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CHICK-FIL-A CEO DAN CATHY TO RECEIVE FILM ADVOCATE AWARD FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION, FEB. 28 AT ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER

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CHICK-FIL-A CEO DAN CATHY TO RECEIVE FILM ADVOCATE AWARD FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION, FEB. 28 AT ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER

CHICK-FIL-A CEO DAN CATHY TO RECEIVE FILM ADVOCATE AWARD FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION, FEB. 28 AT
ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER
(ATLANTA) – February 22, 2017 –  The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is pleased to announce Dan T. Cathy as the recipient of the 2017 AAFCA Film Adovate Award. Given to a corporate entity or individual who promotes the growth and well-being of the cinematic arts, AAFCA has selected Mr. Cathy for the pivotal role he and his family foundation, WinShape, have played in the growth and nurturing of Georgia’s burgeoning film and TV production community.

As chairman and chief executive officer of his family’s multi-billion dollar fast food empire, Chick-fil-A, Mr. Cathy is one of the state’s most respected businessmen. Because of that stature, Cathy was able to play a pivotal role in attracting and establishing Pinewood Atlanta Studios in 2013. An important entity within the global film business, Pinewood, best known for its iconic James Bond franchise, has been essential in expanding Atlanta’s film imprint internationally. And that has come largely through the Pinewood partnership with Disney that has resulted in several Marvel properties filming in the Atlanta area.

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