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.