Grech’s film festival costs exceed more than two years of local industry funding
Johann Grech’s extravagant film festival last summer, supposedly to
The Shift Team
March 5, 2024 17:15
Johann Grech ma juri l-ebda fattura għall-€4 miljun minfuqa fuq il-festival tal-films
Read in English. Il-Kummissarju Malti tal-Films Johann Grech nefaq
March 2, 2024 18:09
Opinion: The end of the road
“We will issue all the numbers after the film
Kevin Cassar
February 5, 2024 10:52
Judges silent on Film Commission tour despite Advocates’ Chamber complaint
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti The Association of Judges and
Sean Montebello
October 2, 2023 15:12
Sette Giugno propaganda film leaves taxpayers reeling with heavy losses
Just Noise Limited, a company set up by the
The Shift Team
September 25, 2023 18:00
Contradictions in Film Commission studies down to ‘interpretation’
Significant differences in two studies commissioned by the Malta
Sean Montebello
September 23, 2023 12:06
Film Commission studies contradict themselves as filmmakers lament ‘lack of transparency’
Big differences in the reported findings of two unpublished
Sean Montebello
September 21, 2023 14:00
Film Commissioner files court case in bid to keep Film Festival costs hidden
Film Commissioner Johann Grech has filed a civil court
Sean Montebello
September 13, 2023 18:05
Company given €47 million for Gladiator 2 posted losses for the last three years
The UK-registered film production company estimated to receive a
The Shift Team
August 23, 2023 09:27
Orwellian incoherence – Kevin Cassar
Watch Clayton Bartolo play Vicky Pollard from ‘Little Britain’
Kevin Cassar
July 17, 2023 11:36
Festivals Malta CEO quits over OPM meddling, more resignations expected
Festivals Malta CEO  Annabelle Stivala has stepped down, The
The Shift Team
April 17, 2023 18:06
The Shift wins two-year government SLAPP battles, but war not over
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti After a two-year legal
David Lindsay
February 23, 2023 08:07
Labour campaign organisers get parallel Film Commission direct orders
Newly-published information shows links between the Malta Film Commission’s
The Shift Team
January 24, 2023 06:50
Film Commissioner reverses declaration on Russell Crowe’s ‘consultancy’
Film Commissioner Johann Grech has been forced to admit
The Shift Team
September 1, 2022 18:58
Controversial Film Commissioner given three more years
Johann Grech has been given three more years as
The Shift Team
July 9, 2022 07:15
Ombudsman concludes Film Commission’s abridged list ‘might have discouraged’ excluded producers
The article has been updated to include a comment
Julian Delia
July 5, 2022 16:30
NAO asked to investigate ‘phenomenal sum’ government spent on Malta Film Awards
Independent candidate Arnold Cassola on Tuesday wrote to Auditor
Joanna Demarco
February 1, 2022 16:35
Ministers responsible for film industry should ‘immediately’ set up working group with representatives
The Malta Entertainment Industry and Arts Association (MEIA) and
The Shift Team
January 25, 2022 10:28
Despite tough year for film production companies, chosen few continue to rake in public funds
Labour Party propagandist Mario Philip Azzopardi and Jean Pierre
November 21, 2020 17:35
Film Commissioner Johann Grech spends €600,000 on travel in 2 years
Malta’s embattled Film Commissioner Johann Grech has spent more
The Shift Team
October 13, 2020 10:31
Emails show how government choreographed media coverage for arrival of Electrogas tanker
Email exchanges seen by The Shift show how communications
The Shift Team
September 16, 2020 09:07
‘Jurassic’ film scales back production due to COVID mishandling
The main filming unit of ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ will
The Shift Team
August 19, 2020 18:31
Valletta Film Festival organiser requests probe into MTA’s ‘unjust’ fund refusal
Oliver Mallia, the co-founder of Film Grain Festival, which
Joanna Demarco
June 19, 2020 11:34
Film Commission made ‘insignificant progress’ on NAO recommendations
The Auditor General has highlighted significant issues related to
Gabriel Schembri
June 17, 2020 06:25
Ombudsman asked to investigate Commissioner by Film Association
The Malta Producers Association (MPA) submitted a formal complaint
The Shift Team
March 24, 2020 09:26
Foreign filmmaker says reference to Daphne Caruana Galizia led Film Commission to revoke €20,000 grant
A foreign filmmaker has accused the Malta Film Commission
The Shift Team
March 14, 2020 09:00
UPDATED: ‘No action has been taken’ against Film Commissioner
Updated to include support statement from the Chamber of
The Shift Team
March 2, 2020 13:02
Face off: Film Commissioner’s statement rebutted
Guest commentary by the Malta Producers Association rebutting the
The Shift Team
February 27, 2020 17:56
‘Any shred of trust in Film Commissioner obliterated’ – Association tells Minister
In a letter sent to the Tourism Minister, the
Gabriel Schembri
February 27, 2020 10:31
Not a gangster film — it just looks like one
Is there a single sector in Malta that isn’t
Ryan Murdock
February 27, 2020 06:27

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