Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon at Shang Cineplex

MANILA, Philippines - Acknowledged for bringing the singular highest honor ever accorded to Philip- pine Cinema, in its Golden Leopard prize win at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival, Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon, Lav Diaz’s Martial Law epic, will have a special commercial run at the Shang Cineplex from Aug. 12 to 18.

Presented by the Film Development Council of the Philip- pines and Sine Olivia Pilipinas, in partnership with the Shang Cineplex, the commercial run gives Filipino cineastes another chance to catch the highly- acclaimed film.

Set in 1972, Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon deals with rising conflicts within a remote barrio in the days leading up to the declaration of Martial Law.

Director Lav Diaz

Last June, at the Gawad Urian Awards announced by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino and Cinema One, the film bagged the highest awards such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing.

The film’s highest honor has been its win of the Pardo d’oro (Golden Leopard) Grand Prize at the International film festival in Locarno last year. The festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious A-list film festivals in Europe, in the league of Cannes, Venice and Berlin.

In Locarno, the film also garnered the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize; the International Federation of Film Societies Don Quixote prize, the Youth Jury Environment Is Quality of Life Prize, and the Boccalino de Oro Independent Critics Best Actress Award for Hazel Orencio.

Prior to its Locarno win, the film had its Philippine premiere at the first-ever World Premieres Film Festival Philip- pines last year. The film won the Grand Festival Prize, in addition to the Best Ensemble Award.