Eminent personalities with impeccable credentials have been members of our Nomination Jury and Selection Jury. Mr. Adoor Gopalakrishnan was the Chair for Vatavaran 2003 while Mr. Bhaskar Ghose chaired the Nomination Jury.

Vatavaran 2005 Jury

 1. Mr. Shyam Benegal, Renowned Film maker, Mumbai (Chairperson)

 2. Dr. A. J. T. Johnsingh, Dean - Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun

 3. Mr. Darryl D'Monte, Chairperson, Forum of Environmental Journalists of India (FEJI) and Administrative Council Member, International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ), Mumbai

 4. Mr. Ram Mohan, Renowned Animator, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Graphiti Multimedia Private Limited, Mumbai

 5. Prof. R. Sukumar, Chairman, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore

 6. Dr. Santwana Bardoloi, Assamese Actor and National Award Winning Film maker

 7. Mr. Shyamaprasad, Award Winning Film maker, Theatre Person and Programming Head, Amrita TV, Trivandrum