Film Grain Foundation is pleased to announce the first edition of Summer Cinema, a touring cinema concept around Malta and Gozo. Starting on Friday 2 August 2019, the foundation will be screening five classic gems at various open-air venues around the islands. The first film, the award-winning film Il Postino will the shown at Wied […]
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The Swallows of Kabul wins Audience Award
Audiences at the fifth edition of Valletta Film Festival voted the french animation ‘The Swallows of Kabul’ as their favourite film. The 2D watercolour animation formed part of the Without Borders selection that focused on francophone films. The film is an adaptation of a novel by Algerian writer Yasmina Khadra directed by Zabou Breitman and […]
‘Oleg’ and ‘Shelter Among the Clouds’ share Best Fiction Film at Cinema of Small Nations Competition
Latvian drama ‘Oleg’ by Juris Kursietis and the Albanian romance ‘A Shelter Among the Clouds’ by Robert Budina are the ex aequo winners of the Best Fiction Feature Award at the first edition of the Cinema of Small Nations Competition held at the fifth edition of the Valletta Film Festival. The competition came to an end […]
Talent Line-up at Valletta Film Festival 2019
Film Grain Foundation is pleased to announce that the following film directors and actors will be attending this year’s Valletta Film Festival: Liliana Cavani, Director ‘The Night Porter’ Béla Tarr, Director ‘The Turin Horse’ Amir Escandar, Actor, ‘Aurora’ Max Malka, Producer, ‘Aurora’ Mario Mlakar, Editor, ‘Call Me Intern’ Judita Frankovic Actress, ‘Erased’ Tatyana Bellroy, Actress, […]
Great Films, Glorious Setting
Valletta Film Festival have teamed up with the Malta Airport Foundation to bring the ultimate cinematic experience. Over eight starry summer nights, Pjazza San Gorg, Valletta’s most prominent square, will be transformed into an open-air cinema. With a carefully curated selection of unmissable titles, audiences are given the chance to come together and enter the fantastical world of film…and all […]
Romantic Comedy ‘Aurora’ to Open Valletta Film Festival 2019
The fifth edition of Valletta Film Film will open with the Finnish romantic Comedy AURORA on Friday 14 June 2019 at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, the flagship theatre of the festival. ‘Aurora’ is a melancholic blend of comedy and drama and is set in the snowy Finish region Lapland. Here, the aimless, heavy-drinking party girl Aurora […]
24 Short Films to Compete for Best Short Film at Valletta Film Festival 2019
Twenty-four short films will compete in the first edition of Cinema of Small Nations Competition – Short Film section that will be held during the fifth edition of the Valletta Film Festival. Films from twelve small nations will participate in the competition including four films from Malta. The selection will be divided into four programmes […]
Acclaimed auteur Liliana Cavani to attend Valletta Film Festival 2019
Film Grain Foundation together with the MA programme in Film Studies of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Malta in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura are pleased to announce that film director Liliana Cavani, often described as the doyenne of Italian cinema, will be a special guest at this year’s edition of Valletta […]
Film Grain Foundation partners with Melita Ltd
Film Grain Foundation partners with Melita Ltd to provide online transmission of main events at Valletta Film Festival 2019 The 2019 edition of the Valletta Film Festival comes to you live this year thanks to a new partnership between Film Grain Foundation and Melita Ltd. Enjoy the glamour of the red carpet from wherever you […]
Host a filmmaker at the 5th Valletta Film Festival
Valletta Film Festival started a “Host a Filmmaker” programme in the 4th edition and we were absolutely and positively overwhelmed with the many response we got from Maltese residents. As it is impossible for the festival to host all short film directors, producers or actors of films selected in […]
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