{"id":50995,"date":"2025-08-28T15:47:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=50995"},"modified":"2025-08-28T15:47:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:47:50","slug":"minister-owen-bonnici-visits-the-set-of-the-action-series-has-fallen-being-filmed-in-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/minister-owen-bonnici-visits-the-set-of-the-action-series-has-fallen-being-filmed-in-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Owen Bonnici visits the set of the action series \u2018Has Fallen\u2019 being filmed in Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Malta is once again hosting the filming of another international production as the action series \u2018Has Fallen\u2019 began filming last May and is expected to continue until the end of September.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Minister for Culture, Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici, and Film Commissioner Johann Grech, met with the crew, actors and even the artistic team during the filming of this series.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> Malta is playing a major role by hosting a substantial part of the entire production (47 percent of it), with certain iconic locations appearing in the series including the Ta\u2019 Qali national stadium, the AFM training grounds in Pembroke and the Kordin prison.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> Minister Bonnici explained how this international production is continuing to put Malta\u2019s name on a global level and is also creating new job opportunities for the local creative community.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> \u201cThe Government is committed to attracting more projects of this calibre, which represent a direct investment in the economy and skills of our country. On this production, 166 Maltese and Gozitan crews will be part of this experience,\u201d said Minister Bonnici.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> Film Commissioner, Johann Grech said, \u201cProductions like these are important not only for our economy, and for the image of our country, but because they serve as an opportunity to continue with the upskilling of Maltese and Gozitan crews.\u201d<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Written by Howard Overman, directed by David Caffrey and Alice Troughton, the series stars actress Ritu Arya, better known for \u2018Umbrella Academy\u2019, and actor Tewfik Jallab, known for the series \u2018Dark Hearts\u2019.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The story follows MI6 officers who are actively investigating a terrorist criminal organization in a European city.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_50995\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"50995\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malta is once again hosting the filming of another international production as the action series \u2018Has Fallen\u2019 began filming last May and is expected to continue until the end of September. 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