Youth Film Festival
This year’s 25th Annual YFF will be held at the Paramount Theater on September 13, 2026.
You could win the ultimate at-home movie kit and Stranger Things Swag!
*Attendance at YFF is not required to purchase a raffle ticket!
YFF is our most important fundraiser,
providing 20% of our programming budget.
VIP ticket sales, raffle ticket sales, and sponsorships ensure we can keep providing an exceptional filmmaking education to the Charlottesville community.
In 2025, your support helped us:
Partner with 69 amazing local schools, community organizations, and nonprofits
Create opportunities for students to share their unique voices, producing 400 beautiful films
Teach 1,514 students in 93 workshops
Offer scholarships allowing 66% of our students to attend at low or no cost
Engage 25 Teaching Artists
Celebrate a total of 34 film festival acceptances, being shown at 21 different festivals, and receiving 24 awards
Will you support
us in our mission?
We are so grateful to our incredible Sponsors!
Every Sponsor will receive two adult tickets, two youth tickets, and access to our VIP Party, which includes catered food, pizza, and beverages, PLUS activities for all ages to enjoy!
Showrunner
$15,000
Executive Producer
$10,000
Producer
$5,000
Director
$2,500
Sponsorship Opportunities
Cinematographer
$1,000
Editor
$500
Assistant Director
$350
Thank You to our 2026 YFF Committee
Deanna Gould, Executive Director
Cassie Guy, Co-Chair
Angela Singh, Co-Chair
Afshan Ahmad
Carrington Alvarez
Jackie Ashton
Eugenie Atherton
Brandy Bridges
Janeen Brimacombe
Catherine Brown
Cary Cauthen
Ty Cooper
Katie Cowen
Pam Edmonds
Colby Hall
Ann Hay Hardy
Lex Hrabe
Robin Hume
Steve Kaminsky
Jill Lerner
Sarah Gray Parrish
Rick Preve
Alexis Ryan
Derek Sieg
Jen Slaughter
Kristin Cummings Streed
Adam Wayland
Jenn Winslow
David Zahl
