Mangaluru: The Nitte Institute of Communication (NICO), a constituent college of Nitte (Deemed to be University) will be organising the fifth edition of Beacons on March 8 and 9, which will be held at the Paneer campus in Deralakatte.

“The two-day national level inter-collegiate media fest will be inaugurated by chief guest Prakash Belawadi, a well-known theatre, film, television and media personality. The fest is themed ‘Dissent is Necessary’”, said Raviraj Kini, Head of the Department of NICO, addressing a press meet in the city.

“The media fest brings to its participants various unique events to introduce to students from different backgrounds, a variety of things that media students are involved in. A total of 16 events including short film making, face painting, escape room, potpourri, theme dance, creative writing, RJ hunt, product launch, photography, mock press, quiz, crisis management and movie spoof will be conducted. This year, the fest will also have an addition of video PSA and video bulletin”, said Wilma Serrao, Assistant Professor, NICO and faculty coordinator of Beacons 2018.

The events are open not just to media students but also to those of commerce, arts as well as science backgrounds, she added.

The previous four editions of Beacons have had very good response from in and around Mangaluru, as well as all over Karnataka. Beacons 2017 was attended by 25 colleges with around 300 participants, she added. She also said that this year too these students had already been approached and more students were expected to arrive this time.

The student coordinators of Beacons 2018, Pavan Kumar and Prabhat Shetty were also present.