The Section of Creative Media in the Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) returns with its end of year showcase, Fís 2014, in the recently renovated Carroll’s Building. Featuring completely new and original work ranging from film to interactive installations and games, Fís 2014 examines a wide range of ideas reflecting on the nature of art, technology and media forms.
Exciting new works such as ‘Lemuria: The Lost Land’, ‘Caecus’, and ‘Perceptune’ will allow visitors to explore sensory awareness in new ways. ‘SCIO: Connecting the Emigration Generation’ captures current patterns of migration and features an phone app that allows users abroad to contribute and interact with local visitors. Also launching will be a new arcade game, a programme that creates art from users’ bicycle peddling and an interactive website to support young victims of cyberbullying.
Visitors can also watch new films exploring celebrity culture, PTSD, superheroes and fatherhood. Two documentaries will also premiere on Wednesday, June 4. ‘Tonn Nua?’ features interviews with industry experts about the exciting ‘new wave’ in Irish cinema while ‘Player Character’ explores how users engage with video game Grand Theft Auto V. Music is central to ‘Lush’, a film blurring the line between reality and fiction which questions the benefits of teen pop star fame, while ‘A Father’s Song’ examines the link between music and memory.
The work on show will highlight the relevant and diverse skills that students of creative media and film acquire over the course of their studies. The students showcasing work are graduating from 4 main programmes: the BA/BA (Hons) in Communications in Creative Multimedia & the BA/ BA (Hons) in Video and Film Production. Fís 2014 is open to all, and will be launched at 6pm in the Carroll’s Building on Wednesday June 4. For more information visit dkit.ie.
DKIT also recently announced a new 3-year BA in Performing Arts, a full-time professional actor training programme that will be added to their programmes within Creative Media. Throughout the programme, students get the chance to develop core skills in Acting, Voice and Movement for both stage and screen and take part in public performances in their final year directed by both internal and external professional directors. Further details on the new course is available here.
