Another year has passed with Malta witnessing a yet-vibrant film-servicing industry. Several productions have been shot on the island, ranging from a sizable Russian feature - Man of East - to a small children's film, part of a Danish trilogy - The Lost Treasures of the Knights Templar III - and to one of France's biggest films of the year - Largo Winch. Parts of other productions, namely the British TV productions Roman Mysteries, Warriors and Coronation Street, the German film U-900 and the mini-series Harbour of Hope and the popular Italian TV series Carabinieri, all fell nicely into the year's "gaps", making 2007 one of the busiest in recent years.

This article was published by The Times, January 5 2008. The full article can be read at timesofmalta.com.