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The 47th Ann Arbor Film Festival would not be possible without the passion, energy and contributions of many tremendous individuals and organizations. We'd like to give credit where credit's due and provide our heartfelt thank you to each of the following:
$10,000+
Bruce Baker & Genie Wolfson
$5,000 - $9,999
Steve Warrington & Courtney Mandrake
$1,000 - $2,499
Martha Darling & Gil Omenn
Larry Skiles
Lawrence Kasdan
Ron & Jill Donovan Maio
$500 - $999
Michael & Shannon Brown
Wendy Lawson
Matthew & Sonam Krichbaum
Jack Smith Marash
630 Club
Myrna Jean Rugg & Richard Cronn
Mary Cronin & John Johnson
Constance Crump & Jay Simrod
Gavin Eadie & Barbara Murphy
$250 - $499
Russ Collins & Deb Polich
Hubert & Ellen Cohen
John Dryden & Diana Raimi
Ruth Bardenstein & Jim Roll
John WC Baird
Nancy LaTendresse
Peter & Micki Drescher
Barry Miller & Enid Wasserman
George Fisher & Kari Magill
Frank & Gail Beaver
Peter Howell
Lindsay McCarthy
David Scott Follin
LeAnn & Joe Auer
Dr. John W. Farah
Bruce Curtis & Sara Tucker
Joanna Courteau
Deborah S. Greer
Ron Sober
technical director
Tom Bray
special programming
David Dinnell
out night programming
Debra Miller
programming associate
David Osit
filmmaker liaison
Maisie Baubie
development associate
Becca Keating
graphic design
Ryan Molloy
graphic assistant
Andrew Reaume
webmaster
Charles Burney
housing coordinator
Myrna Rugg
transportation coordinator
Rick Cronn
green room coordinators
Constance Crump
Jay Simrod
green room decorations
Meghann Rotary
Mary Thiefels
after party coordinators
Bill Spencer
Meghann Rotary
film jam coordinator
Forest Juziuk
festival photographers
Jes Rose
Brooke Keesling
Amanda Scotese
videographer
Leslie Dreyer
aaff promotional videos
Martin Thoburn
Geoff George
aaff sponsor videos
Stephanie Frankiewicz
Emily Skaer
Steve Coy
Sean Darby
after party talent
DJ Bob Moir
VJ Leslie Raymond
Forest Juziuk
Aaron Lindell
Raj Mahal
DJ Billjax
David Osit
DJ Janks
main lobby installations
Bang! Productions, LLC
Jeremy Wheeler
Jason Gibner
Chris “Box” Taylor
Mike Taylor
John Redmond
Ayron Michael Nelson
Courtney Nock
Dustin Krcatovich
Steven Griffes
installation artists
Oren Goldenberg
Ted Kennedy
Leslie Raymond
Lisa Waud
Nicole MacDonald
Mary Thiefels
Meghann Rotary
Zack Weaver
board of directors
Bruce Baker (President)
Matthew Krichbaum (Vice President)
LeAnn Auer (Treasurer)
Myrna Jean Rugg (Secretary)
Tom Bray
Michael Brown
Russ Collins
Peter Howell
Heidi Kumao
Wendy Lawson
Lindsay McCarthy
Larry Skiles
Steve Warrington
advisory board
Alison LaTendresse
Bryan Konefsky
Chris Gore
Chris McNamara
Deanna Morse
Gary Schwartz
Jonathan Berkowitz
Ken Burns
Lawrence Kasdan
Leighton Pierce
Michael Moore
Morrie Warshawski
Richard Kerr
screening committee
Angel Vasquez
Becca Keating
Brooke Dagnan
Brooke Keesling
Chris Csont
Cory Snavely
Daniel Menzo
Gary Schwartz
Heidi Kumao
Mandira Banerjee
Scott Northrup
Shannon Buwalski
student interns
Maisie Baubie
Ryan Levin
Kelly Patrick
Bill Spencer
Meghann Rotary
Noah Stahl
michigan theater projection & stage staff
Dan Bruell
Dan Moray
Frank Uhle
J. Scott Clarke
Jim Pyke
Joe Ferdon
Rick Berthelot
Scott McWhinney
Walter Bishop
pre-screeners
Bruce Baker
Myrna Jean Rugg
Tim Pulice
Jon Moodie
Derek Kiesgen
Brian Hunter
Kim Demick
Forest Juziuk
Amy Nesbitt
Esther Kirshenbaum
Steve Warrington
Sandy Schopbach
Ryan Levin
Sonia Gill
Beca Fried
Kirk Ott
Claus Theile
Leland Austin
Danny Menzo
Rob Kirby
Denise Heberle
Al McWilliams
Ted Kennedy
Jeffrey Riber
Charlotte Young Bowen
Andrea Steves
Tim Furstnau
granting agencies & organizations
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts
The Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs
The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
State Street Area Association
The Arts Alliance
afterparty venues
Arbor Brewing Company
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Babs Underground Lounge
The Cavern Club
The Yellow Barn
opening night catering
Seva
Totoro
eat catering & chef services
Morgan & York
Schakolad
judges’ meals
Angelo’s
Café Felix
Café Habana
Café Zola
Zanzibar
filmmakers’ dinner
Casa Dominick’s
thank you for your support, encouragement, and inspiration
Adam Hyman
Amanda Scotese
Amy Nesbitt
Andréa Picard
Bruce Baker
Bryan Boyce
Bryan Rogers
Chris Holland
Chrisstina Hamilton
Dan Marano
Danny Plotnick
Deb Greer
Debra Miller
Esther Kirshenbaum
Frank Pahl
Genie Wolfson
Geoff George
George Manupelli
Graham Hamilton
Jeff Meyers
Jeremy Wheeler
John Hieftje
Josh Pokempner
Ken Burns
Laura Barnes Gabriel
Laurie Blakeney
Lawrence Kasdan
LeAnn Auer
Leslie Dreyer
Lynn Yates
Mark McElhatten
Mark Mothersbaugh
Martha Darling
Mary Thiefels
Michele Turnure-Salleo
Newcombe Clark
Rick Cronn
Ron Reed
Russ Collins
Sabine Gruffat
Sam Raimi
Sam Valenti
Steve Klein
Tamara Real
Terri Sarris
Tina Fey
Vicki Honeyman
Wendy Lawson
extra high fives to
Al McWilliams
Amanda Bynum
Becca Keating
Brooke Keesling
Charlie Burney
Chris Csont
Colleen Sherman
Constance Crump
Danny Drysdale
Danny Menzo
David Dinnell
David Osit
Forest Juziuk
Gary Schwartz
Heidi Kumao
Jay Simrod
John Roos
Jon Moodie
Jon Sajetowski
Katherine Weider
Katie McMahan
Keith Orr
Kim Demick
Laura Barnes Gabriel
Lee Berry
Martin Contreras
Marti Gukiesen
Michael Cox
Mom and Dad
Myrna Jean Rugg
Nicole MacDonald
Ruth Bardenstein
Ryan Molloy
Scott Northrup
Steve Warrington
Tim Pulice
Tom Bray
Zack Weaver
In-Kind partners
Grace & Wild
The Michigan Theater Foundation
PLAYgallery
UMMA
UM School of Art & Design
UM Digital Media Commons
Work • Ann Arbor
The 47th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival came to a close last night. Just about anybody involved with the festival is pretty exhausted after days of organizing, drinking, dining, afterpartying, and viewing beautiful, hilarious, shocking, provocative, fascinating films. I could certainly use a good night's sleep, and still have a lot to do before heading back to Chicago, but wow, my brain's buzzing with ideas.
The entire film festival experience was incredibly inspiring. I would imagine that the quality of the films, the diversity of their mediums, the poetry of their expression, and the intensity of their stories has jetisoned many other than myself into this state of sleep deprivation mixed with creative overload. Beyond spending hours upon hours watching films and reflecting on them with discussions or the blog posts, really the most inspiring aspect of the AAFF was the obvious momentum in the community that it has generated.
It seemed that everywhere I went, people were super pumped about the festival and already churning out excited ideas for next year's fest. Eavesdropping here and there, I didn't even know how half these people were involved with the festival, but somehow they had contributed to it and thus felt like they were a part of it. I heard filmmakers from far-off lands gushing over the rarity of this level of community involvement. Executive Director Donald Harrison was a catalyst in connecting artists, designers, engineers, filmmakers, tech people, journalists, sponsors, board members, activists, and everybody else into an ever-growing movement that has been growing over the past year, in Ann Arbor and beyond, and ultimately culminated during the six days of the festival.
In closing, I'd like to address the AAFF:
Hey, Ann Arbor Film Festival
It was a blast--you're the best! Thanks for everything, and don't ever change (except of course next year will be even better).
See ya then! ciao, Amanda
p.s. Thanks for reading!
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