Kinemastik’s Wandering Cinema

On 1st March Kinemastik will announce an open call for short film submissions for The Wandering Cinema- 3 months of mobile cinema screenings across Malta and Gozo. Kinemastik invites the public to send their short film in any format: film, mobile phone, web cam, animation, to St James Cavalier, Valletta or to their email address at kinemastik@gmail.com. There are 3 themes on which the films should be based: Migration, Felicity or Monsters. The duration of the film should not exceed 15 minutes. There is no application fee and may come from anywhere in the world.The application deadline is April 10th 2009. On May 1st Kinemastik will start screening the selected films in different villages squares in Malta and Gozo projected on a mobile vehicle – the Kinemobile, and for the subsequent 3 months, The Wandering Cinema will announce its arrival in the local village or town through various promotions, capturing the interest of a public not necessarily familiar with the medium. The final screening will take place in August 2009 at the Kinemastik Short Film Festival. The film makers will also be given an opportunity to take part in international workshops that will take place during the festival. Kinemastik will then produce a DVD in September of all selected works and also make the work available and free for all to share through their websites. Kinemastik aims to promote these events in local and foreign media through publications, press releases, posters and electronic media.

Bice skoro propast sveta

03.03.2009.

68, st lucy street, valletta

20:15h
Omar the Dark
by Slavko Vukanovic

20:30h
“Bice skoro propast sveta” by Aleksandar Petrovic

“Bice skoro propast sveta” is a film inspired by Dostoyevsky s “The
Possessed”, a contemporary news story and the Soviet invasion of
Czechoslovakia. It was translated as “It rains on my village” although
literate translation is “The end of the world is coming”. It is
actually a song that the Srem Gypsy antecedents of Violent Femmes(crowd puller) sing in this film. One of the greatest Yugoslav directors, Aleksandar Petrovic, tells a story about a naive young swine-herd who
marries a mentally retarded girl, and then falls in love with a beautiful teacher – which has fatal results.

Le Cercle rouge

Jean-Pierre Melville (1970)

Master thief Corey (Alain Delon) is fresh out of prison. But instead of toeing the line of law-abiding freedom, he finds his steps leading back to the shadowy world of crime, crossing those of a notorious escapee (Gian Maria Volonté) and alcoholic ex-cop (Yves Montand). As the unlikely trio plots a heist against impossible odds, their trail is pursued by a relentless inspector (Bourvil), and fate seals their destinies. Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le cercle rouge combines honorable anti-heroes, coolly atmospheric cinematography, and breathtaking set pieces to create a masterpiece of crime cinema.

Tuesday, 24th February

20:15 David 39 by James Caddick
20:30 Le Cercle Rouge by Jean-Pierre Melville

68, St Lucy street, Valletta

suggested donation: 2 euro

membership: 10 euro

Haxan – Witchcraft Through The Ages

Kinemastik weekly film club is starting off on Tuesday 17th February at No 68 in St Lucy Street, Valletta.

17th Feb 2009

20:00 h  Minsi – Alex Vella Gera
20:30 h  Witchcraft Through The Ages

Haxan – Witchcraft Through The Ages (1968 ) by Benjamin Christensen

Haxan (1922)  is a Swedish/Danish film by Benjamin Christensen. The film was banned in the United States and heavily censored in other countries for what were considered at that time graphic depictions of torture, nudity, and sexual perversion. In 1968, an abbreviated version of the film (77 minutes as opposed to the original’s 104 minutes) was released, entitled Witchcraft Through The Ages. This version featured an eclectic jazz score by Daniel Humair (played by a quintet including Jean-Luc Ponty on violin and Daniel Humair on percussion) and dramatic narration by William S. Burroughs.

The suggested donation is 2 euro.
Kinemastik subscription for a year is 10 euro which brings you a free entrance to all our events.