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Besides the announcement of this year's grantees, the annual banquet is also a moment for getting together, meeting friends and having a good time while doing good.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) presented $3. 8 million at their annual Grants Banquet held at The Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Opening a new cycle that will culminate with the Golden Globes on January 5th, 2020, the Hollywood Foreign Press launched the festivities with the traditional Grants Banquet on July 31st, reinforcing its commitment to philanthropy and support to education and the arts. Held this year at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, CA, the banquet was hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a bevy of stars helped the HFPA give out this year's grants.

On a bright sunny Hollywood morning in July hundreds of film enthusiasts began lining up in the courtyard of the Egyptian Theatre for the first Foreign Language Film Series, a marathon day of foreign films organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in cooperation with the American Cinematheque. Audience members were affiliated with grant recipient organizations ranging from community associations to film schools, which were invited to attend the screenings together with HFPA members.

Cinema Ritrovato is, with the Festival Lumière in Lyon, the world’s premiere film festival devoted to classic, rare and restored films and it is not hyperbole to say that it is a magical event. For nine days the ancient city of Bologna turns into the world capital of classic movies and a cinephile’s dream, with dozens of daily screenings, talks, symposia, and master classes.