Filmgrain Foundation, the proud organizers of the Valletta Film Festival (VFF), is looking for a part-time Marketing and Sponsorship Executive, to join its team of passionate filmmakers, programmers and creatives. Key Responsibilities: 1. Aiding in the development of the foundation’s sponsorship and donation strategy; 2. Pitching advertising sales proposals to current and potential partners and […]
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Submission for Valletta Film Festival 2018 close on 31 March 2018
Submissions for the fourth edition of the Valletta Film Festival to be held from Friday 8 to Sunday 17 June 2018 are currently open. The submission process is open for the competitive sections of the film festival. The competitive sections of the festival are open for feature films, documentaries and short films completed after 1 July 2017 that […]
Maltese short films screening in Montecatini
Last week, Angelique Muller, who programs the short film selection of VFF represented the Film Grain during the 68th edition of the Montecatini short film festival. As the ‘New kids on the block’ we are honored to have been invited to present Maltese works at the oldest film festival in Europe. The little over […]
VFF walks the walk of Fame
From the 13th to the 19th of August 2017, VFF’s short film programmer walked the walk of fame to the TLC Chinese theatre to attend the 13th edition of HollyShorts Film Festival. Devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings, networking events, and […]
Euro Connection X – Call for Projects 2018
Euro Connection is the European Short Film Co-production Forum taking place each year at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market. This business platform aims at fostering partnerships between European production companies for short film projects. The next edition of Euro Connection will take place on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 February 2018 during the Clermont-Ferrand Short […]
Columbus Jury’s Best Film at Valletta Film Festival 2017
The third edition of the Valletta Film Festival, organised by the Film Grain Foundation, announced its winners from the competitive section last night in a closing ceremony in the historic open air venue, Pjazza Teatru Rjal. Seven feature films competed for the awards of Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Film. The […]
Change in the air…Frágil Equilibrio comes to Valletta
Guillermo García López’s film came to Valletta Film Festival this year and was screened in Pjazza San Gorg, a place that seemed far from the hustle and bustle of on-screen Tokyo crossroads or the buzz of Madrid. The film is structured around the wisdoms of Uruguay’s Mujica, whose words bring us closer to understanding the […]
“Directing is the easier part, the problem is the writing”- Fabio Grassadonia, Director ‘Sicilian Ghost Story’
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 […]
“The world should be changed by the audience and not just by filmmakers” – Guillermo Garcia Lopez director of ‘Delicate Balance’
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, […]
‘Is this festival run by women?’ Why Burning Bikinis should fire us up!
The screening of Burning Bikinis (dir. Alessandro Tesei & Emmanuel Tut-Rah Farah) was drawing to a close on Pjazza San Ġorġ and a newly arrived Guillermo García López (dir. Frágil Equilibrio) was greeted by the fifth female VFF team member he had met in the space of five minutes. He smilingly quipped, ‘Is this festival […]
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