Global Indian International School (GIIS) introduces its first Movie Club and Radio Club at their Dubai and Abu Dhabi campuses, where students can choose to learn the art of Film Making and Radio and also develop their creative media skills as well. As part of the after-School activity, GIIS students as well as Non-GIIS students can avail of the courses.
At the cutting edge of learning practices, GIIS emphasizes on providing facilities for the intellectual, social and academic growth of its students. The Film Club will cover all aspects of film making namely Videography, Direction, Production, Script writing, Editing and more. The Radio Club course will give students an insight on Radio Jockeying, Production, Editing etc. Through these courses, students will get a complete understanding of these professions and a chance to learn the craft in real time experience zones created within GIIS campuses.
In Line with the launch, GIIS hosted a screening of a War-Drama feature film titled ‘Reunion’ directed by 18yr old award-winning Canadian Filmmaker and Music composer, Kesava Geeta Kumar. The film has already been selected and awarded “Best Feature Film” at the Aasha International Film Festival and intends to be sent to over 200 film festivals globally.
Amol Vaidya, Director Operations GIIS Dubai with Kesava Geeta Kumar
Originally from Dubai, Kesava is the creative director and the founder of Labyrinth Studios; a Canada based media group focused on providing a platform for youth talent to flourish. GIIS has always been a keen advocate of teaching by example and thus, giving its children the requisite exposure to the real world in addition to their curriculum. The young filmmaker was present at the screening and interacted with the GIIS students on the art of filmmaking and the changing world of content.
Commenting on the launch Amol Vaidya, Sr.Director Operations, GIIS said, “The movie making, and video industry is changing globally. New technical and creative practices are redefining the art of film making and content creation. This will be a great opportunity for our students to learn and explore these professions while having fun as well. It will help them identify their interests and nurture it, while some of them might even take it up as a profession.”
