Watch: Move Over George Clooney – Johann Grech Acts With David Walliams In Festival Promo
Malta’s Film Commissioner Johann Grech attempted to show off his acting chops alongside English comedian and actor David Walliams for a promo of the Mediterrane Film Festival.
The short film, which was displayed at the festival, features Grech handing out a trophy to Walliams and telling him to be careful with it. Walliams ends up in a wormhole, travels back in time to the days of the Knights of St John, loses the trophy, and embarks on a quest to retrieve it.
The festival itself has been criticised by the Malta Producers’ Association (MPA) and Malta Entertainment Industry and Arts Association (MEIA) for overlooking the grassroots realities and problems of people working in the film industry.
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They urged the government to fulfil key promises – including a strategy for the local film industry, a higher budget for the national film fund, and an update to the cash rebate guidelines to ensure money spent by foreign productions are channelled into the local economy and boost the local filmmaking community.
However, the Malta Film Commission said the ultimate point of the Mediterrane Film Festival is to attract foreign film investment, and that it is crucial to differentiate between that goal and funding local productions.
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