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Film Independent has set Alex Camilleri (Luzzu), Lizzie Shapiro (Shiva Baby) and Jessica Beshir (Faya Dayi) as the winners of its Emerging Filmmaker Awards, with each now earning an unrestricted $25,000 Spirit Awards cash grant. Camilleri received the Someone to Watch Award, spotlighting talented filmmakers of…

After Luzzu made history by becoming the first Maltese feature to compete in a major international festival, the pic now sails its way to the Oscar race as the nation’s International Feature submission. Helmed by debutant director Alex Camilleri (also the editor and writer), the film revolves around Jesmark (Jesmark…

Imagine giving up something you love because you have no choice but to let it go. How would you feel? These are the questions at the center of Alex Camilleri’s new film Luzzu. The main character learns a lesson about the power of sacrifice as he must give up a long-lasting family custom because of restrictions, low…

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed first-generation Maltese-American filmmaker Alex Camilleri, whose directorial debut Luzzu premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the first Maltese feature to compete in a major international festival. Camilleri also wrote, produced, and edited the film, which revolves around…