Mr Teddy is Angry – a short frame-by-frame animation – managed to obtained a Finalist status at the Prague International Monthly Film Festival. Mr Teddy is Angry follows the story of a giant Teddy Bear which appears in the Valletta Grand Harbour and soon wreaks havoc ran. Finalised in 2021 it has so far obtained… Read More Mr Teddy is Angry – Finalist at the PIMFF

A series of workshops were successfully delivered at the Malta School of Art on storytelling. The first three workshops focused on creating a story, character development and story boarding while one talk focused on the research conducted on the 1813 bubonic plague that left a death toll of 4,500 people in Malta. The workshops were… Read More Storytelling workshops delivered at Malta School of Art

Mr Teddy is Angry has received an Honourable Mention from the Onyko Film Awards, which takes place in Ukraine at the end of the year. Mr. Teddy is Angry is a short animation (4 mins) by Fabrizio Ellul done in a 2D frame-by-frame technique where every frame is digitally hand drawn. It follows the story of… Read More Mr Teddy is Angry receives an ‘Honourable Mention’ at the Onyko Film Awards

Mr. Teddy is Angry – the new short animation by Filfla Studio – will be screened in Lisbon, Portugal this summer after obtaining a Finalist status at the Lisbon Film Rendezvous Festival. Mr. Teddy is Angry is a short animation (4 mins) by Fabrizio Ellul done in a 2D frame-by-frame technique where every frame is… Read More Mr. Teddy is Angry to be screened in Lisbon, Portugal

The Malta Enterprise is supporting Filfla Studio through a B.Start (2020) grant. Filfla Studio is an independent creative art house studio based in Malta specialising in storytelling through the medium of 2D animation and graphic art. Two projects are slated: Mr Teddy is Angry a short animation supported by Screen Malta which is currently being submitted… Read More Malta Enterprise supports Filfla Studio

Filfla Studio would like to wish everyone a great year ahead. We are really looking forward to release Mr Teddy is Angry to Film Festivals and to start work on Sarangu – A Maltese folktale in 2021. There will also be the launching of a merchandising line. Meanwhile here are two more concept arts developed… Read More Looking ahead to 2021 …

I am starting to upload some of the material that came up from a series of workshop with Kenyan based graphic novelist Chief Nyamweya. The project explored the use of visual narratives for graphic art and storyboarding at a time of government restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic leading to isolation and closure of borders.… Read More Sarangu – The Visual Narrative

Sarangu – A Maltese folktale a graphic novel by Fabrizio Ellul and produced by Filfla Studio has received funding from Arts Council Malta – Project support grant. The graphic novel set in 1813 Malta during an outbreak of the Bubonic plague – which left a death toll of around 4,500 people – take inspiration from… Read More Sarangu – a Maltese folktale

FILFLA – a short animation – screened on the 5th July as part of the APS Summer Festival at the Valletta Waterfront. The festival will take place between 26th June and 18th July 2020 and will be hosting a series of cultural and entertainment activities staged along the Valletta Waterfront, intending to bring the Maltese artistic scene… Read More FILFLA screened at the APS Summer Festival