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 National Book Council Publishes its Annual Report for 2025 News 17th April, 2026 Read More Commonwealth Short Story Prize welcomes the first ever Maltese author onto its regional shortlist News 15th April, 2026 Read More Exhibitors and Event Organisers – Apply Now To Participate At The 2026 Malta Book Festival! News 14th April, 2026 Read More Apply Now for a Free Online Course for Aspiring Book Editors News 13th April, 2026 Read More The 45 PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th April, 2026 Read More Call for Theatrical Adaptations of Maltese Books at the Malta Book Festival News 8th April, 2026 Read More The National Book Council Welcomes a New Manager News 7th April, 2026 Read More Subsidy Scheme for Printed Books is Now Launched News 1st April, 2026 Read More The National Book Prize 2026 List of Eligible Submissions is Now Out News 30th March, 2026 Read More Full Programme for the Annual Book Conference: Varied Group of Speakers Explore the Economic Realities of the Publishing Industry News 20th March, 2026 Read More view all similar news
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