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Jay wins another international award

Ferdinand Lapuz

Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 03:36PM | 8001 views

Jay wins another award as the Best Fiction Feature Film Award at the 7^th Bilbao International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Spain. Jay stars Baron Geisler (foreground) and Coco Martin (background). The award serves as a wonderful birthday gift to Director Francis Xavier Pasion (inset) who celebrated his birthday last February 9, Tuesday.

Photo By: Courtesy of Francis Pasion (main) Noel Orsal (inset)

Congratulations to director Francis Xavier Pasion!

His first feature film Jay won the Best Fiction Feature Film Award with 3000 euros at the 7th Bilbao International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Spain last January 29 to February 6.

It was a wonderful birthday present to Direk Francis who celebrated his birthday last February 9 Tuesday.

Jay was in the Orizzonti section of the 2008 Venice Film Festival. This is the seventh international recognition for Jay after winning the following awards:

Special Mention, Bangkok 2008

Special Mention , Bahamas 2008

Special Mention, FICCO Mexico 2009

Best Feature Film, Berlin Hotshots 2009

Audience Award, Black Film Festival, Geneva 2009

Best Digital Film, Barcelona Asian 2009

Direk Francis is now preparing his second feature film Sampaguita which is an official selection at the 2010 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival this July.

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sapulasaputi

02/13/2010 | 06:58 AM

coco, ako ang iyong gata. hahaha wala lang akong masabi. Puwera biro ang galing mong actor at gwapo pa.

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akanechan

02/13/2010 | 06:04 AM

Hello! Baron,muzta na good boy kana ha!

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a027007252

02/12/2010 | 07:22 PM

congrats

sana baron umayos ka na. sayang ka.

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ka_lurkay

02/12/2010 | 01:27 PM

wow! kanin na lang ang kulang..lol

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joyze

02/12/2010 | 12:41 PM

ah ok congrats kay baron.in fairness,magaling nman talaga cyang umarte despite his being bad image minsan.i like his character na may pagka bad cya natural na natural ang acting nya.

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janjanjan09

02/12/2010 | 10:48 AM

ang nagshine dito si baron... hindi si coco.

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msTrue

02/12/2010 | 10:03 AM

taruz!!!! congratz po

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joyze

02/12/2010 | 08:05 AM

wow coco martin congrats again at sa lahat!dito talaga si coco nahasa sa mga indie films.grabe ang galing nyang umarte at gwapo pa inaabangan talaga ng mga tao lalo na sa kung tayoy magkakalayo.tulo agad luha nmin heheh

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jhoda

02/12/2010 | 07:11 AM

yup. coco martin is sarap.

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jason_000000

02/12/2010 | 05:52 AM

sarap ni coco martin...lol!

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ka_lurkay

02/11/2010 | 05:42 PM

congrats po

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