Communication Across Curriculum will host its fourth annual Digital Media Festival from Tuesday to Saturday, April 24, in 151 Coates Hall.The festival will feature demonstrations each day ranging from discussions with independent filmmakers to new software and technologies.”In the past, the festival was more of a lecture series,” said Rebecca Burdette, Communication Across Curriculum assistant director. “This year, we partnered with numerous organizations to create a more hands-on experience.”Students were also encouraged to submit digital art to be showcased during the festival.”That is part of the traditional festival,” Burdette said. Submissions could vary from photography, film and video to creative animation or 3-D drawings, said Studio 151 coordinator Kevin DiBenedetto. “Our goal and intent is to showcase and feature digital media from inside and outside the classroom,” DiBenedetto said.Art will be shown Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, and will be judged April 24 as part of LSU Day, Burdette said.”It’s our first opportunity to share students’ work with the general public,” DiBenedetto said.Art was submitted in six different categories, and judges will select first-place winners from each group.Students can also vote for the Audience Choice Award from submissions next Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, Burdette said.Prizes are technology-oriented and all worth more than $300, Burdette said.Tuesday will feature a screening of the movie “Daylight Fades” at the Varsity Theatre at 6 p.m. as the kick-off event. CxC will host a roundtable discussion with the filmmakers before the show at 2 p.m. in 151 Coates Hall. “It’s an opportunity to have a candid discussion with the whole film team,” DiBenedetto said.Demonstrations of pen tablets will be available to students from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday.Tutorials on audio software, including Garage Band and Logic Pro, will take place 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday.- – – -Contact Grace Montgomery at [email protected]