AIFF BOARD MEMBERS

Tony McAdoo, President & Co-Founder
Cathy Shultz, Secretary & Co-Founder
 

Che Cantrell, Vice President, Website & Marketing
Patrick Keogh,  Treasurer
 

In April, 2007, when Tony raised his hand at a meeting of the Historic Fernandina Business Association to ask, “Has anyone ever thought of having a film festival?” Wow, look what happened only a few months later!

The Amelia Island Film Festival’s Inaugural Season has become a reality thanks to so many unpaid committee members, volunteers, students, business partners, media, and panel participants. This total volunteer effort has enabled us to showcase these films with their filmmakers, directors, producers and casts of the 30 plus Official Selections being screened this week.

This week’s festival culminates a year of activities including four highly public supported Sneak Preview screenings, an AIFF Logo and Festival Poster juried contests, several public planning meetings and one fundraiser. There have been so many supportive individuals in the public sector and local businesses that have donated time and resources to bring all of this together.

Many thanks to our Inaugural Season’s Corporate Sponsors —  The First National Bank of Nassau County, The Hampton Inn & Suites, Quality Images, Citizens State Bank, Fernandina Newsleader, Books Plus Digital Village, and Smurfit Stone.

A special thanks for their help goes to Barbara & George Sheffield of the Palace Saloon and Diane and Joe Warwick of the Florida House Inn. Thanks for joining us and please enjoy the film festival here on our beautiful Island on the First Coast of Florida!

AIFF COMMITTEES

Diane Warwick, Film Selection Director
Susan Henderson, Organization Management
Julia Nowlin, Donors & Sponsors
Ann Foutaine, Photography
Emmy Lou Sorum, Volunteers
Lyn Leto, Fundraising & Grant Application
John D’Agnese, Logo Chairman
Puran Arons, Schedule Director
Loren & Barbi Lum, Merchandise

AIFF Founding Members 2007-2008
* Ken Anderson & Leigh McNamara * Joan Bean
* Shannon Brown * Chris Brunner * Che Cantrell
* John D'Agnese * Joe Donini
* Allen & Carol Elefterion * Patricia Ezzell
* Ann Fontaine * Priscilla Footlik
* T. Jose Garcia * Clyde Goodbread
* Chuck & Annette Hall * Robert & Lee Hamer
* Susan Henderson & Mike Spino
* Eliza Holliday & Kenneth Cain
* Chief of Police James & Susan Hurley
* Rachel Johns * Joyce Jones * Ann Keating
* Patrick & Fran Keogh * Bill & Emma Leeper
* Loren & Barbi Lum * Darlyne Maranto
* Tony McAdoo * Tom & Donna McKeel
* Autumn Nowlin * Julia R. Nowlin
* Larry Ogilvie * Peter & Anirina Podesta
* Jake Posey * John & Sandy Price* Chris & Lynn Rasch
* Steve Reden * Patricia Richardson
* Wyndham “Windy” & Frances Riotte
* Larissa Roberts * Gayle Q. Rybicki
* Bill & Cathy Schultz * Teresa Sopp
* Emmy Lou Sorum * Robert & Terri Tankel
* Lee Waronker & Vivian Puente * Richard Widmark
* Tim & Kay Yeager

Corporate Sponsors
* Books Plus * Citizens State Bank * Digital Village * Fernandina Newsleader * First National Bank of Nassau County * Hampton Inn & Suites * Quality Images * Smurfit Stone

AIFF Donors
* Amelia River Cruises * Cotner & Associates * Crab Trap Restaurant * Richard Dickson * Folio Weekly * Epsana Restaurant * Lawrence & Joann Hertz * Judy McCoy * Oyster Bay Harbour * Palace Saloon * Barbara Ryan * Mike & Irene Sanchez * Susi Sax * Bill Shade * George & Barbara Sheffield * John & Evelyn Skowronski * Staples * Visit Jacksonville * Joe & Diane Warwick * Mary Agnes White

* Special Volunteer: Susan Henderson & T. Jose Garcia
* Poster & Program Printer: Staples & Digital Village
* Cover Designer: Jeff Taylor and Che Cantrell
* Reception Invitations: Beverly Bedgood & Cathy Schultz
* Logo Designer: Eliza Holliday - Eliza Lettering Design (www.letterist.com)
* Program Designer: Che' Cantrell - My Web Consultant (www.mywebconsultant.org)
* Catering: Karen Miller - Old South Yankee (www.oldsouthyankee.com)
* Entertainment River Street Band and Sean McCarthy