The General Body

The General Body of ViBGYOR Film Collective consists of 150 members, anyone residing in India but has been part of ViBGYOR Festival for at least one year. The General Body elects its Executive Committee. Out of the 150 membership to the General Body, 100 memberships are kept open and 50 are reserved for members of the ViBGYOR Film Fraternity and other supporters of ViBGYOR, like activists, academics, filmmakers and others working in different areas pertaining to the broader political concerns of ViBGYOR. ViBGYOR Film Festival Directorate, consisting of representatives from the different organizations forming part of the ViBGYOR Collective, is the body that plans and coordinates the ViBGYOR Annual Festival and its associated activities.

Executive Committee:

The administration of the society is under the supervision of the Executive Committee consisting of 15 members, seven nominated by the seven founding organizations, and eight openly elected.

The present members of the Executive Committee are:

President & Executive Director: Seena Panoli

Vice President:Louis Mathew

Vice President:Shirley

Secretary:Joseph Lazer

Joint Secretaries:Sarath Cheloor & Dr. Ranjith

Treasurer:Paul Joseph

Nominated/Elected Members:KP Sasi, Fr.Benny Benedict, Sandhya, Anivar Aravind, C Santhoshkumar
Suneethy, Mustafa Desamangalam, Sarath Cheloor, Siby Jose Chalissery

ViBGYOR-2012 Steering Committee

• Rajaji Mathew Thomas Ex. MLA (Chairperson, ViBGYOR Festival Organizing Committee)
• Dr. Usman, Member, Thrissur Municipal Corporation (Chair Person, Swagatha Sangam)
• Meghnath, Filmmaker & Festival Director (ViBGYOR-2012)
• Anand Patwardhan, Filmmaker (Adviser)
• I. Shanmugadas, Film Critic (Adviser)
• Ms. Bina Paul Venugopal, Film Editor & Curator (Adviser)
• Dr. K. Gopinathan, Film Critic (Adviser)
• Madhu Janardhan., Federation of Film Societies India (Adviser)
• Ms. Seena Panoli, President, ViBGYOR Film Collective
• K.P. Sasi, Filmmaker, National Cordinator, ViBGYOR Film Collective
• Fr. Benny Benedict, National Coordinator, ViBGYOR Film Collective
• Wilfred D’Costa, National Coordinator, ViBGYOR Festival Directorate
• Joseph Lazer, Secretary, ViBGYOR Film Collective
• Louis Mathew, Vice President, ViBGYOR Film Collective
• Dr. Ranjith, Joint Secretary, ViBGYOR Film Collective
• Paul Joseph, Treasurer, ViBGYOR Film Collective
• Ms. Sherley, Joint Secretary & Coordinator, Village & Campus ViBGYOR
• Mustafa Desamangalam, Coordinator, ViBGYOR Festival Publications
• Shaji. T.U, Coordiantor, ViBGYOR Online Media
• Ms. Sujata Babar, Coordinator, Visual Media Workshop
• Ms. Arifa Teacher, Coordinator, Delegate Mobilization
• Sarath Cheloor, Office & Programme Coordinator, ViBGYOR Film Festival