In 2021 the fund received one eligible application. The 2021 Film Adaption Fund was open for applications between 17 May and 30 August 2021 – eligible applicants were invited to pitch their project to the adjudicating panel in September. In its assessment, the independent adjudication panel composed of Rebecca Anastasi, Kenneth Scicluna and Andrei Vella Laurenti noted that the project submitted by Take Two proposes an approach that is sensitive to the source material both thematically and narratively, and that the application reflects relevant visual decisions in recreating the world of the novel. The project is set to be directed by Abigail Mallia. The fund covers all aspects of development and production of one winning project with a maximum financial allocation of €200,000.Īudiovisual company Take Two will be receiving funds to produce a feature film adaptation of Castillo by Clare Azzopardi (Merlin Publishers, 2018), shortlisted for the 2019 National Book Prize.

The biennial fund was first launched in July 2019, with the aim of further promoting Maltese literary works by supporting the production of a feature-film adaptation of a National Book Prize winning or shortlisted novel. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder.The National Book Council (NBC) has announced the results of the 2021 Film Adaptation Fund. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The extract was translated into English by Albert Gatt, Director of the Institute of Linguistics at the University of Malta.Įxtract from Malta's latest bestseller : Castillo by Clare Azzopardi This article consists of a short introduction and an extract of the novel 'Castillo' by Clare Azzopardi. Extract from Malta's latest bestseller : Castillo by Clare Azzopardi, Malta Independent on Sunday, pp.