Turkish director Zeki Demirkubuz drama Life scooped the top Golden Bee award for Best Feature Film at Malta's second Mediterrane Film Festival over the weekend. This year's selection was overseen by Italian film festival veteran Teresa Cavina, who pulled together a line-up of 45 works with…

Malta's Mediterrane Film Festival has set the full competition and industry lineup for its second edition, which runs June 22 to 30 in the country's capital, Valletta.  The programme includes 15 films in competition, seven out-of-competition, and seven films competing in the environment-themed Mare…

Jerusalem Film Fest Unveils 2023 Industry ProgramNir Bergman (Broken Wings, Here We Are) and Yona Rozenkier (The Dive, 35 Downhill) will be among the Israeli filmmakers presenting new projects at the Jerusalem Film Fest's Pitch Point event this year. The annual meeting connecting Israeli directors with…

The Malta Film Commission has outlined its plans to take the Mediterranean island's burgeoning locations business to the next level as it enjoys its busiest year ever, on the fringes of its new Mediterrane Film Festival. Commissioner Johann Grech told an industry conference taking place within the…

Manchester Film Festival Unveils Industry Programme EXCLUSIVE: Over 20 industry experts will travel to North-West England for the Manchester Film Festival, running March 16-17. Confirmed speakers include Amy O'Hara (Development and Production Executive, Film4), Kate O'Hara (Head of Development, Duck…

Ridley Scott and his executive producer Aidan Elliott were in Rome working on House of Gucci when the two were discussing locations for Scott's upcoming historical epic Napoleon for Apple when the director thought Malta, where he'd famously filmed Gladiator, would make for a great location for a beginning…

Malta has a rich history as a filming location with directors such as Ridley Scott, Paul Greengrass, Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg and Oliver Stone all having shot big budget projects in the country across the last two decades. During this time, productions have been attracted by the country's epic…

Malta's planning authority has approved plans for the construction of the Mediterranean island country's first interior sound stage to complement its existing exterior tank shooting facilities. The new studio space will be built on 4,000 square metres at the Malta Film Studios at Kalkara, adjacent to its exterior…