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EUNIC Ireland in partnership with Dublin City Libraries presented the EUNIC European Film Club 2024, a series of free screenings of European feature films in four library branches across the city and in the Goethe-Institut, Instituto Cervantes, Istituto Italiano di Cultura and Alliance Française. A total of 20 screenings took place across April and May 2024, showcasing films from the following 10 EU countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Spain. Arts Council Malta in collaboration with the Embassy of Malta in Dublin showcased the Maltese feature film "Carmen."

’CARMEN’’, produced in 2022, and directed by Valerie Buhagiar, is set in Malta village in Malta. Carmen (Natascha McElhone) has looked after her brother, the priest at the local church, since she was sixteen years old. Now almost fifty, she is suddenly left to start a new life. Facing her past, Carmen brings colour to the lives of the villagers in this compelling story about a woman finding her voice.

Valerie Buhagiar starred in films like the international hits Highway 61 and Roadkill. She won a Best Short award at the Chicago International Film Festival as a writer-director of the short film The Passion of Rita Camilleri. She won other awards with her features The Anniversary and It’s Hard To Be Human. Pierre Ellul, Anika Psaila Savona, and Coral Aiken are the producers.

Pierre Ellul setup Falkun Films in Malta in 2007. In 2006 he was nominated for a Directors Guild of America award for the film Munich as part of Spielberg’s directorial team. Other selected credits in a production capacity include Oscar-nominated Kon-Tiki (2011), the successful Danish film All Inclusive (2013) and The Promise (2015). He is Executive Producer on the Sundance 2021 award winning film Luzzu.

Anika Psaila Savona was involved in the setting up of Falkun Films in 2007. A lawyer by profession, she read for a Masters at the University of Oxford. With Falkun Films, Anika is the in-house legal advisor and projects she’s worked on include, amongst others, the Oscar-nominated American Assassi, Renegades KonTiki, and The Promise. Anika was the executive producer on Dear Dom.

Coral Aiken is a creative producer based in Toronto, Canada. She founded Aiken Heart Films in 2014. Her films have screened in competition at Cannes Cinéfondation, Seattle, TIFF, Sarajevo, Buenos Aires, in the Locarno Academy, and on Nowness.com. Coral teaches at LIFT, York University, and the Canadian Film Centre. Coral’s latest short film Succor premiered at TIFF 2020; a feature adaptation is in development with writer director Hannah Cheesman.

 

 
 
EUNIC Ireland in partnership with Dublin City Libraries launched its inaugural EUNIC European Film Club, a series of free screenings of European feature films and documentaries in six library branches across the city. A total of 24 screenings took place from 2nd March to 12th June 2023, showcasing films from the following 11 EU countries; Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
 
Synopsis:
The Maltese production, Simshar (2014), follows the story of a fishing family from the Mediterranean island of Malta who become stranded at sea after their boat, Simshar, sinks. Their fate gets entwined with the saga of irregular African migrants crossing from Africa to Europe, with tragic consequences.
 
Director’s Bio
Rebecca Cremona (BFA, MFA, MQR) is a multi-award winning filmmaker. Her first feature ‘Simshar’ was Malta’s debut Oscar submission and a box office hit. She has adapted Julian Maio's novel 'City of The Sun’, and 'The Crossing' for Samson Films and Boudica Entertainment. She is currently developing a slate of films supported by Creative Europe.
 

 

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