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Keeping Time | The Malta Jazz Festival Story

MICAS — Malta International Contemporary

6 July 2026

5:30 pm

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.

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.

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