The politics of the film industry since independence
The full chapter is available here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781032640464-15/shot-malta-karsten-xuereb
On the centenary of foreign film production in Malta in 2022, this chapter looks at the development of the film industry in Malta under different political administrations since the 1960s. Over a number of decades, the importance of this industry, especially with regard to economic growth, gained varying degrees of attention. Each political administration employed a number of means to attract foreign films to Malta, including the introduction of beneficial financial schemes to producers, the development of physical facilities aimed at enabling film making, liaising with the national tourism industry and, to a certain degree, supporting the local film making talent pool.
This chapter focuses on addressing various initiatives intended to support the development of foreign film production services in the context of independent Malta. The evolution of the political scenario in Malta is considered in order to throw further light on and interpret foreign film production within the wide social and economic framework that has characterised Malta since the 1960s. It does this in three sections: i. the early phase consisting of the period between the 1950s and the 1970s; ii. the development phase that takes place between the 1980s and 2000; and iii. the consolidation phase between 2000 and 2020. This structure allows a progressive rendering of developments and an assessment within a historical and linear context.
Cultural Policy 
Għażiż Karsten,
Nittama li tinsab tajjeb. Mis-sinteżi jidher studju interessanti. B’xorti ħażina, ma jngħatajx aċċess mit-T&F sabiex naqra l-istudju tiegħek.
Ta’ spiss niltaqa’ ma’ studenti internazzjonali u adulti tal-Malti li huma ħerqana li jaraw films bil-lingwa Maltija, u tal-inqas b’sottotitli bl-Ingliż. Dan ġegħelni naħseb dwar il-potenzjal tal-industrija tal-films lokali tagħna.
Kif qsamt fil-blog post tiegħek dwar l-evoluzzjoni tal-industrija tal-films f’Malta, rajna żvilupp sinifikanti mis-sittinijiet. L-amministrazzjonijiet tagħna għamlu sforzi ta’ min ifaħħarhom, biex jattiraw films barranin lejn Malta, u rajna l-benefiċċji ta’ dawn l-inizjattivi.
Madankollu, nemmen li hawn opportunità tad-deheb li tista’ tilħaq udjenzi ġodda u ssaħħaħ aktar il-pajsaġġ kulturali. Hekk kif l-Italja, bħal bosta pajjiżi oħra, tittraduċi films Amerikani, Ġappuniżi, u l-bqija għat-Taljan, nistgħu nibdew nipproduċu u/jew nittraduċu aktar films għall-Malti. Barra li dan jista’ jgħin sabiex nippromwovu l-ilsien għażiż tagħna, u jibqa’ ħaj tul il-ġenerazzjonijiet ta’ warajna; jista’ wkoll jilqa’ l-interess dejjem jikber fost l-istudenti internazzjonali. Taħseb li din hija xi ħaġa li l-industrija tal-films tagħna tista’ tikkunsidra?
Nirringrazzjak u nselli ħafna għalik, Jacqui
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Dr Jacqueline Żammit | Lecturer
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