Cinema Napa Valley, dba Napa Valley Film Festival, is a 501c3 non-profit organization headquartered in Napa, California. OUR MISSION is to support the art of independent filmmaking and to enhance the cultural landscape and economic diversity of Napa Valley through artistic vitality. We produce the annual Napa Valley Film Festival, present special film programs throughout the year, and bring the power of cinematic storytelling to local students through Education & Outreach.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Marc Lhormer, Board Chair Co-Founder / Executive & Artistic Director
J. Todd Harris Branded Pictures Entertainment
Brenda Lhormer, Vice Chair Co-Founder / Co-Director
Paul Baker & Ron Hofmann BWR Public Relations
Rob Jennings, Treasurer Paratus Wines
Kim Johnson Management Consultant
Lauren Ackerman Ackerman Family Vineyards
Diana Zapolski The Shops at Napa Center
Michelle Baggett Alpha Omega
Irene & Ed Ojdana Vineyard 511
Blakesley Chappellet Chappellet Vineyards
Oscar Renteria Renteria Vineyards
Eileen & Michael Chiarello NapaStyle, Bottega
Colby Smith Concierge Alliance of Napa Valley and Sonoma
David Glasser COO, The Weinstein Company
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Carrie Markham Corporate Secretary
CREATIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL John Sloss, Cinetic Media • Tracy Brennan, CAA • Elan Ruspoli, CAA • Jack Whigham, CAA Jessica Lacy, ICM • Graham Taylor, WME • Cat & Adam Stone, Stone Management Mickey Liddell, Liddell Entertainment • Gary Meyer, Telluride Film Festival • Mark Borde, Freestyle Billy Bush, Access Hollywood • Gary Rubin, Cohen Media • Kevin Iwashina, Preferred Content Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Automatik Pictures • Martha de Laurentiis, Dino De Laurentiis Productions David Greenbaum, Fox Searchlight • Jennifer Dana, Gersh • Kirk Honeycutt, Honeycutt’s Hollywood Amy Dotson, IFP/NY • Mark Curcio, Private Equity • Ben Weiss, Paradigm • Michael Chiarello, Bottega Paul Schiff, Paul Schiff Productions • Tai Duncan, Paul Schiff Productions • Sarah Lash, ATO Pictures Sydney Levine, Sydney’s Buzz • Peter Belsito, IndieWire / Sydney’s Buzz • Pat Saperstein, Variety Lynette Howell, Silverwood Films • Stacy Ivers, Ivers Communications • Scott Wolf, Actor Lisa Truitt, National Geographic Films • Kevin Kasha, Anchor Bay Entertainment Mira Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter • Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle Rene Rigal, Virgin Produced • Lisa Taback, LTLA Communications
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