International Productions Continue To Shoot in Malta Despite Pandemic
VALLETTA: A spate of international productions have been filming in Malta, despite the COVID-19 pandemic which has left other areas of the island’s economy shuttered. They are expected to inject…
Hallmark Film To Catch a Spy Shoots in Malta
VALLETTA: To Catch a Spy by Jeff Beesley, the Hallmark film with a budget of 2 m EUR, is currently shooting across various locations in Malta, with plans for a…
Maltese Debut Feature A Vipers’ Pit Ready for Release This Year
VALLETTA: A Vipers’ Pit, a feature film directed, produced and shot by Martin Bonnici, will hit the Maltese cinemas later in 2021. The premiere had been initially set for the…
Malta Opens Film Funding Call for Local Producers
VALLETTA. The Maltese Film Commission and the island’s Ministry of Tourism have opened a call for applications for the Screen Malta film fund scheme, offering development, production and distribution grants…
Cinemas in Malta Forced to Close Due to Rise in Virus Numbers
VALLETTA: Cinemas in Malta have been forced to close until at least 11 April 2021 as part of new restrictions aiming to curb the increase in COVID-19 infection numbers in…
Maltese Film Luzzu Sold to Major Territories
VALLETTA: Luzzu, the low budget Maltese film by Alex Camilleri, has secured distribution in major territories, including the USA, the UK, France, China, Spain, Scandinavia, Portugal, Greece, the former Yugoslavia,…
International Launch of Maltese Drama Luzzu
VALLETTA: The Maltese film Luzzu directed by Alex Camilleri has been launched on the international festival circuit with its premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, where Jesmark Scicluna, who…
Season Three of TV Series Das Boot Films in Malta
VALLETTA. The third season of the award-winning German TV series Das Boot, produced by Bavaria Fiction for Sky Studios, is currently shooting in Malta. Latina Pictures is handling production services.
Apple TV+ Series Foundation Wraps First Season Shoot in Malta
VALETTA: The adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s award-winning novel, Foundation produced by Apple TV+, has finished shooting in Malta, with the production spending more than 10 m EUR on the island,…
Maltese Fisherman Wins Acting Award in Sundance
VALLETTA: Jesmark Scicluna, a Maltese fisherman who was cast in the lead of the Maltese film Luzzu, won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award in Acting at the Sundance…
BOX OFFICE: Malta’s Largest Cinema Complex Reports 80% Drop in Sales in 2020
VALLETTA: Eden Cinemas, Malta’s largest cinema complex, experienced a drop of 80 percent in sales in 2020, compared to the previous year, according to its Chief Executive Director, Simon De…
Malta’s Luzzu Selected for Sundance
VALLETTA: Luzzu directed by Alex Camilleri will be the first Maltese feature film to be presented in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival, which will run…
USA's Romancing the Cure Wraps Filming in Malta
VALLETTA: The US film Romancing the Cure directed by Matt Shapira has just wrapped shooting in Malta.
PRODUCTION: Maltese The Viper’s Pit in Postproduction
VALLETTA: The adaptation of the Maltese National Book Council award-winning novel The Viper's Pit / Is-Sriep Reġgħu Sara Velenużi, directed by Martin Bonnici, is in postproduction.
FNE Speaks with New Maltese Arts Association MEIA Film Head Abigail Mallia
VALLETTA: The Malta Entertainment Industry & Arts Association (MEIA), established in June 2020 in response to systemic challenges facing the arts community in Malta, has pledged to take “the indigenous…
British Action Thriller Jet Ski Shoots in Malta
VALLETTA: The British production Jet Ski directed by James Nunn is close to wrapping its November 2020 shoot in Malta.
Shoot for The Seed in Malta Not Affected by UK Quarantine
VALLETTA. The British horror film The Seed directed by Sam Walker continues to shoot in Malta, with the UK imposition of quarantine not having a negative impact, according to a…
Malta Arts Association Advocates for Arts Vouchers
VALLETTA: The Malta Entertainment and Arts Association (MEIA), recently established to give a voice to the cultural sector on the island, has urged government to grant people 20 EUR vouchers…
Malta Producers' Association Sees Opportunity for Local Film Professionals After UK Imposes Quarantine Restrictions
VALLETTA: The Malta Producers' Association (MPA) has said there should be “increased interest in maximising use of local cast and crews” when film productions shoot on the Mediterranean island as…
UK Quarantine Restrictions Threaten Malta Film Industry Recovery
VALLETTA: Quarantine restrictions imposed by the UK on Malta, France, Spain and other countries across Europe are threatening to derail the recovery of Malta’s film industry, which has just begun…
