keep their job.

Operated by the Broward County Film Society, Cinema Paradiso is home to the annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and is the county’s only full-time Art House theater, showcasing independent and foreign films, documentaries, and classic films.

Robert E. Davis, whose job was save by the funding, will help program The Italia Festa and the Perrier French Film Festival by selecting, procuring and writing program notes for a 24-year retrospective, as well as negotiate celebrity appearances.

According to an article by The Promenade, Davis also is involved with preparation of the Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, which is the longest-running film festival in the world.

A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and $250,000 in ARRA funding have helped to retain 47 arts jobs throughout Broward County so far. The federal funds were slated to restore jobs in the arts and endorse the idea that the nonprofit arts industry is an important part of the overall economy.

The funds were distributed through an ARRA Lifeline application process. Arts organizations were able to apply for funds to provide salary support for an existing staff member who would otherwise be laid off, or to re-engage artistic or contracted services that were already cut.

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