2025 Donors
Thank you so much to all our donors who have supported the 2025 Virginia Film Festival! We are deeply grateful for your continued trust, commitment, and investment in this mission and cannot do this work without you.
We would like to thank Mrs. Tessa G. Ader for her generous support of the 2025 Virginia Film Festival and for her support of the arts across the Grounds of UVA.
Benefactor
- Robin D. Baliles
- The David Butler Family Foundation
- John and Kate Byrne
- Anna Chytla and Jeff Crandall
- John and Amy Harris*
- Pat and Sharon Hogan*
- Kelley MacDougall and Mike Pausic
- Wistar Morris and Karen Moran
- Diane and Tim Naughton*
PRoducer
- Dorothy N. Batten
- Perrin Chiles*
- M. Elizabeth Dickenson
- Doug and Lois Garland
- Ben Gurley
- Cameron Mowat and George Worthington
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Piper III
- Stephen Paul and Sue Andrea Plaskon
- Sabra Purtill and Andrew Vest
- Joanne B. Robinson
- Sara Risher
- Jake Schmitt and Julie Matheson
- Susan and Tom Skalak
- Jane-Ashley and Peter Skinner
- Bobbie Spellman
- Linda and Brian Stanley*
- Christine Sweeters, In memory of James C. Miller
- William Taylor and Jacqueline Langholtz
- Nora and Dick Trodden
- Jack and Carol Weber
DIRECTOR
- Anonymous
- Dr. Steve Apostles and Dr. Renee Moss
- Rachel Baker and James Burnett
- Nicole and Earle Betts
- John and Mary Scott Birdsall
- Andrew Block
- Tom and Betsy Bloom
- Linda A. Butler
- Caplin Foundation
- Robert and Janis Chevalier
- Thomas and Anne Clifford
- Jane and Tom Davis
- Team Davis
- Chris and Brad Eure
- Cap and Margaret Anne Eschenroeder
- Temple Fennell*
- Charlie Foster and Diane Bates
- Pattie Frischkorn and Jeff Sterba
- Jason George*
- Erik Greenbaum and Lisa Keeler
- John Lee Hancock*
- Staci and John Katsias
- The Little Grill, Harrisonburg
- Ricardo Preve
- Scot Safon and Rebecca Leary Safon*
- Steve and Clara Smiley
- Helen and John Steele
- Inessa Telefus and Chris Hubert
- Kevin and Ashlynn Teng
- Ellen Teplitzky
CINEMATOGRAPHER
- Anonymous
- Joseph Abbate and Coleen Carew
- Marc Abraham*
- Dr. Beverly C. Adams*
- David Addis and Rebecca Lieser
- ANCH LLC
- Mary Alice Blackwell, In memory of Janet A. Ross
- Janet Graham Borba and Andrew Borba*
- George Beller and Kakie Brooks
- Olivia E. Branch
- Sherry Burke
- C to C Film Fans
- Bob and Maria Chapel
- Deborah and Geoffrey Close
- Deborah A. Cohn and Charlotte J. Patterson
- Monica Markelz Connolly and Julian Connolly
- Brad and Cathy Coyle
- Rev. Margaret Clare D’Anieri
- Duner’s
- Jordan Farmer
- Pam and Jon Freedman
- Nathalie Gilfoyle
- Jimmy and Bev Gorham
- Terry E. Grant
- Marc Paulo Guzman
- Jack Hamilton
- Cecily and Brian Healy
- Katie and Skylar Hinnant
- Jai Jamison*
- Ben and Merry Jennings
- Dearing Johns, In Honor of Anne Stern
- Kris Kasselman and Bob Emmett
- Catherine Haena Kim*
- H. Knight
- Kim Krawiec
- Sherry A. and James H. Lambert
- John and Jacqui Lazo
- Allison and Derek Leach
- Carol and Ky Lindsay
- Amy Isaacs Logan and Tim Logan
- Maryann and Phil Long
- Bob and Sharon Lorish
- Julie Lynn and Doug Smith*
- Professors Sara McClellan and Bryon Gustafson
- Lindsay Meck and Ryan Farr
- John L. Mitchell
- Jonathan Nguyen and Black Sirach
- Marshall Persinger and Ray McKinnon
- Eric and Michelle Peterson
- Marilyn and James Rappaport
- George and Cindy Reed
- Diane Ritter
- Peggy and William Schrader
- Stewart and Mary Buckle Searle
- Vaden and Ginny Shields
- Marlena and Matthew Simon
- Karyn Ann Smith
- Cheri Stephan and Steve Mull
- Pete & Artemis Stoll and Rich & Chris Voter
- Laurie Turner
- Sam Uppala
- Genevieve Villaflor*
- Paul and Ellen Wagner
- Constance Weck
- Thomas White
EXTRA
- Anonymous
- Sarah O. Allen
- Bill and Rose Ameen
- Bob and Lisa Armour
- Dr. Raj Balkrishnan and George Simmons
- Jan and Chuck Barnes
- Lukas Bergstrom
- Bruno and Theresa Bertocci
- Evalyn Bishop & Frank Casey
- Margaret S. Black
- Jeanine Braithwaite and Allan Nathanson
- Charlotte Brody and Tom Schlesinger
- Lisa Brook and Jim Bain
- Nora Brookfield
- Wendy and Jack Brown
- Chuck and Candie Bruse
- Gordon and Marjorie Burris
- Judy Campbell and Michael Henke
- Cathy L. Campbell
- Jim and Helen Cauthen
- Buffy Cech
- Martin Chapman and Madeleine Watkins
- Melissa and Matt Charles
- Charles and Janet Cheeseman
- Betsy Chesler
- Marge Connelly and Julie Christopher
- Brian D. Crawford
- Betty F. Davis
- Theresa M. Davis
- Terry and Allen de Guzman
- Joe and Tracy Delgado
- John d’Entremont and Kathleen Placidi
- Julia Monteith and Max DiStefano
- Robin Doran
- Lisa Draine
- Nick Duke Sr. and Gardy Bloemers
- Dusseau Family and Friends
- Elizabeth Eisenstadt
- Tom and Anna Ferrell
- Helene Freiman and Gordon Berne
- Ben Frye and Jeremy Stern
- Mark S. Gardiner
- Bryan and Cady Garey
- Jenny and Scott Gardiner
- Edward J. Gillespie
- Larry Goldstein
- Drs. Leslie and David Greenberg
- Jacqueline Griffin
- Philip and Lynn Grone
- Grubhub
- Abby Guskind and Tony Blanc
- Ron and Vicki Hauben
- Scott and Lisa Hawkins
- Amy Heinrich and Jeff Hines
- Buzzy and Jo Ann Hofheimer
- Elvira Tate Hoskins
- Sharon L. Hostler, MD
- Gail and John Howell
- Nancy and Alex Inman
- Susan Jacobson and Norman Oliver
- Ann C. Jones
- Laurie Jones
- Rob and Kim Jones
- Cass Kawecki and Barbara Gehrung
- Jody and Helen Kielbasa
- Dr. David Kleppinger
- Virginia Knight
- Lisa Koch
- David and Louisa Koplan*
- Marilyn Elliott Kozak
- Sherry Kraft
- Harriet Kuhr
- Jim and Betsy Lewis
- Peppy Linden
- Michael and Jeanine Maruca
- Ana and Pedro Matos
- Frank J. Mazzeo, MD
- Beverly and William McCauley
- Milkweed Clay Studio
- Larry and Kit McElwain
- Deborah McGrady
- McLean Faulconer
- Stephen and Lu Ann McNabb
- Judith A. McPeak and Douglas J. Cannato
- Ruth and David McWilliams
- Jenny Mead and Christine Shaw
- Claire Smithers Mellinger
- Erin Micheletti and Ken Dabkowski
- Karen Milbourne and James Southworth
- Bruce and Sue Miller
- Melanie and Paul Miller
- Paulette Morgan
- Steven A. Morris
- Christopher and Alina Murphy
- Gary Nimax and Allen Persinger
- Johnathan Nixon and Kate Ramsdell
- Catherine O’Brion
- Marijean Oldham
- Dana and Kevin Palmer
- Suzanne and Michael Parks
- Bob Pianta and Ann McAndrew
- Elizabeth Piper
- Caroline and Jason Pounds
- Karen and Luke Rendleman
- Tim Richard
- Robert and Paige Robinson
- Steven and Marcia Sayre
- Jocelyn and Ashley Schauer
- Bryan and Clara Schuster
- Wendy Seay
- Connie Shoffner
- Allyn Sinderbrand
- Al and Michele Sinesky
- Martha Smythe
- Kimberly Sokal
- Lu Spotswood
- Martha and Philip Stafford
- Annie Ward Stern, In memory of Ed Stern Col ‘68
- Cate Stetson and John Faust
- Jennifer Sulzberger and Bob DuCharme
- Ches and Christina Sumpter
- Ann Sutherland
- Tavola Restaurant
- Jessica Tobin
- Hank and Ann Trautmann
- Betsy and Chip Tucker
- Ron and Lynda Tweel
- Mindy Vaughan
- Lucie Vogel
- Lori and John Wakefield
- Mary Ann Whitehurst and Bonnie Warlick
- Susan and David Wilkinson
- A. Wimberley
- Carson Wood
GAFFER
- Anonymous
- Bill and Cindy Ade
- Louisa Barrett
- Pamela Bartlett and Gerry Bishop
- Faith Bedford
- Carol and Michael Beurmann
- Peter Brooks
- Leontyne Clay Peck
- Theresa Collier
- David and Joan Currier
- Charlotte and Ralph Dammann
- Kevin J. Dell
- Shilpa S. Davé
- Sally Pecora Dunn
- Andy Edmunds*
- Robert and Joan Forrest
- Elizabeth R. Fuller
- Mia and Keith Gardiner
- Vicki Hawes and Wynne Stuart
- June Heintz
- John and Leanne Hillery
- Michael and Margaret Hoover
- Brooke Anne Hunter
- Maddie Nell Jane
- Jones Family
- Mary and Don Kirwan
- Steven J. Kung*
- David and McCrea Kudravetz
- Tim and Virginia Michel
- Jeffrey and Judy Morton
- Dennis and Christina Moyer
- David and Barbara Myerson Katz
- BettyJoyce Nash
- Jim and Willa Neale
- Karen Duncan Pape
- Rock Program Director, WTJU
- Joyce Root
- Rosenberg Perry Family
- George Sampson and Winifred Wegmann
- Kristina and Rod Smith
- Avril Somlyo
- Justin Thompson
- Peter and Elena Tuerk
- Catherine and Stephen von Storch
- Barbara and Roger Williams
- Melissa Witherow
- Chris Wolfe
- Yoga Cville
*Indicates VAFF Advisory Board Member