[1] It was backed by the city's businessmen and organized by J.
Hunter Todd, who later ran the Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival.
[2] The largest donor was in real estate, and when the city's real-estate market crashed, he went bankrupt and was unable to continue sponsoring the event.
A new film festival with the name Atlanta Film Festival replaced the defunct event in 1976.
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