Francis Pasion
| Francis Pasion | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Francis Xavier E. Pasion February 8, 1978 Manila, Philippines |
| Died | March 6, 2016 (aged 38) Quezon City, Philippines |
| Resting place | Loyola Memorial Chapels, Marikina |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation | Film and television director |
| Years active | 1999–2016 |
| Notable work | Jay, Bwaya, Princess and I, Dyesebel, My Binondo Girl, Nathaniel, On the Wings of Love |
Francis Xavier E. Pasion, credited in movies and television as Francis Xavier Pasion or Francis Pasion, (February 8, 1978 – March 6, 2016) was a Filipino independent film and television drama director.
Pasion is a Cum Laude graduate of Major in Communication at the Ateneo de Manila University, where he founded the Loyola Film Circle, a film organization. He occasionally acts as a professor on independent films at the same university.
Pasion started his career as a designer's apprentice for director Marilou Diaz-Abaya in the film Muro Ami in 1999, until he became a scriptwriter for movies Crying Ladies, Volta, and script consultant for Feng Shui, Milan.
In 2008, Pasion rosed into ranks as a film director started with his first feature film "Jay" (as director and writer) who won multiple awards including Best Film, Best Actor (for Baron Geisler, Best Editing, and the Balanghai Trophy in the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. The film also premiered in the Orizzonti section of the Venice International Film Festival, screened and won several accolades from Gawad Urian, Busan, Berlin and other film festivals including the Special Mention award (New Visions category) in the 5th Bahamas International Film Festival. "Jay" is a film based on a story of a television documentary producer who documented the murder case of a gay school teacher, and starred by Geisler and Coco Martin.
In 2010, his second film, "Sampaguita, National Flower" was also won the Special Jury Prize in the Cinemalaya's New Breed category, Sampaguita was also selected as one of the films in the Hong Kong Asian Financing Forum in 2009 and participated in the New Currents section of the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival and in the Generation section of the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival.
Later in 2014, "Bwaya" (Crocodile) won the Best Film in the New Breed category, along with Best Cinematography and Best Musical Score awards, also from Cinemalaya. The following year, Bwaya won the prestigious Tokyo Filmex award and Cyclo D' Or (Golden Rickshaw) award from the Vesoul International Film Fest of Asian Cinema, held in France. Bwaya also competed in the 9th Five Flavors Film Festival held in Warsaw, Poland on November 2015.
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