French director De Chauveron to shoot his new film in Malta

Philippe de Chauveron, the French writer and director who made the blockbuster film "Serial Bad Weddings" last year, will be shooting his new film called "Immediate Boarding" in Malta next month, according to the Malta Film Commission.

Various locations across the archipelago were chosen for the film, including the water tanks at the Malta Film Studios in Kalkara, Valletta, Vittoriosa, Senglea and Majjistral Park.

With the support of the Malta Film Commission, de Chauveron visited Malta in 2014 and developed his script for "Immediate Boarding" so that it could be filmed here.

As Malta will be featured extensively, the hopeful residual effect of the film will be publicity to promote the island's beautiful and scenic spots to Europe audiences and possibly beyond, according to Times of Malta's report.

"Immediate Boarding" is set to hit French theatres in October 2016.

This is the seventh international production to be shot in Malta in 2015, a year which has seen back to back film projects, ensuring support for the local film industry. Endit