environment and biodiversity conservation . society and culture
gender and development . communication and media studies information technology . folklore . food and culture
art and culture . non-formal education . health and development children and society . peasantry . indigenous peoples
migrant workers . social movements

 

  Resume of Marlene C. Francia  

PRESENT OCCUPATION
Director/Producer (1997 to date)
Advocacy Videos

 

SKILLS
Video production (conceptualization, direction, writing, videography, editing, training, production management, consultancy)
Creative and Technical Writing and Editing
Filipino to English Translation
Workshop Facilitation
Photography
Hosting
Basic Web Design

FIELDS OF INTEREST
Environment and Biodiversity Conservation, Society and Culture, Gender and Development, Communication and Media Studies, Information Technology, Folklore, Food and Culture, Folk Art, Non-Formal Education, Health and Development, Indigenous Peoples, Children, Migrant Workers, Development Communication

 
WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Lecturer I (Communication and Development)
College of Social Work and Community Development
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
SY 2005 - 2006
SY 2002-2003

 

 

Senior Lecturer I (Audio-Video Procedures, Advanced Video Production)
College of Mass Communication
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
SY 1999-2000

Non-Formal Education Specialist (International Consultant)
Regional Technical Assistance: TA No. 5739-REG: Media for the Disadvantaged Project, South and Southeast Asia
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
1998

Artistic Director (August 1995 - August 1997)
Consultant ( February 1994 - August 1995)
Executive Director (March 1993 - February 1994)
Assistant Executive Director (July 1992 – February 1993)
Coordinator, Production Department, (April 1991 – June 1992)
Coordinator, Video Outreach Department (January 1990 – March 1991)
Administrative and Finance Officer (May 1988 – December 1989)
AsiaVisions Media Foundation (AVMF)
 

Coordinator, Public Information Department
National Secretariat
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) (Peasant Movement of the Philippines)
1986 – 1988

Training Officer
Office of Continuing Education
College of Social Work and Community Development
UP Diliman
1980 – 1986

 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

MA Communication (Broadcast and Film) (compre exams passed, thesis uncompleted)
University of the Philippines (UP)
Diliman, Quezon City 1992-

AB Anthropology
UP Diliman
1980

UP Rural High School
UP Los Baños
Los Banos, Laguna
1976

Maquiling Elementary School
Los Baños, Laguna
1972

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PAST PRODUCTIONS

Director/Cameraperson/Editor
“Biodiversity Conservation: A Project Proposal”
A project proposal in video on biodiversity conservation for the Teduray Lambangian indigenous tribe of Upi, Maguindanao in Mindanao, Southern Philippines and submitted to the UNDP – Global Environment Facility – Small Grants Programme; by Advocacy Videos and Sentro para sa Ganap na Pamayanan, Inc, Manila, Philippines, 2005

“Biodiversity Conservation: A Project Proposal”
A project proposal in video on biodiversity conservation for the Teduray Lambangian indigenous tribe of Upi, Maguindanao in Mindanao, Southern Philippines and submitted to the UNDP – Global Environment Facility – Small Grants Programme; by Advocacy Videos and Sentro para sa Ganap na Pamayanan, Inc, Manila, Philippines, 2005

Philippine Production Coordinator
“Heaven’s Gate” (working title)
A documentary video on the social and economic transformation of the Philippines in the
post-US pullout era and its political implications on the Philippines for Alley Kat Productions, Australia, 2005

Director
"Bantay Banay: Women’s Voices in Governance”
A 25-minute documentary video on community initiatives and partnership to respond to violence against women in Cebu City, by Advocacy Videos for Galing Pook Foundation, 2003-2004

Co-Series Director
"Citizen's Voices in Governance"
"Pulse of the People: Constituent Responsive Governance in Bulacan"
"Empowering Cooperatives: Cooperative Development Program in Bulacan"
"Investing in Children: Naga Early Education Development Program"
"Citizens as Partners in Governance: Naga City People's Council"
"Empowering the Urban Poor: Partnerships in Development in Naga City"
"Culture-Based Governance: Bohol Cultural Renaissance Program"
"Participatory Development: Bohol Investment Promotion Program"
"Nurturing Nature: Environmental Resource Management in Malalag"
"Ensuring Healthy Citizens: Sustaining Health Services in Malalag"
A ten-video showcase of exemplary practices in citizenship participation for Galing Pook Foundation by the Swinburne University of Technology (Australia), UP College of Mass Communication, and Intelligent Business Solutions (Philippines), 2003

Philippine Production Coordinator
"Transplant Tourism"
A documentary video on the global trade of human kidneys by Paperny Films, Vancouver, Canada, 2003

Philippine Production Coordinator
"Turbulent Waters"
A documentary video on the global maritime industry by Productions Multi-Monde
for Tele-Quebec, Montreal, Canada, 2000-2003

Director
"Bringing People Together"
An 20-minute orientation video for prospective VSO volunteers in the Philippines by Advocacy Videos and Consulting for Voluntary Service Overseas-Philippines, 2002

Director/Producer
"Pollwatch"
A video primer for pollwatchers for the May 2001 national and local elections by Advocacy Videos and Consulting , 2001

Philippine Production Coordinator
"Say I Do"
A documentary video on mail-order brides in the Philippines and Canada
by Red Storm Productions, Vancouver, Canada, 2001

Philippine Production Coordinator
"Seeing is Believing"
A 48-minute documentary on how new technology (handicams and cellphones) is being appropriated by people to change their world by Necessary Illusions, Montreal, Canada, 2001

Philippine Production Coordinator
"The Ravaged Planet" (Extremis Series)
A documentary video on environmental degradation in Marinduque island, Central Philippines by Macumba International Inc, Montreal, Canada, 2000

Writer/Co-Director/Co-cameraperson
“From Bernd and Sofie to Pepe and Pilar”
A video presentation on the “learning by doing” pedagogical principle of Kinderwereldatelier-Limburg (Belgium) through classroom and workshop experiences of Belgian schoolchildren in getting acquainted with Philippine culture by Kinderwereldatelier-Limburg (Belgium) and Blue Red Pictures, 1999

Director/Cameraperson/Writer
“Breaking Barriers”
A video documentary on primary education for girls in Pakistan; for Worldview International Foundation-Sri Lanka and the Asian Development Bank, 1998

Director/Cameraperson/Writer
“Path to Longer Life”
A video documentary on primary health care in Lao-PDR; for Worldview International Foundation-Sri Lanka and the Asian Development Bank, 1998

Philippine Production Coordinator
“When Strangers Reunite”
A video documentary by Productions Multi-Monde-Canada on Filipino migrant workers and the families they leave behind, 1998

Philippine Production Coordinator
“Filipijnen”
Video teaching materials on Philippine culture for Belgian schoolchildren and teachers by Kinderwereldatelier-Limburg, Belgium, 1998

Director/Writer/Cameraperson
“PRA: Empowering a People”
A video documentary on the experience of a fishing village in Western Samar, Central Philippines on participatory rural appraisal for rural development by Advocacy Videos and Consulting for Helvetas-Philippines, 1997

Philippine Production Coordinator
“Modern Heroes, Modern Slaves”
A video documentary by Productions Multi-Monde-Canada on the massive export of labor in the Philippines, 1997

Director/Writer/Editor
“Women at Work, Women at Risk”
A video documentary on Filipino women workers and occupational health and safety in the retail, textile, and electronics industries by AsiaVisions Media Foundation for the Institute of Occupational Health and Safety for Development and AusAid-Australia, 1996

Director
“A Legacy for the Future”
A video documentary on the experiences of three Philippine communities in biodiversity conservation in Tayabas, Quezon; Palapag, Northern Samar; and Tudela, Misamis Occidental by AsiaVisions Media Foundation for the Foundation for the Philippine Environment, 1996

Co-Director/Editor
“The Life and Times of Franz”
A video on Filipino national artist Francisco Arcellana by AsiaVisions Media Foundation for the Department of English and Comparative Literature, University of the Philippines, 1996

Director
“UP Today”
An institutional video on the University of the Philippines - its beginnings, its various autonomous units and its vision by AsiaVisions Media Foundation for the UP Public Information Office, 1995

Director/Cameraperson/Editor
“ Tawagin Mo Kaming…Kabudagan” (Call Us…Women)
A video documentary on the Banwaon women of Mindanao, Southern Philippines and their ties to the land; for Tunay na Alyansa ng Bayan Alay sa Katutubo (Genuine People’s Alliance for Indigenous Peoples) and AVMF, 1994

Executive Producer/Editor/Co-Voice Over
“Lumad: In Defense of Ancestral Domain”
A video documentary on the struggle of indigenous peoples of Mindanao in Southern Philippines; for Helvetas-Philippines, 1993

Executive Producer
“Doon Po Sa Amin” (There in Our Town)
A music video satire on contemporary Philippine reality; for AVMF, 1992

Associate Producer
“Pinoy Tok” (Filipino Talk)
An hour-long weekly telemagazine program on culture and current events aired over Channel 13-Philippines; for the Institute of Filipino Cinema in association with AsiaVisions Media Foundation, 1988

Philippine Production Coordinator
“The Future Has Begun”
A 16-mm film documentary on the international division of labor for IKON Dutch TV-The Netherlands, 1988

Co-writer/Photographer
"Elena: The Best Cook in Manila" (working title/work in progress )
An illustrated book about cross-cultural understanding between the Philippines and Belgium for "Movin' grip," Belgium, 2002

Writer/Co-Photographer
"Impressions"
An ongoing black and white photo exhibit on Belgian life for Kinderwereldatelier-Limburg (Belgium), 1999

Co-Editor/Co-Cameraperson
“Sa Liyab ng Libong Sulo” ("By the Blaze of a Thousand Torches")
A video documentary on Philippine history and revolution in commemoration of the centennial of the Philippine Revolution of 1896 by AsiaVisions Media Foundation for Labor Education and Assistance for Development (Lead), 1995

Assistant Director/Co-cameraperson
“Edukasyon”
A video documentary on the state of Philippine education for Asia Partnership; for Human Development-Hong Kong and AVMF, 1993

Resource Speaker
"Advocacy Video for Social Change"
A one-day sharing; for the Research and Extension for Development Office of the UP College of Social Work and Community Development, 2002

Resource Speaker
"Basic Video Workshop"
A three-day hands-on workshop for the volunteers, program staff and partners of the Voluntary Service Overseas - Philippines in Bohol Island, Central Philippines, 2001

Major Conferences/Festivals Attended

Philippine Representative
First Asian Alternative Video Festival
1996, Seoul, South Kore
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Philippine Representative
8 th UNESCO-MacBride Roundtable on Communication
1996, Seoul, South Korea
Artist/Performer
First Asian Theater Festival
1995, Seoul and Pusan, South Korea

Delegate
International Conference on Communication
World Association for Christian Communication
1989, Manila, Philippines

Observer/Delegate
NCCA Conferences on Film and Broadcast Communication
1989 to 1995, Philippines

Observer/Delegate
Various sectoral, national and international conferences
1980 to present, Philippines

Organizational Affiliation

Member
OURMedia/NUESTROSMedios
2003 to present

Alternate Member, Steering Committee
McBride Roundtable on Communication

1996 - 2003

Member
Wild Bird Club of the Philippines
2005

Member
Ugnayang Pang-Agham Tao (Anthropological Association of the Philippines)
1980 to present

Board Member
Blue Red Pictures, Inc.
1998 to 2002

Official Travels Abroad

Belgium , Germany, France, The Netherlands
Thailand , Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Laos
Korea

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