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Minister Deenihan launches DIT graduate screening
16 Jun 2011 :
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan launched the DIT Media Arts Graduate Screening which included five short films that have been selected for Galway Film Fleadh 2011 and two documentaries which were screened at the Guth Gafa Documentary Festival. Topics covered in the student work varied with films covering topics including being naked and body image, volunteer Mountain Rescue, tea drinking and a young man returning from the trenches of WWI.

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan spoke on the night, encouraging the students to pursue a career in the Irish film and audiovisual industry saying that it was his objective to have it grow even further ”The audiovisual and film industry is thriving in Ireland. Our new strategy for the next five years is to increase the audiovisual industry to a €1 billion industry.” The Minister also commented on the talent emerging from Irish institutes saying “As I travel the world, I meet people that have studied here at the cutting edge of production. You should be proud.” In his launch speech the Minister outlined his aim to set up an Irish Arts Channel which he believes could be used to “transmit our heritage, our tradition and our culture to a global audience.”

Reference was also made at the screening by the Bríd Grant, Director and Dean of the College of Arts and Tourism to the success of former DIT students with their IFTA winning feature ‘The Runway’. ‘The Runway’ was directed by Ian Power, produced by Macdara Kelleher and had PJ Dillon as director of photography, all who are former students of DIT. It is currently on limited theatrical release across Ireland.



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