Malta Sets Out 2030 Locations Biz Goals As New Mediterrane Film Festival Kicks Off
deadline.comThe 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 new festival that after six years in the job building up Malta as a shooting location, his next goal was to take the country’s film industry to the ‘next level’. “The ‘next level’ for film in Malta means creating a truly sustainable, year-round film industry, giving ever more opportunities to our people,” he said.
The country – which increased its cash rebate to 40% from 30% on eligible local spend at the beginning of 2023 – has hosted 20 productions in the first six months of this year, against 24 productions for the whole of 2022.
Four productions have shot or are shooting on the island in June, spanning Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2; North Sea oil rig accident thriller Last Breath, capsized fishing boat drama Not Without Hope and reality show House Of Streams.
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