Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby will begin filming Ridley Scott’s “Kitbag” about Napoleon’s rise to power next week in Malta. According to him, Polish cinematographer Dariusz Adam Volsky meditates New Europe movie.
Phoenix, who plays the French emperor, and Kirby, who plays his wife Josephine, arrived in Malta this week, according to the British newspaper The Guardian. Times of MaltaCiting sources in the local film industry. Actors include Taher Rahim, Youssef Karkour, John Hollingworth, Edward Philippont, and Alfredo Tavares. David Scarpa wrote the script.
Apple Studios’ production will use several locations in Malta including Attard, Senglea, Valletta, Mellieħa, Siġġiewi, Mdina, Fort Ricasoli and Malta Film Studios, according to Times of Malta.
Filming will end in Malta in mid-May. Kitbag also shoots in France and the UK
Scott previously used Malta as the location for “White Squall” (1996) and “Gladiator” (2000).
Macedonian director Agim Abdullah in Post with “Koma”
Macedonian director Agim Abdullah is in post-production with his first feature film “Kuma,” which is set to premiere by fall.
In the film, Avrim and Kenan meet after many years of separation and share childhood memories. Ephrem faces a disaster that puts Kenan in a very difficult situation. Is Canaan willing to sacrifice everything to stay close to his childhood friend?
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The script was written by Benjamin Cortice with Iranian director Shahram Mokari as creative advisor. The cast includes famous actors such as Nasir Rafoona, Zaheedat Jashari, and Rafat Abazi.
Benjamin Kurtishi and Vidush Kjamilio are producing through Galaktika Pictures, jointly with Vardar Film. Almost all of the €373,984 budget comes from production support from the North Macedonia Film Agency.
The film was shot in several locations in Skopje from January 24 to February 15, 2022.
Admission to Slovakia 2021 is the lowest since 1993
The total number of admissions in Slovakia was 2,037,942 in 2021, a decrease of 13.82% compared to 2020. It is the lowest number of admissions since 1993. The total amounted to 12,351,764 euros, a decrease of 11.56% compared to 2020.
Despite the fact that the number of Slovak premieres in cinemas increased by 50%, attendance of Slovak films decreased by as much as 73.8% to 203,452 entries, compared to 775,487 in 2020, according to the Association of Slovak Film Distributors.
A total of 30 domestic films (16 documentaries, 13 feature films and 1 animated film) were distributed in Slovakia in 2021, an increase of 50% compared to 2020. Six of them were 100% Slovakian productions, and 10 were co-productions with the majority, There were 14 minority co-productions.
Cinema screenings decreased only 0.76% from 98,714 in 2020 to 97,962 in 2021, but average admissions decreased 13.16% from 23.96 visitors per show in 2020 to 20.8 visitors in 2021.
In all, cinemas were closed for 173 days in 2021, compared to 116 days in 2020.
This article was published in partnership with the online news service New Europe moviecovering film and television industry news from across Central and Eastern Europe.
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