Movie nina Daniel at Charo, nagwagi ng ‘Youth Jury Prize’ sa 74th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland

NAGWAGI na naman ang Globe Studios ng another prestigious international award dahil ang movie na Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (Whether the Weather is Fine) ang nanalo ng Cinema e Gioventu Prize (Youth Jury Prize) in the recent 74th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

Produced alongside local production houses Cinematografica, Plan C, House on Fire, Quantum Films, iWanTFC, Dreamscape, Blacksheep, CBM Films, and international partners AAND Company (Singapore), KawanKawan Media (Indonesia), Weydemann Bros. (Germany), ang Whether the Weather is Fine ay ang nag-iisang Philippine film na napili para mag-compete sa Locarno Festival’s Concorso Cineasti del Presente (Filmmakers of the Present Competition). The festival is known for highlighting works from up and coming directors around the world.

Pinagbibidahan ito nina Daniel Padilla, Rans Rifol, at si Ms. Charo Santos-Concio, the film focuses on the story of a young man fighting to survive while searching desperately for missing loved ones.

Base ito sa personal na naranasan ng direktor na si Carlo Manatad mula sa aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda, na isa sa most powerful typhoons in history which devastated coastal regions in the Central Philippines eight years ago.

       “The Cinema e Gioventu Award means a lot for me as a young filmmaker.  As someone who just started delving into feature filmmaking, cinema for me, has always been a medium that transcends national and cultural boundaries. I am humbled and excited by this recognition and will continue to work hard in giving a voice to my fellow Filipinos through stories that have yet to be told,” pahayag ni Direk Manatad.

Ang Whether the Weather is Fine ay ang nag-iisang Pinoy film na invited to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year. It will be featured from September 9-18, 2021, under the Contemporary World Cinema section.

“Globe Studios plays a role in telling the stories of ordinary Filipinos. We fund and produce films that we see would allow audiences, local and foreign, to better appreciate our unique culture,” sabi ni Quark Henares, Head of Globe Studios.

Dagdag pa niya, “The film project (Whether the Weather is Fine) was already greenlit when I came into Globe Studios and even then, I knew it was a great story to tell — one that would not only enlighten its audiences, but also inspire the Filipinos amid these trying times.“

Naniniwala rin si Henares sa creative partnership between co-writer Gian Abraham, director Carlo Manatad, producer Armi Cacanindin, and executive producer Atty. Jojie Alonso integral to the final cut of the story.

Another short film by Manatad na co-produced ng Globe Studios ang The Imminent Immanent, na nag-world premiere din in TIFF noong 2018. A year before, Manatad’s Jodilerks dela Cruz, Employee of the Year, was also presented at the same venue.

Globe Studios is an entertainment production company that tells stories through silver screens, black boxes, and handheld devices since 2016. It prides itself on being creator-focused and bold with its content with films like LSS, Hintayin ng Langit, and the first Filipino Netflix film Dead Kids. This extends as well to television and online content, with genre-bending shows like Hello K-Idol, Disney Dream Big Princess, the Youtube Series Gaya sa Pelikula and the upcoming OTJ: The Series.

        To know more about Globe Studios, visit https://globestudios.ph/.

(ROHN ROMULO)