Top Malta Underwater and Location Services Outfit U-Film in Berlin
BERLIN: Top Malta film production outfit U-Film is in Berlin presenting the company’s newly expanded capabilities. U-Film located in Malta is one of Europe’s top underwater filming specialists as well…
Malta Restructures Film Fund
The new commissioner of the Malta Film Fund Engelbert Grech plans to change the structure of the fund with an announcement about the new workings of the fund expected in…
New Malta Film Commissioner Appointed
VALLETTA: Engelbert Grech has been appointed by the Malta Minister for Home Affairs Manuel Mallia as the new Film Commissioner for Malta. He will replace Peter Busutill at the head…
FNE Warsaw AV Summit Country Profile: Malta
Foreign film services, a driving force behind Malta’s film industry since its earliest days, have seen a revival in recent years.
Malta Raises Fees for Film Classification
VALETTA: The government of Malta has increased the fee of age-classification to 100 EUR for a film from the former fee of 50 EUR.
Malta Boosts Film Exhibition
Malta is dedicating 500,000 EUR toward the digitalisation of its cinemas as part of the country’s 2014 budget.
Malta to Fund Digitalisation of Cinemas
The government of Malta plans to distribute up to 500,000 EUR toward digitalisation of Malta’s cinemas.
Malta Plans Film Coproduction Funding
Malta Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia told the country’s parliament that government plans to introduce 1m EUR in funding for coproductions.
Citadella Plans Great Siege in Malta
Citadella, a newcomer to the Malta film industry, plans a three-season, 24 episode coproduction with Canada, Germany and the U.K.
TV Pilot to Film in Malta
A Canadian/Maltese TV pilot about the earliest days of the Christian church is due to film in Malta at the end of November 2013.
PRODUCTION: Wolverine star in Malta for The Divers shoot
MALTA: After filming among the most beautiful places in the Maltese Islands, including underwater scenes since 30 September, Konstantin Buslov's film The Divers wrapped shooting on 28 October. The Malta…
Malta to Launch Scriptwriting Institute
VALLETTA: U.S. scriptwriter Robert McKee will open the International Institute for Writers in Malta with a workshop on screenwriting on 30 November 2013.
Malta Announces New Tenders
With international films landing en masse on the shores of the island nation of Malta, the Malta Film Commission has issued a call for five tenders for training programmes.
Captain Phillips Boosts Interest in Malta
VALLETTA: Tom Hanks starrer Captain Phillips is expected to stimulate further international production in Malta following the film's ballyhooed 11 October 2013 release.
Malta’s FilmCorp surfaces with new docs and underwater services at MIPCOM
MALTA: Malta’s top underwater and location services outfit, Film Corporation www.filmcorporation.com.mt , will be in MIPCOM with its newly produced TV content in the form of short documentaries formatted for…
Malta Film Fund Sees Record Wave of Applications
VALLETTA: With double the number of projects applying for a development or production grant from the Malta Film Fund this year vs 2012, officials report that the 43 current hopefuls…
Malta Reaches Out at MIPCOM 2013
MALTA: Continuing its push to build a growing slate of international productions, the Malta Film Commission www.mfc.com.mt will be talking up its status as a film-friendly Mediteranean location as the…
Film Boosts Malta Tourism
Malta’s aggressive push to bring international film production to the island nation is paying off by attracting tourists there as well.
Malta Opens 2013 Grant Applications
The Malta Film Commission (www.mfc.com.mt) will launch the 2013 Malta Film Fund on 10 July 2013.
Malta Announces Tender for Film Service Training
The Malta Film Commission has launched a call for tenders for training institutions interested in providing training services related to the film servicing industry in Malta.
