Home / News / L-adattament ta’ ‘Is-Sriep Reġgħu Saru Velenużi’ Back to News L-adattament ta’ ‘Is-Sriep Reġgħu Saru Velenużi’ Audiovisual • News • Taħt il-Qoxra 23rd July, 2021 In this week’s programme we spoke to the author of the 2013 National Book Prize-winning novel Is-Sriep Reġgħu Saru Velenużi (Merlin Publishers, 2012), Alex Vella Gera, and the director of its upcoming film adaptation, Martin Bonnici. We discussed with them their hopes for how the film will be received by audiences, the process behind the novel and the film, and the way this piece of work reflects on the past and present social and political realities of Malta. The film ‘Is-Sriep Reġgħu Saru Velenużi’, produced with the support of the National Book Council’s Film Adaptation Fund, will debut in local cinemas on Friday 6 August at Eden Cinemas. Books discussed in this program: Is-Sriep Reġgħu Saru Velenużi (Merlin Publishers, 2012) We remind listeners that this episode is being broadcast at the same time on Radju Malta. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsdzXETYgD0[/embedyt] SHARE POST Related Articles World-Famous Scottish Crime Writer Ian Rankin heads to Malta Book Festival ’26 News 23rd June, 2026 Read More Come and Uncover the Story – Launching the Malta Book Festival 2026 Poster! News 15th June, 2026 Read More The National Book Council Makes Sizeable Book Donation to Mount Carmel Hospital News 9th June, 2026 Read More Lock in Your Big Idea! Free Online Course on Novel Writing Now Open for Registration News 8th June, 2026 Read More Uncover the Story at the Malta Book Festival! News 18th May, 2026 Read More John Edward DeMicoli from Malta wins 2026 regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Canada and Europe News 13th May, 2026 Read More The 2026 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest is Now Open for Entries News 12th May, 2026 Read More Average Maltese person buys three books a year, survey finds News 12th May, 2026 Read More Open Call for illustration submissions for the exhibition From Illustration to Book at the Malta Book Festival 2026 News 11th May, 2026 Read More National Book Council Publishes its Annual Report for 2025 News 17th April, 2026 Read More view all similar news
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