Write up in Malta Today about the removal of Blu’s mural

4th Kinemastik International Short Film Festival Audience Award

The winner of the audience award was Radu Jude with his wonderful film “The Tube with a hat”.

Congratulations!

Westside Selekt – Saturday 12th July

Saturday night was the last night of our festival baby..

Stephanie Von Reiswitz and Kenichi Iwasa discuss things that matter.

One of the films shown was “Tales of Mere Existence” by Lev Yilmaz

Tokyo Breakfast by Kuntz/Maguire

Abraço do Vento by Ribeiro

 

the grande finale over the harbour…

Weekend Selekt – Friday 11th July

Weekend Selekt began on Friday night.

A guy comes to the bar at gardjola and says to the bar girl: “I like those lamp shades in your eyes, makes me feel like I’m in a blog.”

People enjoyed the films despite some strong winds which at times made the screen breathe in and out.

One of the films shown was Nassa by Ken Burns.

In the meantime, down on Earth, the voting ballot box was being closely watched…

Andy Gately of Austin Underground Film Festival traveled from Texas to Malta to be here for the fest and helped us set up and run this year’s festival. Big blog thanks Andy. Angelica made millions of sandwiches that fed the hungry, the poor and the rich. Thanks to you too.

Uncle Al played tunes until the very late.

Fake Agatha’s Underwear

Milos Tomic won last year’s fest with his film Clay Pigeon and was invited by Kinemastik to hold a workshop in stop animation.

The day at the red tower started with his workshop where he showed lots of films that he liked and those that inspired him.

Mark Hammarberg and Ester Martin Bergsmark – a duo from Sweden showed their film “Swallow it”. One may see a trailer bellow.

After the screening they talked about their own ways of film making and their influences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ada Bligaard Søby showed bits and pieces of her films American Losers and Meet me in Berlin. A thought provoking discussion followed and the result may be seen bellow.

New Walking Trio did not want to start playing right after so they played little later after.

A gig like this could only start at midnight. Or little earlier…

Uncle Al played his first festival night that very night. Speculations that he is old proved to be false. Thanks uncle.

sandra was at hand to assist...

the ever youthful unkle al

Drinks were coming from the darkest corners of Red Tower.

Baghdad stories at the Alliance Française

Around 50 souls showed up at the Alliance Française in Floriana to greet and hear Ziad Turkey and Hadi Mahood, the renowned filmmakers from Iraq who showed their films and later discussed various issues in a panel discussion, hosted by Manuela Scebba. Feriel Lejri was at hand to facilitate the communication, providing instantaneous translation from Arabic into English.

Marija Djordjevic, Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta