Keeping Time | The Malta Jazz Festival Story
Mon 06 Jul
|MICAS — Malta International Contemporary
From its founding in 1991 to the present day, this documentary examines how the Malta Jazz Festival has navigated periods of change, uncertainty, and renewal.
Time & Location
06 Jul 2026, 19:30 – 09 Jul 2026, 21:30
MICAS — Malta International Contemporary, Ospizio Complex, Bieb il-Pulverista, Triq Joseph J. Mangion, Floriana FRN 1830, Malta
About the event
From its founding in 1991 to the present day, this documentary examines how the Malta Jazz Festival has navigated periods of change, uncertainty, and renewal. Through interviews, archival sources, and performance footage, the film explores how successive artistic directors and a dedicated local jazz community have shaped and sustained a festival that has played a key role in Malta’s cultural life while building an international reputation within the European jazz circuit.
Written by Ġużè Camilleri
Directed by Cedric Vella
Viewings:
6th July — Valletta Campus Theatre: before the opening concert.
7th–9th July — MICAS: repeated screenings during opening hours.