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Day three at Talent Talks saw Sicilian directors Antonio Piazza and Fabio Grassadonia talk about their partnership and careers as well as their film Sicilian Ghost Story, which is competing here at the VFF this year. On asked about how the duo came to work together, Fabio explained how whilst working as a teacher and journalist […]

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Sunday afternoon under the Talent Talk Tent saw Guillermo Garcia Lopez discuss his film Delicate Balance; a full length documentary that deals with universal issues through three stories in three different continents. Through these stories intertwined with messages by Uruguayan President, José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, we see ourselves reflected in the lives of African migrants, Spanish workers, […]

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‘Fortunata’, the new film by established Italian actor and director Sergio Castellitto will be opening the third edition of Valletta Film Festival. The 10-day festival, organised by Film Grain Foundation will take place from Friday 16 to Sunday 25 June 2017.  Over 40 feature films and 25 short films will be shown at several open-air and indoor venues around […]

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Film Grain Foundation is proud to present the poster of the 3rd edition of the Valletta Film Festival. Showing a celluloid flying over a cartoonish skyline of Valletta, this year’s poster manifests the fun and joy that the festival will offer under a crescent moon that will light the skies and buildings of the capital city on most days […]

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Film Grain Foundation is calling for short film ideas to form part of an anthology of short films titled “EWROPEJ” focusing on Malta’s relationship with the European Union. The films with a maximum duration of 5 minutes will be premiered during the 3rd edition of the Valletta Film Festival as part of the Cultural Programme of the 2017 Maltese Presidency of the Council […]

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Valletta Film Festival is one of six annual events selected for funding by Arts Council Malta under the festivals section of the Cultural Partnership Agreement scheme. Through this funding programme, Film Grain Foundation will be receiving annual financial support to cover part of the costs of the festival until 2019. Commenting about this announcement, Oliver Mallia, one of the founders of […]

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The Islanders selection of the 2016 Valletta Film Festival will be travelling to Africa to be presented as part of the Festival of Festival section of the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF). The presentation, to be held on Tuesday 12 July 2016 by VFF Programmer Angelique Muller, is supported by Cultural Export Fund’s Touring and […]

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The second edition of Valletta Film Festival came to an end on Saturday 11 June 2016 with the Closing Ceremony and the screening of the winning film. Here are the winners: Best Feature Film – ‘The Yard’ Best Director – Tomasz Wasilewski for ‘United States of Love’ Best Actor – Soren Mailing for ‘Parents’ Best Actress – […]

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Film Grain Foundation is proud to welcome several film directors, actors, screenwriters, festival organisers and critics that will be in Valletta as jury members of the second edition of the Valletta Film Festival. The three different juries for feature films, documentaries and short films will award a total of eight prizes for Best Feature Film, […]

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Popular actor and comedian Chris Dingli will host the Opening Ceremony on Friday 3 June 2016 and the prize giving during the Closing Ceremony on Saturday 11 June 2016. Classically trained at one of London’s top drama schools, Chris has played lead roles in London theatres as well as across the UK and in Europe, whilst working on film and […]

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