Festival
Sponsors
Cleveland International Film Festival is made possible by the generosity of our sponsors and funders.
View our Media, Community, Neighborhood, and Influencer Partners here.
Foundation Support
The George Gund Foundation
Cleveland Foundation
John P. Murphy Foundation
Kulas Foundation
Callahan Foundation
Kenneth W. Scott Foundation
Char & Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Reinberger Foundation
Abington Foundation
Bruening
Third Federal Foundation
The Thomas H. White Foundation
Thomas J. Coltman Foundation
The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation
Kiwanis Foundation of Cleveland
Akron Community Foundation
Community Foundation of Lorain County
Romano Family Foundation
Gildea Foundation
Major Individual Donors
James Anderson & David Wittkowsky
Jules and Fran Belkin
Christopher S.W. Blake & Laura Watilo Blake
Jack and Mary Boyle
Mike and Nicki Cancelliere
Tom and Anita Cook
John And Allyn Davies
Lauren Rich Fine
Char And Chuck Fowler
Alistair And Joyce Fyfe
Stephanie and Bruce Hearey
Nance Hikes & Michael Melampy
Jinny And John Johnson
Tim Piazza & Ruth Milne
Tom Piraino & Barbara Mcwilliams
Julie And Peter Raskind
Deborah Bachman Ratner
Shelly Roth and Bruce Schwartz
Mark Smith & Janet Rosel Smith
Ted & Susan
Gold Sponsors
Hyland
Eaton
Cobalt Group
Merrymeeting Group
Gries Financial Partners
Cuyahoga Community College
Great Lakes Brewing Company
Wayside Furniture
Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University - School of Film & Media Arts
Kent State University
Nesnadny + Schwartz
Case Western Reserve University
Hahn Loeser
Geis Companies
Hennes Communications
Process Creative Studios
OverDrive
Other Animal
Andrew Kramer Productions, LLC
Silver Sponsors
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Center for Community Solutions
AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Thompson Hine
Cannasure
Cuyahoga County Public Library
EdgePoint
Data Genomix
Moe's Tavern
Process Canine
Jukebox
MP Star Financial
Le Petit Triangle Cafe
Bike Cleveland
Ciuni & Panichi
House of Blues Cleveland
Jaworski's Meats
Odesa International Film Festival
Copy King
The Pesses & Meisel Families
Closet Factory
Statement Limousine, LLC
Consulate General of Canada
OneLink
Vista Print
GCRTA
Firelight Media
Bronze Sponsors
Familia Watilo Blake 
SAGindie
Ulmer
Equius Group
Friends of Patrick McFadden
Medical Mutual
Strongsville Psychological Services
Jewish Federation of Cleveland 75th 
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Cleveland Humanities Festival - Baker Nord Center
German Film Office
Applied Laser Technology ALT
Original Bread Winners
John Carroll University
University School
M Gentile Studios
Bronze - Individuals
Jamie Babbit
Jim Brumbaugh and Carolyn Berg
Jane And Eric Buder Shapiro
Bill Decapite
Michael Fluellen
Debra S. Gold
Marcie Goodman
Barbara Hawley and David Goodman
Tom And Ginny Knoll
Bill And Teri Koeth
Lynn Milliner
Bill Plesec & Susan Stechschulte
The Sloop Family
Cari Linden Stafford and Thomas G. Stafford, Jr.
John C. Williams
VIP Passholders
Christopher S.W. Blake
Nancy Coburn
Lauren Rich Fine
Joe Foley
Debra Gold
Jinny Johnson
Bruce Kinney
Michelle Krocker
Gregg Levine
James Nauer
Rebecca Price
Robert Segraves
Susan Witherite
