Italian at UM

20/07/2026

Master of Arts in Film Studies

01/07/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Prof. Alfred Vella for his years of dedicated service as Rector. We're especially grateful for his support of our initiatives within Italian and Film, and for attending so many of our events over the years.

We also want to congratulate Prof. Frank Bezzina as he begins his tenure as Rector. We wish him all the best and look forward to working together in the years ahead!

https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/prof-frank-bezzina-officially-sworn-in-as-university-rector/

https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/prof-alfred-vella-steps-down-after-ten-years-as-rector-of-the-university-of-malta/

Aqra bil- Malti Today marks the end of Professor Alfred J. Vella’s ten-year tenure at…

28/06/2026

Join our growing community of local filmmakers! Applications for the course commencing in October 2026 are open: https://www.um.edu.mt/courses/overview/pmaflmpet5-2026-7-o/

Tmienja u sittin student sa din is-sena ggradwaw f’livell ta’ Masters fl-istudji tal-film mill-Universita ta’…

26/06/2026

22/06/2026

🎥 Four faces.
🎬 Two stories.
✨ One unforgettable evening.

This Sunday, 𝟮𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲, witness the premiere of 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 at the 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲, Valletta Campus.

Meet the four talented actors bringing these stories to life—each performance carrying emotion, tension, and heart.

🕕 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬
📍 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲

The event is free of charge, and the general public is invited to attend.

Seats are limited, so reserve yours by emailing [email protected].

Stay tuned… the crews behind these films will be revealed soon. 👀

27/05/2026

On 25 May, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 came to a close. The aim of this microcredential, offered for the first time by the Department of Italian, was to provide an academically rigorous yet engaging experience, designed especially with an audience beyond undergraduate students in mind. The three lecturers, Dr Glen Bonnici, Dr Fabrizio Foni, and Prof. Gloria Lauri-Lucente, explored, respectively, political terrorism and in particular the so-called 'years of lead', the occult, and the mafia. Following the final lecture, a reception provided the perfect opportunity for students and lecturers to continue their discussions in a convivial atmosphere beyond the classroom walls.
Photographs courtesy of Wilfred Camilleri.

26/05/2026

The Department of Italian participated in the International Interdisciplinary Conference "Le metamorfosi nell'età contemporanea (XX-XXI secolo)" in Thessaloniki on 19-20 May 2026!

A fascinating two days exploring metamorphosis through the lenses of language, art, politics, society, and music. Prof. Gloria Lauri-Lucente delivered a keynote on posthumanism, tracing connections from Ovid's 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 to Cronenberg's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘭𝘺, while Dr Glen Bonnici gave a talk on meta metamorphosis in Roberta Torre's film 𝘔𝘪 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘪 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪.

Grazie Salonicco! 🇬🇷

06/05/2026

Our two events dedicated to Lucio Fulci on the 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙖!

The Department of Italian and the MA in Film Studies at the University of Malta are celebrating the Italian film-maker with a talk and screening on May 7 and 8

04/05/2026

On Thursday, 𝟳 𝗠𝗮𝘆 at 𝟲𝗽𝗺, in Room 116 of the Dun Mikiel Xerri Lecture Centre (𝗟𝗖𝟭𝟭𝟲), Msida Campus, photographer Shyla Nicodemi (a.k.a. Shyla N.) will deliver a talk titled 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗰𝗶'𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗻-𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘿𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙏𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜. This is an unmissable event for all fans of Italian horror, thriller, and genre cinema. The talk is open to the general public.