About Us

The Bay Area Professional Videographers Association (BAPVA) was formed in 1990 to establish a strong Code of Ethics and a standard of excellence among professional videographers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Our members have won numerous international awards, including Telly awards, Communicator awards, AEGIS awards, WEVA creative excellence awards, 4Ever Group artistic achievement awards, as well as awards from other prestigious competitions and associations.

The group is dedicated to furthering and promoting the skills of our members through lectures, meetings, product demonstrations, and competitions. To find out about the next group meetings, click here.

The Members of the Board include:

Oren Arieli, Awesome Shot Studios................................... President
Dan O'Hara, O'Hara Films.............................................. Program Director
Steve Young, Videografix.............................................. Membership Director
Joe Oliverio, Oliverio Productions..................................... Treasurer
Ted Banucci, The Last Cut............................................. Webmaster and Live Stream Coordinator
Jim Snow .................................................................. Marketing Director
Jill Jacknow, All Pro Video............................................ Librarian