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PARTICIPANTS
Francis Xavier E. PASION
(Philippines)
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Biography
Francis Pasion was born in Manila, Philippines on Feb. 8, 1978. He was a soap opera writer for a major
TV network and was later assigned as headwriter and producer for a public service program that featu
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Filipinos abroad and their families in the Philippines. It was his experience in dealing with real people
and the shocking murder of their network's reality TV producer that inspired him to write the screenplay
of
Jay.
Pasion graduated Cum Laude, Major in Communication at the Ateneo de Manila. He directed
award
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winning short films. He founded the first film organization in the university: the Loyola Film
Circle which champions film production and education in the country.
His first film
Jay
has been screened in over 30 international film festivals and has won 7 international
awards.
Sampaguita, National Flower
is his second film and has been selected at the Hong Kong Asian
Financing Forum.
Filmography
JAY
(
2008, 96min, DIGIBETA
)
Festivals/ Awards
Inter
national Premiere: Orizonti Section of the 2008 Venice International Film Festival
BEST FEATURE FILM: ASIAN HOTSHOTS BERLIN (2009)
BEST FEATURE FILM: ZINEGOAK FILM FESTIVAL, BILBAO, SPAIN (2010)
BEST FILM BLACKMOVIE FILM FESTIVAL, GENEVA(2009)
BEST FILM ON
DIGITAL FORMAT: BARCELONA INTL FILM FESTIVAL (2009)
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE, FICCO Film Festival, Mexico (2009)
SPECIAL MENTION, Bangkok Film Festival (2008)
SPECIAL CITATION, Bahamas Film Festival (2008)
Pusan International Film Festival, Official Selection
Vancouver International Film Festival, Official Selection
London Film Festival, Nominee Sutherland Trophy
Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Official Selection
Rotterdam International Film Festival, Official Selection
Goteburg International Film Festival, Official Competition
Oslo International Film Festival, Official Competition
Bratislava International Film Festival, Official Selection
Deaville Asian Film Festival, Official Selection
Cleveland International Film Festival, Official Selection
Prague I
nternational Film Festival Febiofest, Official Selection
Singapore International Film Festival, Official Selection
Barcelona Asian Film Festival, Focus on Southeast Asia Section
Sydney International Film Festival, Official Selection
New Delhi International
Film Festival, Official Selection
Sampaguita, National Flower
(
2009,
78min, DIGIBETA
)
Festivals/Awards
Hong Kong Asia Financing Forum(2009)
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
,
Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
Pusan International Film Festival
, New Currents Section
Vancouver International Film Festival
,
Official Selection
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