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

  • John and Kate Byrne
  • Anna Chytla and Jeff Crandall
  • John and Amy Harris* 
  • Kelley MacDougall and Mike Pausic
  • Wistar Morris and Karen Moran

Star

Producer

  • M. Elizabeth Dickenson 
  • Cameron Mowat and George Worthington 
  • Stephen Paul and Sue Andrea Plaskon 
  • Sabra Purtill and Andrew Vest 
  • 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 
  • Nora and Dick Trodden 

Director

  • Dr. Steve Apostles and Dr. Renee Moss 
  • Rachel Baker 
  • Dave Barr and Lisa Smith 
  • John and Mary Scott Birdsall 
  • Tom and Betsy Bloom 
  • Linda A. Butler 
  • Caplin Foundation 
  • Robert and Janis Chevalier 
  • Thomas and Anne Clifford 
  • Jane and Tom Davis 
  • Chris and Brad Eure 
  • Cap and Margaret Anne Eschenroeder 
  • Temple Fennell* 
  • Erik Greenbaum and Lisa Keeler 
  • Staci and John Katsias 
  • The Little Grill, Harrisonburg 
  • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Piper III 
  • Steve and Clara Smiley 

Cinematographer

  • David Addis and Rebecca Lieser 
  • Mary Alice Blackwell, In memory of Janet A. Ross 
  • ANCH LLC 
  • George Beller and Kakie Brooks 
  • Olivia E. Branch 
  • Sherry Burke 
  • C to C Film Fans 
  • Deborah and Geoffrey Close 
  • Deborah A. Cohn and Charlotte J. Patterson 
  • Rev. Margaret Clare D’Anieri 
  • Nathalie Gilfoyle 
  • Jimmy and Bev Gorham 
  • Terry E. Grant 
  • Katie and Skylar Hinnant 
  • Ben and Merry Jennings 
  • Kris Kasselman and Bob Emmett 
  • H. Knight 
  • Kim Krawiec 
  • Allison and Derek Leach 
  • Bob and Sharon Lorish 
  • Monica Markelz Connolly and Julian Connolly 
  • Jonathan Nguyen and Black Sirach 
  • Marshall Persinger and Ray McKinnon 
  • Eric and Michell Peterson 
  • Marilyn and James Rappaport 
  • 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 

Extra

  • Joseph Abbate and Coleen Carew 
  • Sarah O. Allen 
  • Dr. Raj Balkrishnan and George Simmons 
  • Jan and Chuck Barnes 
  • Margaret S. Black 
  • Jeanine Braithwaite and Allan Nathanson 
  • Charlotte Brody and Tom Schlesinger 
  • Lisa Brook and Jim Bain 
  • Gordon and Marjorie Burris 
  • Jill and Jim Campbell 
  • Jim and Helen Cauthen 
  • Robin Doran 
  • Lisa Draine 
  • Elizabeth Eisenstadt 
  • John Fowler 
  • Jenny and Scott Gardiner 
  • Drs. Leslie and David Greenberg 
  • Abby Guskind and Tony Blanc 
  • Jack Hamilton 
  • Ron and Vicki Hauben 
  • Buzzy and Jo Ann Hofheimer 
  • Elvira Tate Hoskins 
  • Gail and John Howell 
  • Susan Jacobson and Norman Oliver 
  • Rob and Kim Jones 
  • Sherry Kraft 
  • Harriet Kuhr 
  • Peppy Linden 
  • Maryann and Phil Long 
  • Michael and Jeanine Maruca 
  • Deborah McGrady 
  • Stephen and Lu Ann McNabb 
  • Judith A. McPeak and Douglas J. Cannato 
  • Lindsay Meck and Ryan Far 
  • Karen Milbourne and James Southworth 
  • Bruce and Sue Miller 
  • Paulette Morgan 
  • Marijean Oldham 
  • Dana and Kevin Palmer 
  • Bob Pianta and Ann McAndrew 
  • Elizabeth Piper 
  • George and Cindy Reed 
  • Tim Richard 
  • Allyn Sinderbrand 
  • 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 
  • Jennifer Sulzberger and Bob DuCharme 
  • Ann Sutherland 
  • Jessica Tobin 
  • Hank and Ann Trautmann 
  • Betsy and Chip Tucker 
  • Lucie Vogel 
  • Thomas White 

Gaffer

  • Louisa Barrett 
  • Faith Bedford 
  • Carol and Michael Beurmann 
  • Judy Campbell and Michael Henke 
  • David and Joan Currier 
  • Shilpa S. Davé 
  • Sally Pecora Dunn 
  • Elizabeth R. Fuller 
  • June Heintz 
  • John and Leanne Hillery 
  • Michael and Margaret Hoover 
  • Maddie Nell Jane 
  • 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 
  • Joyce Root 
  • Connie Shoffner 
  • Kristina and Rod Smith 
  • Avril Somlyo 
  • Melissa Witherow  
  • Yoga Cville 

*Indicates VAFF Advisory Board Member