Msida Bastion Historic Garden, FLORIANA
Bis-sehem ta’ dawn l-awturi li ttraduċew għadd ta’ xogħlijiet: Clare Azzopardi, Priscilla Cassar, Albert Gatt, Claudia Gauci, Simone Inguanez, Nadia Mifsud, u Walid Nabhan
Il-Ħamis 29 ta’ Awwissu | Thursday 29 August
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8.00pm |
Music and poetry: Jes Psaila (guitar), Michael Galea (drums), Justin Galea (voice, instruments), Tsead Bruinja (Netherlands) |
| Caldon Mercieca presents Reel Festival short films: A Palestinian Poet in Beirut, by Roxana Vilk | |
| Karl Schembri (Malta/Gaza) | |
| Denisa Mirena Piscu (Romania) | |
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| Music: Jes Psaila, Michael Galea, Justin Galea | |
| Fahredin Shehu (Kosovo) | |
| Karl Schembri interviewed by Albert Gatt about writing poetry, listening to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and the latest events in Egypt and Palestine | |
| Music and poetry: Jes Psaila, Michael Galea, Justin Galea, Tsead Bruinja |
Il-Ġimgħa 30 ta’ Awwissu | Friday 30 August
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8.00pm |
Music and poetry: Jes Psaila, Michael Galea, Justin Galea, Tsead Bruinja |
| Caldon Mercieca presents Reel Festival short films: The Confession by Roxana Vilk | |
| Mazen Maarouf (Palestine) | |
| Angela Bonanno (Sicily) | |
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| Music: Jes Psaila, Michael Galea, Justin Galea, | |
| Monique Roffey (UK/Trinidad) – reading and interview by journalist David Schembri | |
| Immanuel Mifsud (Malta) | |
| Tsead Bruinja (Netherlands), Justin Galea, Jes Psaila, Michael Galea |
Is-Sibt, 31 ta’ Awwissu | Saturday 31 August
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8.00pm |
Music: Joe Debono (piano) and Manuel Pulis (drums) |
| Caldon Mercieca presents Reel Festival short films: Road to Damascus by Roxana Vilk | |
| Maria Grech Ganado (Malta) | |
| Khaled Khalifa (Syria), readings from In Praise of Hatred | |
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| Music: Joe Debono and Manuel Pulis | |
| Nikola Madzirov (Macedonia) – Reading and interview by Glen Calleja | |
| Grand Finale: All writers on stage for a final reading | |
| Music: Joe Debono and Manuel Pulis |
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Books by authors who have read at the Festival, festival T-Shirts, food and drinks by ACIS will be on sale during the festival
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