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BEDC approves $10,000 sponsorship for 'Lights, Camera, Bastrop' film‑training event; one member recuses

2793103 · January 27, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a $10,000 sponsorship for a film industry training and public event proposed by local producer Mark Anthony Baca; legal counsel advised the board on promotional spending limits and one member recused from the vote.

The Bastrop Economic Development Corporation voted to provide a $10,000 sponsorship to an event called "Lights, Camera, Bastrop," a film‑production training and entertainment event proposed for Mayfest Park that includes free training classes, celebrity appearances and school outreach.

Organizer Mark Anthony Baca described the program as a one‑day intensive of free classes and demonstrations tied to his longer calendar of events and anti‑bullying and suicide‑awareness outreach in local schools. "Anybody that…

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