Valletta Film Festival 2019 – Official Programme
Friday 14th June 2019
19:30 – Red Carpet at Pjazza Teatru Rjal – Apéritif by Campari Tonic & Cisk Pilsner (By Invite & VIP Festival Pass Holders)
20:45 – Pjazza Teatru Rjal – Aurora – Opening Film
23:00 – Hastings Gardens – Opening Party by Campari Tonic, Cisk Pilsner & Cleland & Souchet
Saturday 15th June 2019
13:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – A Colony
14:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Binti
15:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Aurora
16:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Consequences
17:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre -The Hypontist
17:30 – Talent Talks – Cine Bar by City Lights (Free Entrance)
18:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Stars by the Pound
19:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – A Dog Called Money
20:45 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Filfla, short documentary funded by Malta Airport Foundation (Free Entrance)
21:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Capri-Revolution
21:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Sons of Denmark
21:00 – Pjazza Teatru Rjal – Sibel
21:15 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Four Weddings and a Funeral (Free Entrance)
21:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – The Wild Boys (Free Entrance)
Sunday 16th June 2019
13:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – The Hypnotist
14:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Call Me Intern
14:45 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Sons of Denmark
16:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Bangla
17:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Sibel
17:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Talent Talks – (Free Entrance)
18:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Twin Flower
19:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Winter’s Yearning
19:00 – Valletta Film Festival Apéritif at Rosselli – AX Privilege (Free Entrance)
20:45 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Comino, short documentary funded by Malta Airport Foundation (Free Entrance)
21:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Varda by Agnés
21:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Oleg
21:00 – Pjazza Teatru Rjal – Flatland
21:15 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Easy Rider (Free Entrance)
21:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Heis: Chroniques (Free Entrance)
Monday 17th June 2019
13:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Winter’s Yearning
14:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Consequences
15:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – A Dog Called Money
16:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Varda by Agnés
17:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Flatland
17:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Talent Talks – (Free Entrance)
18:30 – Spazju Kreattiv – The Night Porter (Q&A with director Liliana Cavani)
19:00 – Valletta Film Festival Apéritif at Streat Whiskey (Free Entrance)
19:15 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Where Man Returns
20:45 – Pjazza San Ġoġ – Filfla, short documentary funded by Malta Airport Foundation (Free Entrance)
21:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – A Colony
21:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Erased
21:00 – Pjazza Teatru Rjal – Synonyms
21:15 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Selection of short films from Lebanon (Free Entrance)
21:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Pan-African Short Films (Free Entrance)
Tuesday 18th June 2019
13:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Where Man Returns
14:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Call Me Intern
14:30 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Synonyms
16:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Islander
17:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Talent Talks – (Free Entrance)
18:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – The Swallows of Kabul
19:00 – Valletta Film Festival Apéritif at La Bottega (Free Entrance)
19:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Short Competition Programme A
20:45 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Comino, short documentary funded by Malta Airport Foundation (Free Entrance)
21:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Deep Cuts
21:00 – Pjazza Teatru Rjal – Tremors
21:15 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Short Films from the island of Menorca (Free Entrance)
21:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Selection of short films from Lebanon (Free Entrance)
Wednesday 19th June 2019
13:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Deep Cuts
14:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Islander
15:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Erased
16:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Binti
17:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre -Short Competition Programme B
17:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Talent Talks – (Free Entrance)
18:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Capri-Revolution
19:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Short Competition Programme C
19:00 – Valletta Film Festival Apéritif at Kingsway (Free Entrance)
20:45 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Filfla, short documentary funded by Malta Airport Foundation (Free Entrance)
21:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Ghost Tropic
21:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Short Competition Programme D
21:00 – Pjazza Teatru Rjal – The Whistlers
21:15 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Citizen Europe by Arté in English (Free Entrance)
21:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Selection of short films from Menorca (Free Entrance)
Thursday 20th June 2019
09:30 – Valletta Campus – Valletta Film Forum
13:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Short Competition Programme A
14:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Ghost Tropic
15:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Short Competition Programme B
15:00 – Valletta Campus – Books to Films
16:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – The Night Porter
17:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Short Competition Programme C
17:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Talent Talks – (Free Entrance)
18:30 – Spazju Kreattiv – Stars by the Pound
19:00 – Valletta Film Festival Apéritif at Salumeria (Free Entrance)
19:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – The Band
20:45 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Comino, short documentary funded by Malta Airport Foundation (Free Entrance)
21:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Baħar Żmien (Of Time and the Sea)
21:00 – Pjazza Teatru Rjal – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
21:15 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Programme of Short film for World Refugee Day with UNHCR Malta (Free Entrance)
21:30 – Valletta Campus Theatre – A Shelter Among Clouds
21:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Citizen Europe by Arté in English (Free Entrance)
Friday 21st June 2019
13:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – The Band
14:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Baħar Żmien (Of Time and the Sea)
15:15 – Valletta Campus Theatre – A Shelter Among Clouds
16:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Bangla
17:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Oleg
17:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Talent Talks – (Free Entrance)
18:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – The Turin Horse (Q&A with director Bela Tarr)
19:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Delta Zoo
19:00 – Valletta Film Festival Apéritif at 66 St. Paul’s (Free Entrance)
20:45 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Filfla, short documentary funded by Malta Airport Foundation (Free Entrance)
21:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – The Swallows of Kabul
21:00 – Pjazza Teatru Rjal – Joan of Arc
21:15 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Pause
21:15 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Agora (Free Entrance)
21:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Pan-African Short Films (Free Entrance)
Saturday 22nd June 2019
10:15 – Spazju Kreattiv – Film Scratching Workshop with Bruno Bouchard
11:00 – The Phoenicia Malta – Masterclass by Bela Tarr
13:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Short Competition Programme D
14:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Checkered Ninja
15:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Delta Zoo
16:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Jacob, Mimmi & the Talking Dogs
17:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Joan of Arc
17:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – Talent Talks – (Free Entrance)
18:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Tito and the Birds
19:30 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Pause
19:30 – Red Carpet at Pjazza Teatru Rjal – Apéritif by Film Grain Foundation (By Invite & VIP Festival Pass Holders)
20:45 – Pjazza Teatru Rjal – Maradona
20:45 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Comino, short documentary funded by Malta Airport Foundation (Free Entrance)
21:00 – Spazju Kreattiv – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
21:15 – Pjazza San Ġorġ – Coraline (Free Entrance)
21:30 – Valletta Campus Theatre – The Whistlers
21:30 – Cine Bar by City Lights – The Wild Boys (Free Entrance)
23:00 – Hastings Gardens – Closing Party by Campari Tonic, Cisk Pilsner & Cleland & Souchet
Sunday 23rd June 2019
13:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Twin Flower
13:30 – Spazju Kreattiv – Jacob, Mimmi & the Talking Dogs
15:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Yao
15:15 – Spazju Kreattiv – Tito and the Birds
16:45 – Spazju Kreattiv – Checkered Ninja
17:00 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Diego Maradona
18:30 – Spazju Kreattiv – Tremors
19:15 – Valletta Campus Theatre – Best Feature Film 2019
21:00 – Pjazza Teatrju Rjal – The Traitor – Closing Film