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Creating the French Film Festival

Posted May 28, 2025 • 00:26:23

Drs. Peter Kirkpatrick and Françoise Ravaux-Kirkpatrick created Richmond’s immensely popular French Film Festival in 1993 and ran it until 2022....

Selling Virginia film before

Posted May 21, 2025 • 00:30:17

Rita McClenny was the Director of the Virginia Film Office for 21 years from 1991 to 2012. During her tenure, she grew the office and it’s burgeoning...

Still growing after 25 years

Posted May 14, 2025 • 00:27:31

Virginia Home Grown was created by VPM in 2000, to serve as a resource to enrich growers and gardeners, while highlighting the richness of gardens and...

This Oscar-nominated producer’s new film

Posted May 7, 2025 • 00:28:29

Michael Gottwald was born and raised in Richmond. After he left, he got involved as a producer and the first major film was “Beasts of the Southern...

Leaving the weather after 41 years

Posted April 30, 2025 • 00:28:56

John Bernier came to Richmond in 1984, as Chief Meterologist for WRIC-TV (actually WXEX when he arrived). He retired on April 23, exactly 41 years since...