Romantic comedy being shot in Malta

A Canadian/Maltese/UK film entitled Clarion's Call started shooting in Malta last Sunday.

The independent production is a romantic comedy produced by David Gordian (Honeymoon, Sleeping with Strangers) and written and directed by Canadian Joan Carr-Wiggin (Honeymoon).

It stars UK actress Juliet Stevenson (Mona Lisa Smile, Truly Madly Deeply), French actor Tcheky Karyo (The Patriot, Goldeneye) and US actor Daniel Stern (Home Alone) in the key roles.

Shooting is taking place in Attard and other locations. Malta will feature as the island itself in the story and not doubling for another country as is usually the case with films shooting on the island, the Malta Film Commission said yesterday.

A substantial percentage of the crew is local. The production has employed more Maltese in key creative and technical roles, usually occupied by foreign personnel.

Filming is expected to go on for five weeks.

The film is co-produced by Canada's Kiss Me Productions, Ashdale Films Malta Ltd and the UK's Film Services Ltd.

Extras have already been recruited.

The BBC is also shooting part of its Greek mythology docu-drama series entitled Gods and Goddesses in Malta this week. Filming will take place at the Mediterranean Film Studios and in Gozo.