Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the third annual Greenwich International Film Festival! We are grateful to our ticket and pass holders, sponsors, restaurant and beverage partners, volunteers, auction donors, performers, Board members, jurors, moderators, panelists, filmmakers, acting talent, community partners, corporate partners, Town of Greenwich officials, charity partners, staff and others who came together to pull off a world-class film festival that helped #MakeAnImpact in the community and beyond.

THANK YOU

Executive Board

Richard Brener
Jenna Bush-Hager
Jim Cabrera
Kimberly Clarke
David Duchovny
Doug Ellin
Susan Smith Ellis
Dennis Ever
Bobby Friedman
Craig Gering
Kathie Lee Gifford
Jared Ian Goldman
Colin Hanks
Don Ienner
Michael Imperioli
David Levien
Linda Zwack Munger
Clea Newman
Deborah Royce
Tom Scott
Bill Shipsey
Adrienne Stern
Darnell Strom
Emily Wachtel

Board of Directors

Ashley Bekton
Matt Brown
Carina Crain
Alison Davis
Colleen deVeer
Julie Fareri
Jim Matthews
Clay Pecorin
Wendy Reyes
Christian Simonds
Mark Teixeira
Larry Weissman
Carolyn Westerberg

Founders

Carina Crain
Colleen deVeer
Wendy Reyes

Interns

Alycia Hannoush
Allison Devaney
Victoria Gargiulo
Samantha Ryan
Alexandra Kowal

Staff

Wendy Reyes
Colleen deVeer
Ginger Stickel
Maryann Ghirardelli
Sam Kleiner
Sebastian Dostmann
Lindsey Hascher
Lauren Clayton
Bears Fonte
Shamika Pandit
Matt Stellwagen
Antoine Bancharel
Greg Katz
Whitney Longworth
Alexis McCoy
Samantha Schecter
Kiel Stango
Zack Foster
Faridah Gbadamosi
Rema Sayge
Alek Ustin
Lizzy Jones
Michael Hnath

Sustainers

Crain Family Foundation
The Fareri Family
Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Royce
Ras & Kristyna Sipko
Stapleton Charitable Trust
Tex & Co.

Founding Members

Barry and Barbara Carroll
Bradshaw-Mack Foundation
Chris and Carina Crain
Colleen and Kipp deVeer
Pamela and David B. Ford
Jim and Jenny Matthews
Donald and Muffy Miller
Wendy and Diego Reyes
Eleanor and John Sullivan
Stapleton Charitable Trust
Victoria and Mike Triplett 

Cinephile Members

Geoffrey and Melissa Bradshaw-Mack
Ann Bresnan
Matt and Marisa Brown
T.J. and Courtenay Carella
Jim and Jenny Matthews
Donald and Muffy Miller
Newman’s Own Foundation
Clay and Eva Pecorin
Michael and Krystal Sachs
Whitney and Dave Schwartz
Gillian Hearst Simonds and
Christian Simonds
Jenna and Walker Stapleton
Victoria Triplett

Premier Members

Katherine Beevers
Michael Bodson
Brooke and Lou Bremer
Jim and Ginge Cabrera
Kate and Jim Clark
CLEver Photos
Catherine and Michael Farello
Timothy Fazio
Nancy Fazzinga
Mckay and Stuart Feldman
The Ford Family Foundation
Bobby Friedman, Bungalow Media + Entertainment
Michael and Kristina Gabelli
Darrell and Robin Harvey
Carney and Melissa Hawks
Tori Dauphinot and Ken Hubbard
Sara Iorio
Jon and Arielle Jachman
Brooke and Peter Jepsen
M.E. Kjaernested
Steph & Jody LaNasa
Susan Lehman
Cricket Lockhart
John and Jennifer Weis Monsky
Linda Zwack Munger
John and Jen Roach
Sue Moretti Rogers
Jill Schecter
Tom Scott
Paul and Jane Shang
Megan Shattuck
Carrie and Chris Shumway
Riann Smith
Nikol & Jeff Thompson
Tom and Robyn Wasserman
Carolyn and Stephen Westerberg
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willoughby
Ali and Brian Wolfe
Cecilia and Ira Wolfson

Greenwich Members

Patrice Anibal
Boulan Family
Alexandra Codraro
Vicki Craver
Ilona Eken
Heather and Andrew Georges
Pam and Bob Goergen
Claire Haft
Donna and Glenn Hascher
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Higgins
George and Elizabeth Hopley
Samantha Knapp
Lynne Stauffer Kramer
Liz Lazarus
David Levien
Howard Levy
Kamie Lightburn
Tia Mahaffy
Kate Maloney
Polly McTaggart
Thomas and Sarah Neff
Emma and Mark Pennington
Sarah and Jeff Pribyl
Jordan and Noah Rhodes
Mary Jo Riddle
James and Abby Ritman
Alisa and Peter Savitz
Shannon Sawyer
Larry & Liz Weissman
Josh and Whitney West
Michele Wolfram

Sponsors

CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa Anguilla
The Reef by CuisinArt
Residences by CuisinArt
Betteridge
Connecticut Office of Film, Television and Digital Media
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Conair
Ramblers Way
Alfa Romeo
Hospital for Special Surgery
Brightline Capital
L Catterton
People’s United Bank
UBER
Theory
NEBCO Insurance Services, LLC
Casamigos Tequila
Westchester Medical Center Health Network
Moët & Chandon Champagne
First Republic
Evian
Saks Fifth Avenue
HPM Partners
AQR
Sweaty Betty London
Shoreline
Lifeway Kefir
Media Arts Center of Orange
Iconic Modern Home
HBO
E&J Gallo Winery
Barton & Gray Mariners Club
Avon Theatre
J House Greenwich
Big Picture
Val’s Putnam Wines & Liquors
YETI
Coca Cola
Getty Images
Peroni Italy
Silo Ridge
Vineyard Vines
Muse Interiors

Media Partners

Greenwich Magazine – Moffly Media
Hearst Connecticut Media Group
Fairfield County Look
The Hollywood Reporter
Jen Danzi
ABC 7
Greenwich Sentinel

Charity Partners

ALS Finding A Cure
Every Mother Counts
Family Centers
WMC Health-Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
SIMS Foundation

Restaurant & Beverage Partners

Little Pub
Fortina
DeCicco & Sons Events & Cuisine
HooDoo Brown Barbeque
Burger Shakes and Fries
Perfect Provenance
Barcelona
Bar Taco
Absolute Elyx
Mason Sandwich Co.
b.good
Gabriele’s Italian Steakhouse
GIFFT by Kathie Lee Gifford
Star Distributors

Community Partners

The Capital Theatre
Greenwich Arts
Greenwich Concours d’Elegance
Greenwich Library
Bow Tie Criterion Cinema
Focus on French Cinema
Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich
Greenwich Staffing
Sebass Events & Entertainment
Studio 162
Parking Productions – John Dent, Inc.
GFORCE Security
JCC of Stamford
Renny & Reed Flowers and Events
Writers Guild of America East
Frost Productions

Special Thanks

Abilis
Adopt A Dog
Armarium
The Balm
BCL Entertainment
Bloomberg
Becker Salon
Big Geyser Distributors
Build by Janel
ByRedo
Collagen Bar
Core Car
Crain Communications
Diane’s Books
Falco PR
Fearless Angels Project
Kathie Lee Gifford
Go Figure Barre Studios
Dr. Dennis Gross
Hassett Express
Highball Energy Drink
Hott Blowdry & Beauty Lounge
Hydrate MD / Hungover MD
Kristals
lululemon
LSC Communications
Kim Nicholas MD
Minuteman Press of Greenwich
Orchard Mile
OTG
PKF O’Connor Davies
Richards
Rise Brewing Co.
Joseph Richard Florals
SLT
SoulCycle
Speed Printing and Graphics
Stapleton Management
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Sugarfina
Supergoop
True World Seafood
YWCA

Film Q&A Participants

Dennis Aig
Nadia Alexander
Margherita Arco
Maxwell Azulay
Phill Baribeau
Stephanie Beatriz
Ashley Beckton
Barbara Pierce Bush
Peg Cafferty
Eric Carlson
Leslie Coplin
Margaret Costa
Michael Cuomo
Ophelia Dahl
Meghan Doherty
Liz Eddy
Doug Ellin
Bears Fonte
Eduardo Garcia
Tony Hale
Hunter Heaney
Eric Heimbold
Matt Heineman
Jennifer Jane
Greg Katz
Sam Ketay
Alex Kowal
Sophie Kruz
Dr. Rifat Latifi
Sarah Lew
Mark Lindsay
Joia Mukherjee
Jonathan Mason
Alex Morsanutto
Lynne Nieto
Izabela O’Brien
Jay Peterson
Eleanore Pienta
Dav Pilkey
Matt Porter
Alyssa Ruderman
Samantha Ryan
Eric Sawyer
Laurie Shephard
Quinn Shephard
Shannon Shryne
Cori Stern
Lara Stolman
Maxwell Suprenant
Anna Taylor
Laura Terruso
Jessica Thompson
Carlo Velayo
Teri Weinberg

Panelists

Live From Connecticut

Tim Herlihy
Bryan Tucker
Lorne Manly

Women Driving ROI in the Film Market Place

Susan Cartsonis
Suzanne Farwell
Ruth Ann Harnisch

The Film Review

Richard Lawson
Alison Willmore
Marshall Fine
Joe Meyers
Chris Nashawaty

Producing Sports

Connor Schell
Daniel Forer
Ryen Rusillo
David Levien
Chris Russo
Hannah Storm

Jury

Social Impact

Sophia Bush
Ann Bresnan
Breven Warren

Documentary Features

Kirk Simon
Nina Rosenblum
Nicholas Doob

Narrative Features

Sayra Player
Kristen Yonsoo Kim
Colleen Kelsey

Connecticut Shorts

Ed Ruggiero
Louisa Greene
Ellen Woolf

Documentary Shorts

Nannette Burstein
Rachel Boynton
Matthew O’Neill

Narrative Shorts

Claire Haft
Michael Mailer
Melissa Shahbazian

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