The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) – Centenary Screening with a Live Score by Renzo Spiteri
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Celebrating 100 years of Lotte Reiniger’s groundbreaking The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926), Spazju Kreattiv presents a special screening of this extraordinary landmark of animation accompanied by a newly commissioned live score by Maltese percussionist, sound artist and composer Renzo Spiteri.
Widely regarded as the earliest surviving feature-length animated film in the history of cinema, The Adventures of Prince Achmed is a masterpiece of silhouette animation. Drawing on stories from One Thousand and One Nights, and created entirely from intricate cut-out paper silhouettes and pioneering animation techniques, the film transports audiences into a fantastical world of flying horses, enchanted landscapes, sorcery, demons, romance and adventure.
A century later, the film retains its extraordinary power. Its delicate silhouettes, elaborate landscapes and hypnotic movement create a visual world that exists somewhere between theatre, animation and dream.
For the centenary screening of The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Renzo responds to Lotte Reiniger’s intricate visual world through a live score for percussion and electronics. This new work, commissioned by Spazju Kreattiv, continues Renzo’s longstanding exploration of sound and image, bringing a contemporary Maltese perspective to one of cinema’s most enduring and pioneering animated masterpieces.
📅 Tuesday, 8th December, 2026, 6:00pm to 7:05pm
📍 Spazju Kreattiv Cinema, Valletta
🎟️ €18 | €15
ℹ️ https://spazjukreattiv.org/event/the-adventures-of-prince-achmed-1926-centenary-screening-with-a-live-score-by-renzo-spiteri/#en
Widely regarded as the earliest surviving feature-length animated film in the history of cinema, The Adventures of Prince Achmed is a masterpiece of silhouette animation. Drawing on stories from One Thousand and One Nights, and created entirely from intricate cut-out paper silhouettes and pioneering animation techniques, the film transports audiences into a fantastical world of flying horses, enchanted landscapes, sorcery, demons, romance and adventure.
A century later, the film retains its extraordinary power. Its delicate silhouettes, elaborate landscapes and hypnotic movement create a visual world that exists somewhere between theatre, animation and dream.
For the centenary screening of The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Renzo responds to Lotte Reiniger’s intricate visual world through a live score for percussion and electronics. This new work, commissioned by Spazju Kreattiv, continues Renzo’s longstanding exploration of sound and image, bringing a contemporary Maltese perspective to one of cinema’s most enduring and pioneering animated masterpieces.
📅 Tuesday, 8th December, 2026, 6:00pm to 7:05pm
📍 Spazju Kreattiv Cinema, Valletta
🎟️ €18 | €15
ℹ️ https://spazjukreattiv.org/event/the-adventures-of-prince-achmed-1926-centenary-screening-with-a-live-score-by-renzo-spiteri/#en
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Spazju Kreattiv Cinema, St James Cavalier,Valletta, Malta
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