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, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Pat and Sharon Hogan, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Kelley MacDougall and Mike Pausic
Diane and Tim Naughton, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Sonjia Smith

Star

Jane-Ashley and Peter Skinner

Producer

Dorothy N. Batten
Liz Dickenson
Jai Jamison, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Cameron Mowat and George Worthington
Beatrix Ost
Stephen Paul and Sue Andrea Plaskon
Sabra Purtill and Andy Vest
Joanne B. Robinson
Susan and Tom Skalak
Linda and Brian Stanley, VAFF Advisory Board Member
William Taylor and Jacqueline Langholtz
Jack and Carol Weber

Director

George Beller and Kakie Brooks
W. Earle Betts, III and Nicole K. Betts
Tom and Betsy Bloom
Linda A. Butler
Caplin Foundation
Patti Cary and Todd Stansbury
Robert and Janis Chevalier
Perrin Chiles, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Thomas and Anne Clifford
Brad and Cathy Coyle
Jane and Tom Davis
Cap and Margaret Anne Eschenroeder
Chris and Brad Eure
Temple Fennell, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Charles H. Foster, Jr and Diane R. Bates
Jason George, VAFF Advisory Board Member
John Lee Hancock, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Bebe Heiner
Joy and Jack Heyrman
Ronald E. Hohauser, VAFF Advisory Board Member
The Ignaczak Family
Mark Johnson, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Kris Kasselman and Bob Emmett
Staci and John Katsias
Rita McClenny, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Jonathan Nguyen and Blake Sirach
Ricardo Preve
Scot and Rebecca Safon, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Stewart and Mary Buckle Searle
Karyn Smith
Christine Sweeters, In Memory of James C. Miller
Kevin Teng and Ashlynn Teng
Ellen Teplitzky
Nora and Dick Trodden

Jody on stage at the Paramount Theater

Cinematographer

Anonymous
Marc Abraham, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Dr. Beverly Colwell Adams, VAFF Advisory Board Member
David Addis and Rebecca Lieser
Aaron and Karen Alexander
Drs. Steve Apostoles and Renee Moss
Doro Bachrach, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Carolyn and David Beach
Mary A. Blackwell, In memory of Janet Altice Ross
Janet Graham Borba and Andrew Borba, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Olivia E. Branch
Wendy and Jack Brown
Sherry Burke
C to C Film Fans
Bob and Maria Chapel
Patty and Jon Craver
Jocelyn Diaz, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Fermion Government Services, LLC
Pam and Jon Freedman
Ben Frye and Jeremy Stern
Katie and Skylar Hinnant
Dearing Ward Johns Lewis, In Honor of Jared Benjamin Miller
Catherine Haena Kim, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Jody L. Knowles
Jacqui and John Lazo
Derek and Allison Leach
Cager Lee and Ollie
Amy Isaacs Logan and Tim Logan
Bob and Sharon Lorish
Julie Lynn and Doug Smith, VAFF Advisory Board Member
John McAllister
Dr. Sara McClellan and Dr. Bryon Gustafson
John Mitchell
Julie and Geoff Montross
Marshall Persinger and Ray McKinnon, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Eric and Michelle Peterson
Diane Ritter
Stephanie and Larry Rowley
Paul and Anne Sartori
C. James Sears
Joan Schatzman
Jon Scheumann
Vaden and Ginny Shields
Marlena and Matthew Simon
Cheri Stephan and Steve Mull
Inessa Telefus and Chris Hubert
Hank and Ann Trautmann
Ron and Lynda Tweel
Sam Uppala
Allison and Andreas VanDenend, In Honor of Ilya Tovbis and Lizzy Ramey
Pierre-Hugues Verdier
Genevieve Villaflor, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Glenn Williamson and Kurt Birusingh, VAFF Advisory Board Member
Alison and Craig Wilson

Extra

Anonymous
Joe Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen
Sarah O. Allen
AJ Amigoni
Bob and Lisa Armour
Cathryn Astin and Patti Rose
Dr. Rajesh Balkrishnan and George Simmons
Erica Barnes and Matt Yohe
Bruce and Margaret Black
Joanne and Haywood Blakemore
Chuck and Candie Bruse
Gordon and Marjorie Burris
Sarah Ashley Cain
Judy Campbell and Michael Henke
Dr. Elizabeth Carr and Mr. Christopher Acheson
Tina Carroll and Jim Palmborg
Jim and Helen Cauthen
Elizabeth Scott Cech
Martin Chapman and Madeleine Watkins
Betsy and David Chesler
Carl and Bettie Cholewa
Deborah and Geoffrey Close
Marge Connelly and Julie Christopher
Barbara Tragakis Conner
John d’Entremont and Kathleen Placidi, In Memory of Joe Kett
Charlotte and Ralph Dammann
Lisa M. Draine
John Fowler
John and Elizabeth Franklin
Kimberley and Michael Gallmeyer
Mark Gardiner
Cady and Bryan Garey, In Memory of Roger West
Nathalie Gilfoyle
Terry E. Grant
Leslie and David Greenberg
Delores Grigsby
Abby Guskind and Tony Blanc
Jack Hamilton
Amy Heinrich and Jeff Hines
Charlie Holt
Sharon L. Hostler, MD
Danny Housier
Karen Simroth James
Ben Jennings
Cass Kawecki and Barbara Gehrung
Mary and Don Kirwan
Marilyn Elliott Kozak
Dr. David Kleppinger
Laurie, Nancy, Kim, and Linda: the Gloucester gals!
Janet and Jeff Legro
Peppy Linden
The Charlottesville Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
Phil and Maryann Long
James Malone III
Monica Markelz and Julian Connolly
Jeanine Maruca
Ana and Pedro Matos
William and Beverly McCauley
Stephen and Lu Ann McNabb
Judith A. McPeak and Douglas J. Cannato
Jenny Mead and Christine Shaw
Maribeth Mills and CJ Mantz
Julia Monteith and Max DiStefano
Susan Mullen
Gary Nimax and Allen Persinger, Jr.
Catherine G. O’Brion
Reina W. Oostingh and Charles R. Braley III
Ozzie Bennett Advisors
Dana and Kevin Palmer
Suzanne and Michael Parks, In Honor of Mick Parks 2016
Robert Pianta and Ann McAndrew
Caroline and Jason Pounds
Cynthia and George Reed
David Reznik
Steven and Marcia Sayre
Ashley and Jocelyn Schauer
Peggy and William Schrader
Luis Sierra
Patricia Simpson and Bernie Murphy
Al and Michele Sinesky
Martha Smythe
Lu Spotswood
Martha and Philip Stafford
Annie Ward Stern, In Memory of Ed Stern (Col 68)
Cate Stetson and John Faust
Steven’s Home Services
Jennifer Sulzberger and Bob DuCharme
tavola restaurant
Marsha Trimble and Kent Olson
Siva Vaidhyanathan
Lucie Vogel
Matthew Weber, In Memory of Brian M. O’Donnell
Susan and Thomas Woodcheke

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