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‘Kun maupay man it panahon’ to premiere, compete at Locarno Film Festival

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<p>MANILA — “Kun maupay man it panahon,” the Yolanda-set film starring Charo Santos-Concio and Daniel Padilla, will make its world premiere at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival as a competing entry.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Carlo Francisco Manatad&#x27;s KUN MAUPAY MAN IT PANAHON is part of the Cineasti del Presente section at the 74th Edition of the <a href="https://twitter.com/FilmFestLocarno?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FilmFestLocarno</a>!🖤<br/><br/>The film will be starring Charo Santos-Concio, Francinne Rifol, and Daniel Padilla. 🎥 <a href="https://twitter.com/theweatherfilm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theweatherfilm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Locarno74?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Locarno74</a> <a href="https://t.co/ciCklyAkFe">pic.twitter.com/ciCklyAkFe</a></p>— Black Sheep (@Black_SheepPH) <a href="https://twitter.com/Black_SheepPH/status/1410524504485363713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Directed by Carlo Francisco Manatad, the film with the international title “Weather the Whether is Fine” is part of the Concorso Cineasti del Presente, or Filmmakers of the Present Competition.</p><p>It is the sole Philippine film selected to compete in the section, which highlights works of emerging directors from around the globe.</p><p>“Kun maupay man it panahon” is set during the onslaught and aftermath of supertyphoon Yolanda, and centers on “a mother (Santos-Concio) and her son (Padilla) as they struggle for survival and deal with absurdity of fate,” according to its synopsis. It also stars Francinne Rifol.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/DreamscapePH/posts/2109911209112195" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The film is a joint production of iWant, Quantum Films, Black Sheep, Dreamscape Entertainment, Globe Studios, together with Cinematografica, Plan C, House on Fire (France), AAND (Singapore), and KawanKawan (Indonesia).</p><p>Meanwhile, three other Philippine films will participate in the 74th edition of Locarno Film Festival.</p><p>The documentary “Aswang” by Alyx Ayn Arumpac, and short films “Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss” by Sonny Calvento and “Next Picture” by Cris Bringas will be screened at the non-competition Open Doors Screenings.</p><p>The Locarano Film Festival will be held from August 4 to 14 in Switzerland.</p>

<p>“Kun maupay man it panahon,” the Yolanda-set film starring Charo Santos-Concio and Daniel Padilla, will make its world premiere at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival as a competing entry.</p>

“Kun maupay man it panahon,” the Yolanda-set film starring Charo Santos-Concio and Daniel Padilla, will make its world premiere at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival as a competing entry.