Because surprisingly, there is a hec of a lot more of those, including all of these hollywood films set in malta if youre wondering which the two are, its simshar 2014 and limestone cowboy 2017. Michael fassbender as aguilar from assassins creed. Assassins creed movie has started filming in malta. Whilst the spend in 20 by foreign productions in malta was 5 million, this figure rose to 29 million in 2014 and over. Mgarr ixxini, gozo, malta 46 of 47 found this interesting interesting. The part of the industrial estate, close to the hockey club, will be closed for vehicles from monday 8th june to friday 12th june 2015 between 15. The malta producers association is disappointed that the film and tv industry was excluded from the support measures for critically hit sectors as. It will be closed again from tuesday 5th may 2015 to friday 8th may 2015 between 14. The tempest partly filmed in triq iddurumblat mosta.
Without giving too much away for now, here is the entrance to kings landing before filming moved to croatia, the gate of the medieval city of mdina and one of the many narrow streets of the city. Johann grech became film commissioner in late 2017. Gladiator a historical film that came out in 2000, it was directed by ridley scott, starring russell crowe, joaquin pheonix, connie nielsen and oliver reed. New thriller the lake is scheduled to start filming in malta in july. Raoul bova back in malta for filming of italian tv series the malta. The official feature film adaptation of the everpopular video game franchise from developer ubisoft, assassins creed, has seen plenty of key developments over the course of the past few months. Malta story is a 1953 british war film, directed by brian desmond hurst, which is based on the heroic air defence of malta during the siege of malta in the second world war. Filming the first part of the maltese eurovision postcard. A special team from orf, the national tv station of austria was in malta yesterday to film the first part of the maltese postcard to be shown before ambers performance of the maltese entry warrior orf is responsible for the production of the next eurovision song contest in may. Trailer of film shot in various locations in malta in 2015. November 25, 2015 explore leave a comment 2,422 views. The secret soldiers of benghazi 2015 the lake 2015 assassins creed 2015 untitled. Its based in the mid1970s and filmed on the island of gozo in malta. Westeros is an island continent resembling medieval britain.
Check out this map for all the game of thrones filming locations. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. In anticipation of the premier of game of thrones season 4 on sunday 6th april, i think it would be ideal to recall maltas best missed filming opportunity. Filmed in malta is a facebook page dedicated to all the productions filmed on the maltese islands since the 1920s. Our tour guide was friendly and had an excellent insider knowledge of not only the filming of game of thrones in malta but a great deal of other productions which were filmed here. Guide to game of thrones filming locations in malta, better known as daenerys and drogos wedding venue lhazareen and littlefingers brothel and red keep filmed. The growing list of titles featuring malta in their credits is impressive, and include some major blockbusters. At its helm is katryna samut tagliaferro, one of the most experienced production managers line producers on the island read more.
Raoul bova back in malta for filming of italian tv series. The top 25 films shot in malta according to ratings. The islands have been featured in several popular films and tv series including gladiator, troy and more recently, game of thrones. Filming in malta filming locations in malta visit malta. A leading production company based in malta and milan with an international creative network of established and emerging talent. Filming in malta is a service provider for audio visual productions wishing to film in malta. Malta film tours brings you excerpts of productions filmed in malta. Malta offers financial and tax incentives to complement the geared up film infrastructure built in the mediterranean islands of malta over. Apart from malta, shooting will take place in london and spain. After filming season 1 in malta, a protected area was damaged, the production company was blamed by maltas environmental authority mepa, production moved to croatia instead, and. Regulations, 2015 in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 261 and 33 of the malta film commission act, the minister for tourism has made the following regulations. The company focuses on the creation of highend commercial films, innovative branded content and effective multimedia campaigns, by combining creativity with strategic brand storytelling. Gozo, maltas smaller sister island, was the setting for the dothraki wedding in the shows first season. A film with the working name, \the tempest\ will be partly filmed in ta\ qali.
Filming of \the tempest\ in ta\ qali transport malta news. Many scenes from game of thrones were filmed in malta. Most recently, and perhaps what has really placed malta on the map with fans is its role as one of the game of thrones filming locations. A promotional video about filming in the maltese islands, coupled with a small feature about the extensive filming on the islands of the count of monte cristo. Some of the easiest recognizable game of thrones filming locations in malta. By the sea is a 2015 american romantic drama film written and directed by angelina jolie pitt, and produced by and starring jolie pitt and brad pitt. Selected filmography for more than 50 years, international producers have been coming to malta, gozo and comino to shoot movies and tv productions.
Had a fantastic trip on the game of thrones tour today which took us all over the island of malta. Paramounts libyaset war movie hours, directed by michael bay and starring john krasinski and pablo schreiber, was also shot in malta in 2015. As a former head of government marketing for the office of maltas prime minister, the commission has the opportunity to. The 2015 bond movie is packed with awesome filming locations. They traveled to naboo in 2006 and had to rearrange their flights at the last minute because the villa was about to close for filming of casino royale. About game of thrones filming locations in malta the walled city of mdina doubled up as kings landing, the islands forts served as the red keep, and the stunning natural arch known as the azure window in gozo was the setting for khal drogo and daenerys targaryen s wedding. While the bulk of the film was actually shot in morocco and only some scenes were shot at the rinella water tanks, 25% of the films crew, its production manager and many of the pirates in the movie were all maltese. Now you probably want to know what malta has got to do with that.
While im no expert, i did plan and research a lot before visiting the island, made itineraries, cut things off the list and been to places i didnt plan to in the beginning. You, me and the apocalypse tv miniseries 2015 filming. Gozo island, malta 28 of 28 found this interesting interesting. The malta film commission was set up to support the local filmmaking community, while at the same time strengthening the film servicing sector. Filming of \the tempest\ in paola transport malta news. Spectre was shot in england, but 007 will also take you from the desert of morocco to the icy heights of austria, from the madness of a mexican festival to the glamour of rome. Cultural and movie history all on one mediterranean. Luc besson war drama the lake to start filming malta in july the. May 7, 2015 in filming, road closures by stanley agius the tempest partly filmed in telgha ras hanzir paola telgha ras hanzir, paola, will be closed to traffic from sunday 10th may 2015 at 20. But since there is roughly two of those in the world, i have settled for films shot in malta. Having terabytes of footage the team temporarily finished working in malta and headed for sicily to continue work on one of the projects.
Game of thrones filming locations in malta the fairytale traveler. The most famous movies and tv series filmed in malta motion blur. The team has been filming various wrecks for several documentary projects. The maltese islands have become one of the most sought after filming locations in europe. Angelina jolie and brad pitt film could boost malta tourism variety. The film commissioner has the responsibility to assist the production of films and the setup of industries for the production of films in malta and to market the locations, facilities, skills, talent and expertise available in malta in order to attract inward investment in the form of international audiovisual productions shooting on the island. The mfc offers specific financial incentives in the form of cash rebates to audiovisual productions shooting on location in malta. Malta film commission is the first point of contact for filming on location in the country. Triq iddurumblat mosta, from triq ilkumbu to triq ittorba, will be closed to vehicular traffic in both directions on monday 25 th may and tuesday 26 th may 2015 between 16. In the shows first season, the city of mdina on the island of malta was the setting for kings landing, the capital of the seven kingdoms of westeros.
For more than 50 years, international producers have been coming to malta, gozo and comino to shoot movies and tv productions. In world war ii it was a key allied naval base before it. This time, his former wife angelina jolie brought him for the 2015 drama by the. I was asked a lot about what a first time visitor should see in malta, so i figured i should write a post about this. Malta is an island steeped in history and culture, with steep cliffs tumbling into the sea, golden beaches and a sea thats a dazzling aquamarine, just like in the movies. Triq iddurumblat, from triq kumbu to triq tattorba, will be closed, in both directions, from wednesday 29th april 2015 to friday 1st may 2015 between 06. A first hand account of the game of thrones filming locations in malta, photos, tips, guided by a game of. The malta film commission is a government body set up with the aim of assisting in the production of films in malta and promoting the islands as a filming location. Shot in august 2014 during pitt and jolies honeymoon in gozo, malta, the film was released by universal pictures on november, 2015. The setting is stunningly beautiful, and cinematographer christian berger captures the essence of this unique spot with naturalistic lighting and plenty of wide shots of the rocky beaches that provide the foundation for a classy and quaint inn run by michel niels arestrup, a prophet. Island nation of malta hopes by the sea, directed by angelina jolie and starring herself and.
An italian tv series titled task force 45 friendly fire produced by rb productions, is set to start filming in malta as of next week, the malta film commission said. Game of thrones locations malta and gozo the travel tester. The film is set to star michael fassbender in the lead role alongside costar marion cotillard, and has already begun filming on location in malta taking to his official twitter account this. Since the seventies, malta has caught the interest of filmmakers of movies like munich, world war z, troy, and gladiator. They visited this filming location first because episode ii was the first star wars movie kristy saw and it led to her getting into the fandom and eventually meeting her husband. Russell crowe plays a fictitional character called maximus a loyal roman general. The film uses real and unique footage of the locations at which the battles were fought and includes a love story between a raf pilot and a maltese woman, as well as the anticipated execution of her brother, caught as an. Youll be interested to know that malta was a filming location in season 1 and more recently in season 4, for a certain purple wedding. Updated filming of assassins creed, with michael fassbender, begins in malta. Infact, the sea that you have seen on the screen could well be that surrounding malta, as many featurefilms have been made on the island, using the dramatic landscape as a backdrop for several blockbusters.
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