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Turkish Drama ‘Life’ Wins Malta’s Mediterrane Film Fest As Commissioner Dismisses Budget Concerns


Turkish Drama ‘Life’ Wins Malta’s Mediterrane Film Fest As Commissioner Bats Away Local Concerns Over Budget

This year’s selection was overseen by Italian film festival veteran Teresa Cavina, who pulled together a line-up of 45 works with Mediterranean basin connections, 15 of which were in the main Competition. The drama revolves around a young woman who flees her home to get out of a forced engagement, with the jilted fiancé then seeking her in bid to understand this promised future wife that he hardly knew. Outside of the main Competition, the festival also launched a new open-air venue in Valletta’s central Saint George square, where screenings of The Man Who Fell To Earth(which was part of a David Bowie tribute), Kind of Kindness, Jurassic World: Dominion(scenes of of which were shot in the same spot) enjoyed packed screenings with a young local crowd.

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