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

Malta Film Commission Targets India

VALLETTA: Malta Film Commission is targeting India and set its efforts on attracting Indian productions to Malta and Gozo in 2017.
16-03-2017

PRODUCTION: Limestone Cowboy Extends Reach with Crowdfunding

VALLETTA: Abigail Mallia’s Limestone Cowboy is set to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca Cremona’s Simshar (produced by Kukumajsa Productions Ltd) and be the next film from Malta to gain…
06-03-2017

ITV to Shoot New Game Show in Malta

VALLETTA: Malta Film Commission has confirmed that UK broadcaster ITV will shoot all the water games of its new show Cannonball at Malta Film Studios in Kalkara.
01-03-2017

MALTA: Country Report

Malta saw a somewhat quieter year in 2016, albeit still managing to attract a few names and productions of note, and making significant steps towards the establishment of film as…
28-02-2017

PRODUCTION: Peter Sant wraps Maneland

VALLETTA: Maltese-Australian director Peter Sant, known for arthouse shorts, has finished shooting his debut feature, tentatively titled Maneland, with support from the Malta Film Fund.
13-02-2017

Malta Film Commission Launches Consultation Process

VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission plans to implement new legislation regulating the film industry within one year. The legislation particularly affects the film service industry.
06-02-2017