Mangalore : Media Manthan -2013 at St Aloysius College on Jan 21, 21

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Jan17,2013 :   The Department of Mass Communication of St Aloysius College will be organizing ‘Media Manthan-13’, a two-day national-level media fest on the theme ‘Celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema’ on January 21 and 22.  District information Officer Rohini K will be the chief guest at the inaugural at Eric Mathias Hall of the College.

Informing this to reporters, Lakshmi Shenoy, Staff Convenor of the event, said the two-day event would include various competitions,  workshops, discussions, screening of films and a photography exhibition.

 Noted playwright of ‘Oriyardori Asal’ fame Vijayakumar Kodialbail, Director of ‘Janleva 555’ Sandeep Malani and Tulu film actor Arjun Kapikad will be felicitated during the event. Workshops on acting and anchoring, radio jockeying, film direction and techniques and web designing will also be conducted.

 There will be various competitions like 8x10 Tasveer (Photography), Peepli Live (Video Bulletin),Chitragupt (Film Review),Bol Bachchan (RJ Hunt), Viraam (Ad-making), Makhdi Ki Jaal (Web Designing), Taare Zameen Par (Quiz), Pehchaan Kaun (Mock Press), Kahani (Trailer-making), Golmaal (Movie Spoof), she said.

Several films will also be screened as part of the event. There will be a panel discussion on ‘cultural diversity in Indian cinema’  and interactive talks on ‘commerce of the scientific art’ and ‘Indian Cinema through the ages.’ Films will also be screened as part of the event, she said.

Student co-ordinator Kiran Shenoy and Sudeep Shenoy were present at the press meet.