Francis Pasion

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.

Career Pasion is a Cum Laude graduate of Major in Communication at the Ateneo de Manila University, where he founded the Loyola Film Circle in 1997, now the premier film organization of the university. He occasionally acts as a professor on independent films at the same university.

Film 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 started as a film director with his first feature film "Jay" (as director and writer) which 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, 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, 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 in November 2015.

Bwaya is a story of a mother who looked for her daughter that have killed by a giant deadly crocodile in the Agusan Marsh in Mindanao.

Television Pasion started his career in television as a headwriter and producer of ABS-CBN's public service-drama program Nagmamahal, Kapamilya in 2006, and writer for drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya.

Among his notable ABS-CBN teleseryes that he directed are Sabel, My Binondo Girl, Kahit Konting Pagtingin, Princess and I, My Little Juan, Dyesebel, and Nathaniel.

His last television project was On the Wings of Love, starred by James Reid and Nadine Lustre, collectively known as "JaDine", which ended on February 26, 2016, 9 days before his death.

Filmography Film YearTitleRole 1999 Muro-Ami Designer's apprentice 2003 Crying Ladies Additional scenes and Dialogue 2003 Kung Ako na Lang SanaScript consultant 2004 My First Romance 2004 All My Life 2004 Feng Shui 2004 Milan Creative consultant 2008 Jay Director, producer, and writer 2010 Noy Story 2010 Sampaguita: National Flower Director 2014 Bwaya Director, producer and writer

Television YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes 2004–2008 Maalaala Mo KayaWriterABS-CBN 2006 Sa Piling Mo 2006 Nagmamahal, Kapamilya 2008 Volta 2009 Project Runway Philippines Creative Concept Team member ETC 2010 Gimik 2010DirectorABS-CBN 2010 Your Song (Beautiful Lady, Maling Akala, Andi) 2010–2011 Sabel 2011–2012 My Binondo Girl 2011–2015 Wansapanataym 2012–2013 Princess and I 2013 Kahit Konting Pagtingin 2013 My Little Juan 2014 Dyesebel 2015 Nathaniel 2015–2016 On the Wings of Love Last television project

Death Pasion was found dead in his home in Brgy. Laging Handa, Quezon City on March 6, 2016. His lifeless body was found by his parents inside the bathroom of Pasion's house. Initial findings by the PNP-Scene of the Crime Operations (SOCO) showed that Pasion died due to heart attack. The director also reportedly, suffered chest pains. His body is observed in the PNP Crime Laboratory for further autopsy, and then cremated.