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Malta Book Festival - The BookShop: guest authors at the 2021 edition
2021 Malta Book Festival announces its line-up of Maltese authors...
2021 Malta Book Festival announces its line-up of Maltese...
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My essentials: Alex Weenik’s cultural picks
No 4 | Alex Weenik, 22, Actor & Theatre-maker, currently working on Kes...
No 4 | Alex Weenik, 22, Actor & Theatre-maker,...
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Old map of the world produced by Gozitan scientist acquired by Heritage Malta
A 320-year-old Dutch reprint of a world map originally produced in 1582 by Gozitan Antonino Saliba finds its way into Heritage Malta’s national collection
A 320-year-old Dutch reprint of a world map originally...
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Short film Monumental by Malta-based director selected for US film festival
Monumental has already been selected for 13 festivals around the world
Monumental has already been selected for 13 festivals...
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My essentials: Mikhail Basmadjian’s cultural picks
No 3 | Mikhail Basmadjian, 49, Freelance Actor, Voiceover...
No 3 | Mikhail Basmadjian, 49, Freelance...
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Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias unveils Sea Cave (Entrance) sculpture at Hastings Gardens
Cristina Iglesias’s latest installation Sea Cave (Entrance) was unveiled at the 3rd edition of the MICAS International Art Weekend
Cristina Iglesias’s latest installation Sea Cave...
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My essentials: Erica Muscat’s cultural picks
No 2 | Erica Muscat, 33, Actor and Writer
No 2 | Erica Muscat, 33, Actor and Writer
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My essentials: Joseph Calleja’s cultural picks
No 1 | Joseph Calleja, 43, Opera Singer and Maltese Cultural...
No 1 | Joseph Calleja, 43, Opera Singer and...
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Malta Book Festival: don’t miss a thing with this programme of events
Spread over five days, there are over 70 events for book launches, meetings with local and international guest authors, seminars, panel discussions, film...
Spread over five days, there are over 70 events for book...
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First edition of Malta Film Awards to be held in February 2022
Submissions open on Wednesday for the first edition of the Malta Film Awards
Submissions open on Wednesday for the first edition of the...
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After COVID’s devastating effect on arts, MEPs propose minimum working conditions for artists
MEPs want European Commission to create a “European Status of the Artist” setting out a common framework for working conditions and...
MEPs want European Commission to create a...
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Classical music from young musicians’ ensemble Tektek Nota! in Valletta
Tnax-Il Stilla will consist of a mix of 12 well-known, uncharted or lesser-known classical composers hailing from different countries within the European Union
Tnax-Il Stilla will consist of a mix of 12 well-known,...
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A quick guide to the 2021 Malta Book Festival
A handy guide to the 2021 Malta Book Festival at the Malta Fairs and...
A handy guide to the 2021 Malta Book Festival at...
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Mintoff got Zorba the Greek composer to pen Malta’s Freedom Day hymn in 1979
Labour premier got Marxist rebel Mikis Theodorakis to write hymn commemorating Malta’s Freedom Day in 1979
Labour premier got Marxist rebel Mikis Theodorakis to write...
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Record 37 exhibitors participating in Malta Book Festival
Array of book-related activities, book launches, presentations of special...
Array of book-related activities, book launches,...
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Malta Book Festival returns with in-person celebration of books and authors
The biggest celebration of book culture in the Maltese islands provides parents, teens, and children of all ages with a unique encounter with the wealth of...
The biggest celebration of book culture in the Maltese...
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Malta set for Ridley Scott’s Napoleon epic ‘Kitbag’ with Joaquin Phoenix
Hollywood giant who filmed Gladiator in Malta back in 2000 set to return in early 2022 for Napoleon flick
Hollywood giant who filmed Gladiator in Malta back in 2000...
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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80
Legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dead at 80
Legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dead at 80