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Big differences in the reported findings of two unpublished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
Editorial: Injudicious judicial picnics
News that judges and magistrates attended an event hosted
September 21, 2023 10:30
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
Film commissioner’s cashback rules sideline local crews and spending
The Malta Film Commission’s 40% cash rebate scheme for
Sean Montebello
August 26, 2023 17:58
Information on the film commissioner’s latest spending spree blocked
The government has blocked a Freedom of Information request
Caroline Muscat
August 24, 2023 17:29
Malta Film Commission ‘in the process of publishing’ lavish film festival costs
The Malta Film Commission has declined Freedom of Information
Sean Montebello
August 4, 2023 14:59
PBS director breached code of ethics by taking Mediterrane Film Festival job
Pablo Micallef was recruited by direct order for a
The Shift Team
July 23, 2023 17:06
Orwellian incoherence – Kevin Cassar
Watch Clayton Bartolo play Vicky Pollard from ‘Little Britain’
Kevin Cassar
July 17, 2023 11:36
Minister dodges questions on Mediterrane Film Festival expenses
Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo is once again dodging questions
The Shift Team
July 11, 2023 12:54
Tourism Ministry recruiting two people for every worker that leaves
The Tourism Ministry recruited 40 new employees to replace
The Shift Team
May 4, 2023 09:43
The Shift wins another FOI appeal case, bringing total court victories to 11
The Shift on Wednesday won another in its long
David Lindsay
April 19, 2023 12:32
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
Lawyers of Keith Schembri, Rosianne Cutajar get film commission retainer
Lawyers defending the disgraced former prime minister’s chief of
The Shift Team
March 25, 2023 06:36
Saviour Balzan’s transparency
“I have no problem being transparent,” Saviour Balzan declared
Kevin Cassar
March 20, 2023 10:30
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
Commissioner orders release of information on cost of film awards
The Malta Film Commission has been ordered to give
September 28, 2022 09:46
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
Lanqas id-disprezz ma ħaqqu
Read this article in English here. Kemm ġew jiswew
Kevin Cassar
March 24, 2022 13:49
Beneath contempt – Kevin Cassar
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. What was the
Kevin Cassar
March 23, 2022 17:23
Stakeholders put forward their election demands
As the 2022 general elections campaign is in full
Joanna Demarco
March 8, 2022 12:12
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
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
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

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