 FILE - In this June 30, 2010 file photo, US actress Eva Longoria poses during the presentation of a new refrigerator in Madrid. (AP Photo/Angel Navarrete, file)
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Hollywood Foreign Press Association gives away $1.5M in grants to film groups
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is giving money away.
The group behind the Golden Globe Awards presented $1.5 million in grants to non-profit film organizations at a star-studded luncheon Wednesday at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Eva Longoria Parker helped HFPA president Philip Berk hand out cheques to film schools and groups that support film promotion and preservation.
The grants were accepted on stage by stars such as Nicole Kidman, Bryan Cranston, Jane Lynch, Ryan Phillippe and Annette Bening.
Recipients included Outfest, FilmAid International, the Museum of Modern Art, American Cinematheque, American Film Institute and Inner-City Arts.
Berk says HFPA has given more than $12 million in grants to date.
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