John Collee's Masterclass on Television and Film Scriptwriting in Malta

VALLETTA: Scottish scriptwriter John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Happy Feet) will hold a masterclass on television and film scriptwriting at Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta…
05-09-2019

Malta Launches Film Adaptation Fund

VALLETTA: The National Book Council of Malta has launched the first call for applications for the NBC Film Adaptation Fund, which addresses all stages of development and production of one…
16-08-2019

PRODUCTION: Maltese-Led Coproduction Carmen Reveals Local Potential

VALLETTA: Maltese/Canadian coproduction Carmen directed by Valerie Buhagiar has just wrapped shooting in Malta. Produced by Falkun Films and supported by the Malta Film Fund, the film is one of…
06-08-2019

Malta Sees First Edition of Summer Cinema

VALLETTA: The first edition of Summer Cinema, a film caravan around Malta and Gozo organised by the Film Grain Foundation, will start on 2 August 2019. Five classic films including…
02-08-2019

FESTIVALS: Valletta Film Festival to Expand Small Nations Concept

VALLETTA: The Valletta Film Festival, which launched a Cinema of Small Nations Competition for feature and short films this year, has plans to expand its Valletta Film Forum from the…
02-07-2019

FESTIVALS: Oleg and Shelter Among the Clouds Win Valletta Film Festival

VALLETTA: Latvia’s Oleg by Juris Kursietis and Albania’s A Shelter Among the Clouds by Robert Budina were awarded the Best Fiction Feature Award ex-aequo at the first edition of the…
24-06-2019

FESTIVALS: CEE Films Dominate Valletta Film Fest Competition

VALLETTA: Central and East European films comprise half of the 12-film line-up in the international feature film competition of the Valletta Film Festival, which opens on 14 June 2019 in…
12-06-2019

Maltese/Australian Coproduction Made in Malta Sets Cinema Release

VALLETTA: The Maltese/Australian coproduction Made in Malta will have its Maltese cinema release on 8 May 2019.
17-04-2019

Limestone Cowboy Sets Release Date in Malta

VALLETTA: Abigail Mallia’s debut feature Limestone Cowboy will have its national premiere in Malta on 13 April 2019 and it will be theatrically released on 20 April 2019.
02-04-2019

Malta Announces Increased Incentives and New Soundstage

VALLETTA: Malta will raise film incentives to a maximum of 40% and the government will invest almost 2 m EUR in a soundstage of 5000m² at the Ricasoli film studios.
29-03-2019

Maltese Director Peter Sant Makes His Debut with Of Time and Sea

VALLETTA: Of Time and the Sea / Bahar Zmien is a film about stasis and slow change. The debut feature by Peter Sant was produced with the support of the…
26-03-2019

Valletta Film Festival Launches New Film Lab

VALLETTA: Film Grain Foundation, the private foundation behind the Valletta Film Festival, is launching the Valletta Film Lab, a training and development platform open to filmmakers from Malta and small…
12-03-2019

Independent Series Inspired by Public Transportation in Malta Launched Online

VALLETTA: Independent filmmaker Maxime Durand, who is half-British and half-French and lives in Malta, is currently working on a series of funny short films inspired by the Malta public transportation…
12-03-2019

Bollywood Film Starring Salman Khan Uses Malta Locations

VALLETTA: The Bollywood film Bharat starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, which wrapped shooting on 2 March 2019, used Malta as location last year. The film is the directorial debut…
05-03-2019

Maltese, Bulgarian and Polish Films Nominated for National Film Awards UK 2019

VALLETTA: The Maltese film director Winston Azzopardi has been nominated with The Boat for the best director award at the UK National Film Awards 2019, while the Bulgarian film Revolution…
11-01-2019

FESTIVALS: Valletta Film Festival 2019 Announces Small Nations Competition

VALLETTA: The Valletta Film Festival is launching a competition selection for productions originating from 34 small nations in Europe, Middle East and North Africa at its next edition, which will…
10-12-2018

Film Grain Foundation Launches Valletta Film Lab

VALLETTA: Film Grain Foundation is launching Valletta Film Lab, a training and development platform open to filmmakers from Malta and other European small nations.
10-12-2018

Johann Grech Appointed New Malta Film Commissioner

VALLETTA: Johann Grech has been named as the incoming Malta Film Commissioner. He replaces Engelbert Grech.
06-11-2017

GRANTS: Malta Film Fund Announces Grants and a New Call for Funding

VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission will give 162,500 EUR in grants for the special production call of the Malta Film Fund, which closed in October 2016.
24-04-2017

Children Make Films for Valletta European Capital of Culture 2018

VALLETTA: Film-oriented project Tafxnaf involving 4,059 children is currently underway as part of the run-up to the tenure of Valletta as European Capital of Culture in 2018.
31-03-2017