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Roger Ebert’s Film Festival is a special event of the College of Media at the University of Illinois.

We are pleased to acknowledge these individuals and organizations for their sponsorship of the 2018 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival. Without their generous support, the festival would not be possible.

Film Circle Sponsors  |  Diamond Sponsors  |  Platinum Sponsors  |  Gold Sponsors  |  Silver Sponsors  |  Patrons |  Festival Friends  |  Festival Associates  | Media  |  Gifts In Kind  |  Restaurant Sponsors

Film Circle Sponsors: $25,000+

Roger & Chaz Ebert
Lynda Weinman & Bruce Heavin 
Shatterglass Studios
SURFACE 51

Diamond Sponsors: $10,000+

Betsy Hendrick
Hollywood Foreign Press Association 
Champaign County Alliance for Inclusion, & Respect
L.A. Gourmet Catering
Illini Radio Group
Rotten Tomatoes

 

 

Platinum Sponsors: $5,000+

President & Mrs. Timothy L. Killeen
Busey
Jeanene & Rick Stephens
The News-Gazette
Illinois Public Media
University of Illinois Press

 

Gold Sponsors: $2,500+

African American Film Critics Association
Carol Livingstone & Dan Grayson
Patty & Jon McNussen
Steven & Susan Zumdahl
Fandor
Brenda Robinson, Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
Chipman Design Architecture
SAGIndie

 

Silver Sponsors: $1,500+

Suzi & Don Armstrong
Ronald Baker & Marilyn Resch
Ann Benefiel & Joseph Kunkel
Joe Bennett & Dianne Kennedy
Charles Boast and Marsha Clinard
David and Shirley Crouse
For The Love of Hair
Brand Fortner
Ellie and Lou Gross
Jeff Horowitz
Jim Johnson and Coleen Quinn
Jim and Maxine Kaler
Nell Minow
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
David Prochaska & Kathleen Holden
Eric and Shirley Pierson
Robeson Family Benefit Fund
Sharon Shavitt & Steven Zimmerman
Jan Slater
Linda and Charles Tabb
Peter and Wanda Tracy
Marsha Woodbury
Alto Vineyards, Ltd.
C-U Adventures in Time & Space
Cobalt Digital
Elliott Counseling Group
Illinois Film Office
Mary Shores
PNC Bank

 

Patrons: $750+

Hilary Frooman and John J. Lee
Tom & Regina Galer-Unti
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD)
Bill & Wilma O’Brien
Ashley Rodman & Matt Gladney
Greg & Anne Taubeneck

 

Festival Friends: $500+

Marge Perrino
Yvette Scheven
Dianna K. Armstrong

Festival Associates: $250+

Ed & Nancy Tepper
 

Media

Illinois Public Media
The News-Gazette
Smile Politely
Illini Radio Group
WCIA
MIX 94.5
WIXY 100.3
REWIND 92.5
WYXY CLASSIC 99.1
OLDIES 97.9
EXTRA 92.1
HITS 99.7 

Gifts-In-Kind

The Hyatt Place
SURFACE 51
Stella Artois
CarltonBruettDesign 
The Daily Illini
LA Gourmet Catering
Fleurish 
Champaign Park District
Virginia Theatre 
News Talk 1400/Lite Rock 97.5
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD)
​Herriot's Coffee Company
Thompson.McClellan 
Ralph & Joe, Garcia’s Pizza in a Pan
Community Concierge Magazine 
Sun Singer Wine & Spirits, LTD. 
Carter's Furniture 
Einstein Bros. Bagels 
Dish Passionate Cuisine
Springer Cultural Center
Alto Vineyards
University of Illinois Press

 

Restaurant Sponsors

Big Grove Tavern

 

For questions about sponsorship, please contact: 
Andy Hall
amhall2@illinois.edu

217-300-6911