Workshop and AGM

The Malta Cine Circle 2012 Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday the 16th of March at 6:30 pm. The meeting will take place at The British Legion, Melita Street, Valletta. After the meeting there will be a workshop delivered by Paul Camilleri about editing new software.

National Film Competition 2011

The Malta Cine Circle invite you to attend in the National Film Competition 2011 at Gemini Hall, Hotel Le Meridien, Ballutaon Thursday, August 4th, starting at 7.30pm. There is going to be screened 14 participating short films, followed by presentation of awards, and afterwards you can gather and network with other members, so bring your family and friends.

Festival Background
This event is of significant importance for the current and prospective members of the Malta Cine Circle. This event goes back to the mid-50's. Hundreds of local productions have been entered in this competition and several have also successful in competitions overseas. These films, ranging from fiction, travelogues, documentaries, animations, and others have provided a unique visual record of the Maltese way of life over these years.

WINNERS
This year’s winners are: 

Best Production:	The Medic by Ray Mizzi
Second Prize:	Exotica Rose by Joseph Caruana
Third Prize:	Karattri f’Karattri by Matthew Muscat Drago
Award for Direction	Exotica Rose by Joseph Caruana
Award for Editing:	Crossing Paths by Daniel Abdilla
Award for Cinematography:	The Medic by Ray Mizzi
Award for Use of Sound:	Expectation by James Moffett
Award for Best Acting Performance:	Daniela Farrugia for her role in the film ‘Konverżjoni’
The Jury Special Award	‘4D’ by Luke Zammit for Visual Effects

RSVP
This event is free of charge. To reserve your free entrance place, you can contact Edgar Ciancio on 21230508 or 99472513, or send an email toecianco@maltanet.net or vellamelchior@yahoo.com with your name and contact details. You can also book on our facebook page event. If you reserve a place please do your best to be seated at least 15 minutes before the show.

National Film Competition 2011

We again welcome you to the National Film Festival 2011 and the One Minute Film Competition. This year’s festival is now open for entries and we're hoping to encourage involvement from Maltese filmmakers. We were hoping that you might be able to pass on the information about the competition to your filmmakers and contacts. Make the film, submit the film and contribute to the domestic cinema.

The National Film Festival 2011 and the One Minute Film Competition are now open for entries! It's a fantastic opportunity to get your work broadcast to a wider audience and we are keen to see entries from both new and established filmmakers who are driving short film forward.

The winning films receive fantastic prizes including:

-           First Prize

-           Second Prize

-           Third Prize

-           Best Acting

-           Best Use of Sound

-           Best Direction

-           Best Visual Effects

-           Best One Minute

Films should be no longer than 30 minutes; however it is recommend that shorts should not exceed 20 minutes duration. Note that entries should strictly be 60 seconds for the One Minute Film Competition. The entry fee is €15 per film but members can submit their films free of charge. There are no limits to the number of entries permitted.

Please visit www.goldenknightmalta.org for more information and to submit. The deadline is 19 June 2011.

Again welcome in the National Film Festival 2011.

Editing Software Workshop

An invitation by the Malta Cine Circle for an Editing software workshop by Paul Camilleri from MCAST. The presentation will be about editing software highlighting the world of 3D. The entry fee is free.

Date: Thursday 17 March 2011
Venue: British Legion, Valletta
Time: 7.15pm

For more information contact Edgar Ciancio on ecianco@maltanet.net.

Record Number of Entries for the Golden Knight Film Festival

The Golden Knight Malta International Film Festival, organised by the Malta Cine Circle, this year enters its 49th edition. The festival   enjoys a high reputation and prestige in the world of short film festivals. Proof of this is the fact that  325 productions, from 48 countries have been received  to participate in the festival.

The judging took place last week and the adjudicating panel has published the results. The festival will be held at the last week of November.

On the 22nd, 23rd, 25th and 26th evening shows (7.15 pm) will be held at Dar l-Ewropa, Valletta, where a selection of the participating films from various countries will be shown.

On Saturday 27^th, November the winning films will be shown and the awards presented. The evening will be held at the Sir Temi Zammit Hall (Med. Conference Centre - Valletta) at 7.15pm.

Entrance for all the shows is free. For tickets call 9947 2513 or e-mail to macc@goldenknightmalta.org.

The 49th Golden Knight Malta International Short Film Festival

The Malta Cine Circle is currently accepting national and international film submissions for this year’s festival, scheduled to take place at the end of November. The submission deadline for the 49th ‘Golden Knight Malta International Short Film Festival’ is September 30, 2010. 

The main goal of the Golden Knight Film Festival is to strengthen the art of film-making in Malta, thus helps the average picture-goer understand better the skills and techniques of cinematography, and therefore be able to fully appreciate the art of cinema. 

The festival is divided into three classes. Class A compounds productions with non-commercial purposes; Class B accommodates film school students for productions made by students during their film school studies; and Class C is open for productions which do not qualify under Class A or Class B.

All individuals, groups or clubs and undergraduate or postgraduate students are encouraged to submit their short movies not exceeding 30 minutes duration in all class categories. The Festival does not charge entry fees. Eligible applicants can download Submission Regulations and Entry Form by clicking here.

Id-49 Edizzjoni tal- Golden Knight Malta International Short Film Festival

Bħalissa l-Malta Cine Circle qiegħed jilqa’ sottomissjonijiet ta’ films lokali, kif ukoll dawk barranin, għall-edizzjoni tal-Festival ta’ din is-sena, skedata li tittella’ fl-aħħar ta’ Novembru. Id-data tal-għeluq tas-sottomissjonijiet fid-49 edizzjoni tal-‘Golden Knight Malta International Short Film Festival’ hija t-30 ta’ Settembru, 2010.

L-għan ewlieni tal-Golden Knight Film Festival huwa li jsaħħaħ l-arti tal-film-making f’pajjżna, għalhekk għandu jgħin lill-pubbliku jifhem iżjed is-sengħa u l-maestrija taċ-ċinematografija, u b’hekk wieħed jikseb il-ħila li japprezza sewwa l-arti taċ-ċinematografija.

Il-Festival huwa maqsum fi tliet kategoriji differenti. Klassi A magħmula minn  produzzjonijiet b’għan mhux kommerċjali; Klassi B tikkonsisti f’xogħlijiet akkademiċi li jitwettqu matul kors tal-film taħt isem ta’ skola; u Klassi Ċ tħaddan kull xogħol, maħdum film, li ma jikkwalifikax taħt Klassi A jew Klassi B.

Kull individwu, grupp jew għaqda, u student universitarju li għadu qed jistudja għall-ewwel grad jew baqa’ jistudja wara li ggradwa, huwa mħeġġeġ jissottometti l-films qosra tiegħu li ma jaqbżux il-ħin ta’ 30 minuta. Ma hemm l-ebda ħlas għad-dħul. Applikanti eleġibbli jistgħu jniżżlu r-Regolamenti tas-Sottomissjoni u l-Formola tad-Dħul billi jikklikja hawn.