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Looking ahead to 2021 …

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 …

January 1, 2021 filflastudio

Sarangu – The Visual Narrative

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

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 filflastudio

Sarangu – a Maltese folktale

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

November 27, 2020November 28, 2020 filflastudio

ACM Vlog – An artistic research in the use of visual narratives for graphic art and storyboarding

A video blog done for Arts Council Malta as part of the Malta Arts Council Special Cal

October 24, 2020January 24, 2021 filflastudio

FILFLA screened at the APS Summer Festival

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

July 7, 2020 filflastudio

FILFLA to be screened on the 5th July at the APS Summer Festival

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FILFLA – a short animation – will be screened on the 5th July as part of the APS Summer Festival at the Valletta Waterfront. FILFLA will be screened before the ‘Count of Monte Cristo’. Tickets can be purchased from here. The festival will take place between 26th June and 18th July 2020 and will be… Read More FILFLA to be screened on the 5th July at the APS Summer Festival

June 29, 2020 filflastudio

Ghoul (concept art) – time-lapse

Here is a time-lapse of the concept art I produced for this Ghoul. We are also approaching the end of this research project. Would like to thank the Arts Council Malta for the research grant to work on the Sarangu’s World. Without such support this project would not have been possible. The next step is… Read More Ghoul (concept art) – time-lapse

May 14, 2020May 17, 2020 filflastudio

Portals and the Upside World in Maltese folk

Maltese folk world is rich in content. Shame most of it got lost. For instance one interesting aspect of Maltese folk is the upside world or ‘Id Dinja ta Taht’. Nothing to do with Stranger Things. In Stephan D. Mifsud’s ‘the Maltese Bestiary’ this world is made up of different levels: Nephilim, Bufies, Atlandide and… Read More Portals and the Upside World in Maltese folk

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 filflastudio

Demons and Ghouls – the strange world of the Sarangu

We are getting to understand more about the Sarangu’s World. For sure it is a strange and dangerous world inhibited by all sort of demons and ghouls. Here are some concept art I did for this project. Not all demons are dangerous. In traditional European folk, some demons – The imp or Xifajk were known… Read More Demons and Ghouls – the strange world of the Sarangu

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 filflastudio

Maltese folk … building a new world

Maltese folk is a rich and spectacular place to navigate. Most of the stories have been lost … or rather no one tells them anymore. Myths and legends derive their strength from storytelling. If people stop telling these stories then they cease to exist. I believe the history of Maltese myth has been one of… Read More Maltese folk … building a new world

April 18, 2020April 19, 2020 filflastudio

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Filfla Studio is an independent creative art house studio based in Malta specialising in storytelling through the medium of 2D animation and graphic art. It was founded by visual artist Fabrizio Ellul in December 2018 as a vehicle to tell stories in different formats.

Filfla Studio’s first story ‘Filfla’ – a self funded short animation (2019) – won the Kinemastik International Short Film Festival Audience Award.

The animation was followed up by The Sarangu’s World (a research project – 2020) exploring further the world of Filfla and ‘Mr Teddy is Angry’ a short animation (in production, 2020).

Fabrizio Ellul has over 12 years of experience working in the visual arts, communication and education.

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