Activities

The ‘Green Arts Collective’ proposes and initiates the Green Faculty of Arts as a part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the University of Jaffna in the Year 2024.Greenery’s strategic role is to make the world more feasible. In addition to providing crucial ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and reduction of the Urban Heat Island effect, plants also help. In addition…

A training session on Mobile Journalism (MoJo) for the Academic Year 2021/2022 was conducted relevant to the course unit ‘Contemporary Media Technology’ (CMCH 22043/CMC 22013) which falls under Level II semester II. The course unit provides an avenue for the students to learn the practical exposure and training on MoJo relevant to creating innovative ways to utilize the new media constructively…

Mr.Selvakumar Rinoshan, a Fourth Year Student of the Department of Media Studies submitted his Short film ‘Aasanam’ in the National Short Film Competition under the Jaffna International Cinema Festival 10th Edition which was held from the 03rd to 09th September 2024.The Short Film ‘Aasanam’ got the ‘Audience Choice Award’ in the above Competition. The awarding ceremony was held on the 9th…

The students of the Department of Media Studies attended the following Master Classes conducted during the 10th Jaffna International Cinema Festival at the American Corner, Jaffna 04th of September 2024 Dr.Visakesa Chandrasekaram, Sri Lankan Filmmaker Topic: Research and Ethics in Documentary Filmmaking 05th of September 2024 Chathra Weeraman, Director/VFX Supervisor VFX Workflows from Pre-Production to Post-Production 07th of September 2024 Sujatha…

The Students of Media Studies actively participated in the Media Exhibition and Broadcasting Stall conducted by Shakthi TV, a popular Tamil TV Channel function under the Maharajah Television Network - MTV Channel (Pvt.) Ltd. on invitation during the final days of the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil Festival 2024. The exhibition and the stall were opened for three days 30th and 31st of…

As per the MoU signed with the Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC), several programmes have been implemented by the Alcohol and Drug Information Center with the collaboration of the Department of Media Studies.   As part of this, the students took part in the Film Analysis-2024 which aims to analyze the contents of the Tamil Films released during 2024 in…

The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in collaboration with the International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ), conducted a workshop on ‘Photo Journalism for Female Undergraduates’. Ms. Jessica Rinaldi, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Photojournalist served as a resource person for the workshop. The workshop was held on Thursday, 8th of August 2024 at the Hilton Colombo, Colombo 02. The following students of the Department…