2026 Donors
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Executive Producer Circle
- The David Butler Family Foundation
- Diane and Tim Naughton*
- Sabra Purtill and Andrew Vest
A $25,000 gift powers the Virginia Film Festival’s highest-impact work, from securing internationally recognized talent and award-winning films to expanding educational and community programming. Executive Producer Circle members enjoy a highly curated, unique Festival experience that reflects the level of their investment.
Benefactor ($10,000+)
- Darlene and Jeff Anderson
- John and Kate Byrne
- Perrin and Caroline Chiles*
- Anna Chytla and Jeff Crandall
- John and Amy Harris*
- Pat and Sharon Hogan*
- Kelley MacDougall and Mike Pausic
- Wistar Morris and Karen Moran
Star ($5,000+)
- Robin D. Baliles
- M. Elizabeth Dickenson
- Ben Gurley
- Mark Johnson*
- Jacob Schmitt and Julie Matheson
- Tom and Susan Skalak
- Nora and Dick Trodden
Producer ($3,000+)
- Nicole and Earle Betts
- Linda. A. Butler
- Robert and Janis Chevalier
- Thomas and Anne Clifford
- Cap and Margaret Anne Eschenroeder
- Pattie Frischkorn and Jeff Sterba
- Doug and Lois Garland
- Cameron Mowat and George Worthington
- Stephen Paul and Sue Andrea Plaskon
- Jane-Ashley and Peter Skinner
- Bobbie Spellman
- Linda and Brian Stanley*
- Christine Sweeters, In Memory of James C. Miller
- William Taylor and Jacqueline Langholtz
Director ($1,500+)
- Anonymous
- The Alexander Family
- Steve Apostoles and Renee Moss
- Rachel Baker and James Burnett
- George Beller and Kakie Brooks
- Andrew Block
- Tom and Betsy Bloom
- Caplin Foundation
- Deborah and Geoffrey Close
- Deborah A. Cohn and Charlotte J. Patterson
- Jane and Tom Davis, In Honor of Wendy Noren
- Chris and Brad Eure
- Temple Fennell*
- Charles Foster and Diane Bates
- Annie Galvin
- David and Janna Gies
- Erik Greenbaum and Lisa Keeler
- John Lee Hancock*
- Toby and Nicole Thorne Jenkins
- Kris Kasselman and Bob Emmett
- Staci and John Katsias
- Kaufman Family
- Jody L. Knowles
- Keryn and Ted Mathas
- Beverly and William McCauley
- Lindsay Meck and Ryan Farr
- Julie and Geoff Montross
- Johnathan and Kate Nixon
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Piper III
- Ricardo Preve
- Scot Safon and Rebecca Leary Safon*
- Louis Shapazian
- Steve and Clara Smiley
- John and Helen Steele
- Kevin & Ashlynn Teng
- Inessa Telefus and Chris Hubert
- Ellen Teplitzky
- Leslie and Joseph Wallace
Cinematographer ($600+)
- Anonymous
- Marc Abraham*
- Bill and Carolyn Achenbach
- Dr. Beverly C. Adams*
- David Addis and Rebecca Lieser
- Sarah Allen
- Sam Amago & Amy Keenan-Amago
- ANCH LLC
- Fritz and Lori Berry
- Mary Alice Blackwell, In memory of Janet Altice Ross
- Olivia E. Branch
- Sherry Burke
- C to C Film Fans
- Mary Beth Cancienne
- Bob and Maria Chapel
- Martin Chapman and Madeleine Watkins
- Henry Clifford
- Stacey Coates
- Katherine Couper
- Brad and Cathy Coyle
- Patty and Jon Craver
- Terry and Allen de Guzman
- Susan Donovan and David Cathcart
- Duner’s
- Dusseau Family and Friends
- Betty Fleming
- John Fowler
- Roger Gendron and Sara Miller
- Nathalie Gilfoyle
- Gwen and Howard Goodkin
- Jimmy and Bev Gorham
- Terry E. Grant
- Ryan Hart
- Katie and Skyler Hinnant
- Heather Knight
- Virginia Knight
- David and Louisa Koplan*
- Kimberly D. Krawiec
- Julie Lacy and Ron Price
- Jacqui and John Lazo
- Allison and Derek Leach
- Carol and Ky Lindsay
- Amy Isaacs Logan and Tim Logan
- Bob and Sharon Lorish
- Cyrus and Jenna Malekpour
- Jim and Elizabeth Mandell
- Drs. Sara McClellan & Bryon Gustafson
- Sarah and Grey McLean
- The Little Grill Restaurant
- Stephen and Lu Ann McNabb
- Barry T. Meek and Courtney Lane
- Erin Micheletti and Ken Dabkowski
- Louis and Susan Morris
- Janet Morrow
- Blake Sirach and Jonathan Nguyen
- Gary Nimax and Allen Persinger
- Marshall Persinger*
- Eric and Michelle Peterson
- Bob Pianta and Ann McAndrew
- George and Cindy Reed
- Peggy and William Schrader
- Clara and Bryan Schuster
- Vaden and Ginny Shields
- Jennifer W. Siciliano
- Marlena and Matthew Simon
- Robert Sinkin and Miriam Halpern
- Steve and Diane Skalak
- Cheri Stephan and Steve Mull
- Kate Stephenson and Michael Spinelli
- Annie Ward Stern, In Memory of Ed Stern Col 68
- Cate Stetson and John Faust
- David Toscano and Nancy Tramontin
- Annie Stern, In Memory of Ed Stern Col 68
- Pete & Artemis Stoll and Rich & Chris Voter
- Sam Uppala
- Allison & Andreas VanDenend
- Mindy Vaughan
- Genevieve Villaflor and Family*
- Paul Wagner and Ellen Casey Wagner
- Connie and Tom Weck
- Steven Weingarten, In Honor of Chris Farina
- Colin Whitlow*
- Susan and David Wilkinson
Extra ($300+)
- Anonymous
- Lisa and Bob Armour
- Steve Ashby
- Elizabeth and Bernie Bach
- Dea Dea Baker
- Dr. Rajesh Balkrishnan and George Simmons
- Erica Barnes and Matt Yohe
- Larry Bleiberg and Sara Rimm-Kaufman
- Brinsfield Family
- Lisa Brook and Jim Bain
- Nora Brookfield and Jack Bocock
- Brian Fox and Karen Brooks-Fox
- Chuck Bruse
- Gordon and Marjorie Burris
- Kecia C and Whitney S
- Cathy L. Campbell
- Jill and Jim Campbell
- Judy Campbell and Michael Henke
- Colleen Carew and Joseph Abbate
- Charlottesville Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
- Charles and Janet Cheeseman
- Charlottesville Counseling Group
- Jack Chen and Natasha Heller
- David and Betsy Chesler
- Dawna Clarke and Jon Damren
- Claudia Del Giudice
- Krisanne Combs
- Marge Connelly and Julie Christopher
- Lynn Cowen
- Heidi Cox, In honor of Lola Heffner
- John d’Entremont and Kathleen Placidi
- Bradley and Marcy Daniel
- Pam and Peter Dennison
- Terri Anne Di Cintio and Chip King
- Martha Donnelly
- Robin Ann Doran
- Lisa Draine
- Andy Edmunds*
- Robert and Joan Forrest
- John Fowler
- William E. Fox MD
- Jenny and Scott Gardiner
- Cady and Bryan Garey
- The Gloucester Film Fest Girls
- Drs. Leslie and David Greenberg
- Delores Grigbsy
- Philip and Lynn Grone
- Yael Grushka-Cockayne
- Abby Guskind and Tony Blanc
- Martien Halvorson-Taylor
- Jack Hamilton
- Scott and Lisa Hawkins
- Amy Heinrich and Jeff Hines
- Kinne Hoffman and Christopher Milner
- JoAnn and Buzzy Hofheimer
- Dr. Sharon Hostler
- Danny Housier
- Dearing Johns, In Honor of Nathalie Gilfoyle and John Steele
- Thad and Anne Jones
- Cass Kawecki and Barbara Gehrung
- Jody and Helen Kielbasa
- Dr. David Kleppinger
- Marilyn Kozak
- Sherry Kraft
- Harriet Kuhr
- Sherry A. and James H. Lambert
- Janet and Jeff Legro
- Stuart and Brock Lending
- James and Elizabeth Lewis
- Peppy Linden
- Ann and George Loper
- Bree Luck, In Honor of Michael Hodnett
- Karen L. Main
- Monica Markelz and Julian Connolly
- Jeanine Maruca, In Honor of Ellie, 2026
- Lisa Maruca, In Honor of Michael Anderson
- Jenny Mays
- Milkweed Clay Studio
- Catherine and Gene McGahren
- Ruth and David McWilliams
- Jenny Mead and Christine Shaw
- Tim and Virginia Michel
- Anne Miduch
- Paul and Melanie Miller
- Susan and Bruce Miller
- Paulette and Daniel Morgan
- Christopher Murphy and Alina Quesada
- John and Missy Newton
- The Estate of Ms. Brian O’Donnell
- Catherine Greer OBrion
- Norman Oliver and Susan Jacobson
- Dana and Kevin Palmer
- Maria and John Paulus
- Liz and Bob Perry
- Caroline and Jason Pounds
- Tony Reichhardt
- Michael and Karen Rich
- Robert and Paige Robinson
- Stephanie and Larry Rowley
- Ashley and Jocelyn Schauer
- Connie Shoffner
- Patricia Simpson and Bernie Murphy
- Allyn Sinderbrand
- Michele and Al Sinesky
- Joe and Beth Smith
- Kimberly Sokal
- Lu Spotswood
- Susan Steinberg
- Emma Stephenson
- Jennifer Sulzberger and Bob DuCharme
- Mary Ann Thompson
- Justin and Brooke Thompson
- Linda and Steve Tissiere
- Jessica Tobin
- Marsha Trimble and Kent Olson
- Lucie Vogel
- Bitsy and David Waters
- June West
- Ms. Kellam White
- Bruce and Janet Willis
- Elizabeth Woodard
- Ed and Diane Wright
Gaffer ($100+)
- Anonymous
- Louisa Barrett
- Bob and Lou Baumgartner
- Carol and Michael Beurmann
- Chris Bradley and John Penn Turner
- Douglas J. Cannato and Judith A. McPeak
- David Currier
- Shilpa Dave
- Greg DiMeglio and Mary Kostel
- Nick Duke Sr. and Gardy Bloemers
- Rob and Kathy Freer
- Michael and Margaret Hoover
- David and McCrea Kudravetz
- Miki and Harvey Liszt
- J.B. MacDougall
- Amanda Mayfield
- Karen L. Main
- Jeffrey and Judy Morton
- Dennis and Christina Moyer
- Joyce and Ronald Root
- George Sampson and Winifred Wegmann
- Kristina and Rod Smith
- Wendy Valentine
- John and Myrna Welch
- Barbara and Roger Williams
- Cynthia Woodring
- Yoga Cville
*Indicates VAFF Advisory Board Member
This page was last updated on September 23, 2026