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ViBGYOR 2009

ViBGYOR International Film Festival- Mazhvilmela is a International Short and Documentary Festival held every year at Thrissur, Kerala, India, Started in February 2006. In a short span of time, it has established itself as a leading alternate festival in India, with around 1500 delegates annually and nearly a 100 films being screened in 4 days.

Now it’s time for the next ViBGYOR–The 4th Edition! It’s happening in the first week of February 2009, from 4th-8th to be precise.

Let’s know if you plan to join us in February for this Community Festival.

The Delegate registration forms are available on/offline. We shall arrange moderate accommodation near the festival venue provided you write to us in advance. Call 9447000830/9446529991 for any quick queries.

Don’t just wait till the Opening ceremony to get in with a Delegate pass.

Become part of the ViBGYOR Circle and contribute to this event in ways that you alone would know! Browsing through different sections of our site would hopefully inspire and inform you as well.

HIGH Lights:

Given our major focus on people’s issues and human rights, films from the following broad areas are showcased at ViBGYOR 2009:

  • Focus of the Year 2009
    • FOOD SOVERIGNTY
  • Region Focus 2009
    • PAKISTAN
  • Retrospectives
  • ViBGYOR Package
    • Gender & Sexuality
    • Indigenous People
    • Dalit Reality
    • Fundamentalism v/s Diversity
    • Nation State
    • Globalisation
  • Global Concerns Package
    • Human Rights
    • Migration
    • Health & HIV AIDS

ViBGYOR is not restricted to film screenings alone. Its vision encompasses conferences, talks, workshops etc. Prior to ViBGYOR-09 we will have a National Conference on `Farm, Food and Fuel’

ViBGYOR also has well integrated the following activities into its main agenda:

  • Village ViBGYOR, a rural outreach programme in panchayats
  • Campus ViBGYOR, a campus outreach programme to many colleges around Thrissur
  • Mini Conferences
  • Campaigns
  • Open Forum discussions
  • Capacity building workshops for students and members of social movements
  • Media Exhibitions

Organisers: Mazhavilmela-ViBGYOR International Film Festival is organised by the ViBGYOR Film Collective, an initiative of Chetana Media Institute, Nottam Traveling Film Festival, Navachitra Film Society, CenSE, GAIA, Moving Republic and Visual Search in partnership with The Other Media, New Delhi, INSAF, New Delhi, Vikas Adyayan Kendra, Mumbai, National Adivasi Alliance, Koorg, SICHREM & Human Rights Network, Bangalore, Orissa Development Action Forum (ODAF), Focus on Global South, New Delhi, Environment Support Group, Bangalore, Visthar, Bangalore, Labour Files, New Delhi, NESA, Bangalore, People’s Watch, Madurai, Sangama, Bangalore, Kabani, Trivandrum