Malta’s film-making brothers
Ramon Mizzi, the Director Ramon Mizzi is a film maker, currently reading for an MA in TV & Interactive Content at Birmingham City University, UK. In October 2009, his short film ‘In the End’ won...
View Article3 minutes to be proud of: a film on diversity & inclusion
Diversity and inclusion don't usually sit together. Perhaps it's time they did. Today, I finally had some time to catch up on in boxes on various social media, and browse around – to learn, research,...
View ArticleIn search of real Malta videos
The real Malta is still waiting to be captured on video If you search for ‘Malta videos’, you will find a raft of material – from the amateur camera shake to the sugary ‘tourist-friendly’ pieces with...
View ArticleQ & A: Rebecca Cremona, film director & scriptwriter
Rebecca Cremona, 26, film director and scriptwriter, has packed a lot into life so far. She studied comparative film and literature at the University of Warwick in the UK and went on to do her second...
View ArticleDirector’s take: Simshar, the movie
Simshar – Teaser Trailer Simshar, the boat, went missing in July 2008 with its crew – three Maltese fishermen, the 11-year-old son of the captain, and a Somali man. The boat had exploded, leaving one...
View ArticleSuspended Lives: a film on real people, not ‘migrants’
Malta’s Prime Minister met the UK’s PM David Cameron yesterday (10 May) to discuss the issue of Malta’s ‘migrants’ and wider EU responsibility for their plight. The film ‘Suspended Lives‘ (produced by...
View ArticleCedric Vella: the man who makes video go viral
Photo: Julian Vassallo Cedric Vella is a name you’ll be hearing more of in years, if not months to come. I first heard of Cedric when I saw a tweet about his short film called “YouTube, My Facebook”...
View ArticleValletta 2018, European Capital of Culture – teaser film
Last week saw Imagine 18, a public workshop as part of the drive to see Valletta move from candidate to actual title holder of European Capital of Culture 2018. Introducing the event was this short...
View ArticleSimshar: a Maltese feature film in the making
The final session of filming kicks off end March on Simshar, Malta’s first home-grown, full-length feature film aimed at the international market. Director Rebecca Cremona and the team behind Simshar...
View Article‘Slow Film Movement’: film photography & darkroom courses
Why Celluloid in our Digital World? Every revolution has its counter-current and it was inevitable that the digital-cyber-virtual revolution would ultimately rekindle the desire for hand crafted...
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