Luke's Personal Biography
Luke Zammit is a filmmaker from Malta. He recently earned his Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Production from Full Sail University. Luke is passionate about the film industry because it allows him to be creative and tell engaging stories. He is able to do this not only by writing and directing his own short films but also by playing different roles, such as Visual Effects Supervisor.
While at Full Sail Luke wrote and did visual effects for the short film ‘The Exam’ which was a finalist in the Malta International Short Film Festival 2016. He also wrote, directed and edited the one-minute experimental short film ‘Life Crisis’ which won the Miami Independent Film Festival and was selected for a total of 10 festivals including the Los Angeles CineFest and the Orlando Film Festival.
He also wrote, directed and edited a short drama titled ‘Hacked’ which thus far has been selected for four film festivals, including the Roma DOC Film Festival. His biggest achievement this year was writing and directing ‘Magic Mouse’ his thesis film for. He led a cast and crew of over 60 with an estimated production budget of $27,000, of which nearly $7000 was raised through a crowdfunding campaign. The short film has now been nominated for a student Emmy in the best comedy category.
Upon graduation, Luke was the recipient of several Full Sail University Course Director Awards, including Script Production and Analysis, Directing Talent and Film Production Thesis IV: Production, Film Assembly and Business of Film. He also achieved the Perfect Attendance Award, Advanced Achievement Award and was named Valedictorian of his graduating class.
Having a clear understanding of both the fundamentals for immersive storytelling and technical workings of media. Luke is building a career in the Film and Television industry focusing on the filmmking and technical aspect of the art.
Check out these articles about me and my projects on The Times of Malta (August 2016), 89.7 Bay, Orlando Sentinel, Lovin Malta, ONE TV, Filmed in Malta, The Times of Malta (April 2017), Emirates Online.