Film Festival Laurels

TWELVE INTO TEN

1972

Synopsis: A man's working day shot in speeded up action

THE HIKER

1974

The story of a hiker in desolate countryside who breaks his leg in a fall and is found by a man out shooting

THE ISLET OF FILFLA

1974

A documentary film about a small uninhabited island off the coast of Malta

IMAGES

1975

A young man, returning home, switches on the television and fancies he sees his own image with that of an attractive girl on the screen-but it appears to be all a dream

THE BOY AND THE RED BALL

1977

Fantasy involving a young boy and a mysterious red ball that drops out of the sky.

THE HAND OF GOD

1978

The events which take place ina church when a young villian tries to steal the church communion cup and is struck down by divine power

MY BROTHER'S KEEPER

1980

This is a very human story about two brothers. It brings out the tension between love and solidarity on one hand, and irksome responsibility on the other

THE PUNCTURE

1983

The story of a man who goes to the irksome trouble due to a flat tyre.

THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE

1984

A documentary film about the mysterious formation of the cart-ruts in Malta which are unique in the Mediterranean.

LIFELINE FOR A CITY

1985

A documentary film about the construction and building of the aquaducts in Malta during Grand Master Wignacourt''s reign

BACK TO ETERNITY

1986

Is there a transition period between life and death? This film speculates on this supernatural possibility

MNAJDRA

1987

A documentary film about the Mnajdra temples. This film depicts this archaeological site as well as its optic viewpoint.

FULL CIRCLE

1991

Drug addiction is bad. So is drug trafficing. This is a story of a young man who passes through this transition period completing a full circle.

KANNIZZATI FISHING

1992

A documentary film about 'lampuki' catching around the Maltese Islands, by means of kannizzati. The producers travelled more than 60 miles offshore to film this unique experience.

NORMAN LEGENDS IN MALTA

1993

Is Count Roger's landing truth or legend? This documentary investigates such an axiom.

FATAL HITMAN

1994

This is a story of a hired hitman with a mission to kill

ARLEKKINU

1996

A piece that defies definition, roams the sapces between the surreal world of dreams and the elusive realities of human existence.

THE PHOENICIANS

2005

The Phoenicians……….that created trade and commerce ……….commerce that built an empire ……….an empire that dared to challenge the Romans

THE TAL QADI STONE

2007

THE TAL-QADI STONE …that seems to read the heavens…the heavens as interpreted by our forefathers…our forefathers who left us a priceless heritage. Whatever the interpretation of the Tal-Qadi stone might be, we can only speculate at what other antiquities lie to be unearthed, that will one day bring us closer to the mysterious and enigmatic megalithic inhabitants.

19

2011

The average age of the combat American soldier in WW2 was 26, in Vietnam it was 19......these are some of the impressions during that time.

120741

2011

120741 is a short experimental film dedicated to those men and women who gave their lives at Pearl Harbour.

FIRST CONTACT

2013

The probe 'Discovery' was launched by mankind in his quest to seek new lifeforms and alien civilizations.

HAL FAR AIRFIELD

2014

In Malta.... During the two World Wars… it was a time of… DUTY… of... COURAGE of…FAITH, HOPE and CHARITY and most of all a… TRIUMPH of the HUMAN SPIRIT in a place called HAL FAR AIRFIELD

LIFELINE FOR A CITY

2014

A documentary film about the construction and building of the aquaducts in Malta during Grand Master Wignacourt's reign.

SECRETS OF THE STONE AGE

2015

A documentary film about the Mnajdra temples. This film depicts this archaeological site as well as its optic viewpoint

THE UNSOLVED MYSTERY

2017

It has often been said that the Maltese Islands have been inhabited in one way or another for millennia. Yet this long stretch of history is not enough to explain the existence of cart-ruts in various places in the coralline stone with which Malta is covered. Up to this day the cart-ruts have remained an unsolved mystery to all authors and scholars who tried to describe their function and behaviour.

KANNIZZATI FISHING

2018

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.

EEIREE NIGHTS

2018

Just when you thought it was safe to walk in the small quaint village of Hal-Ghaxaq.

THE NORMANS

2019

Ferocious and devout. And Victorious colonisers. The Normans with their unbridled desire for power and Christian fervour used every weapon in their arsenal to reshape Northern France, the British Isles, Southern Italy and Sicily as far as the Holy Land. They were powerful rulers and state builders Their legacy, is unmistakably still evident.

THE GIANT DEEP REDS

2020

The sea, home to a treasure trove of species from the microscopic to the gargantuan has one particular gem. We take a look at this predator of the seas, the most valuable commodity, the third most harvested fish of the seas, the bluefin tuna.