Their primary purpose is to attract film productions to come to Malta for the benefit of the maltese economy.

[1] Its offices are located at the Malta Film Studios in Kalkara.

The first proposal for a film commission was lobbied by Malcolm Scerri-Ferrante in 1997.

[4][5] The implementation of new strategy has led to a large growth in the industry, with over 50 productions filmed in Malta resulting in more than €200 million being injected into Malta's economy via these incentives.

[7][8] Recently, the commission have organized the first edition of the Malta Film Awards.