{"id":377,"date":"2026-04-18T08:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/?page_id=377"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:10:05","slug":"our-organizers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/kn\/our-organizers\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Organizers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"377\" class=\"elementor elementor-377\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a88305c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6a88305c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36687aaf\" data-id=\"36687aaf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41eecf2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41eecf2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Organizers\u200b<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66970b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66970b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#\">\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c96\u0caa\u0cc1\u0c9f<\/a> &gt; Our <span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Organizers<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f7bb653 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f7bb653\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-506a328c\" data-id=\"506a328c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6287fe0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6287fe0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gaurish-1b.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-401\" alt=\"Organizers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gaurish-1b.png 1920w, https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gaurish-1b-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gaurish-1b-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gaurish-1b-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gaurish-1b-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-38fa4977 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38fa4977\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b1749f6\" data-id=\"1b1749f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39aa2c42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"39aa2c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h4 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title\"><span><span>20+<\/span><\/span> Years in Kannada Media<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17afacbd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17afacbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder, Gaurish Akki Studio &amp; Que Prachara<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bd8f189\" data-id=\"4bd8f189\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be9067d elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"be9067d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title\">\u0c97\u0ccc\u0cb0\u0cc0\u0cb6\u0ccd \u0c85\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cbf<\/h2><h3 class=\"ekit-heading--subtitle elementskit-section-subtitle  elementskit-style-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOrganizer\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Journalist, actor, and filmmaker with 20+ years in Kannada media. 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His deep understanding of storytelling, audience engagement, and cultural identity shapes the organizational vision of the <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/akkaonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AKKA<\/a><\/span> \u2013 <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/kn\/about-festival\/\">CineGannada<\/a><\/span> Film Festival 2026 \u2014 bringing Karnataka&#8217;s cinema to the world stage for the first time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ed3d17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ed3d17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0ac858\" data-id=\"f0ac858\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77069d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77069d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/badiger-1a.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-412\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/badiger-1a.png 1920w, https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/badiger-1a-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/badiger-1a-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/badiger-1a-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/cinegannadafilmfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/badiger-1a-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-887f61f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"887f61f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c66dbc6\" data-id=\"c66dbc6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a65068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"7a65068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h4 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title\"><span><span>Award winning<\/span><\/span> Director<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f90de elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9f90de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder, Atlas Hoppers &amp; 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