Archived newsreels from around 65 years ago were shown for the first time on Friday, giving a glimpse of “happier” Maltese, who seemed to always hav
Short films from the UK, Russia, Canada and Finland are the top winners of the 58th edition of the Golden Knight Malta International Film Festival.
A total of 354 films from 62 countries vied for the Golden Knight Awards. Out of these, only five shorts won the prestigious title, while another three from Germany, New Zealand and Canada were awarded a ‘highly commended certificate’ by the festival jury.
There were no Maltese winning entries but Vincent Lungaro-Mifsud, chairman of the event’s organiser, The Malta Cine Circle, said local productions can now boast of very high standards.
“Maltese productions have regularly participated in the festival and, in recent years, they have achieved the high standards required to be placed among the winners,” he noted, adding that the 2004, 2015, 2016 and 2017 editions included Maltese titles.