Cecilio Asuncion Explained

Cecilio Asuncion
Birth Place:Manila, Philippines
Nationality:Filipino-American
Years Active:2012–present
Occupation:Director, producer, filmmaker

Cecilio "Cece" Asuncion is a Filipino-American director, producer, filmmaker and executive.[1] He is the founder, owner and director of Slay Model Management in Los Angeles.[2]

Background

Originally from Manila,[3] Asuncion attended Ateneo De Manila Grade School and High School. He started his career by being an assistant production designer for television commercials under the tutelage of Gayl Vicente doing work for clients such as Johnson's Baby Powder, Hallmark cards, and San Miguel Beer. He also did production design work on a music video for the artist Jaya.

Asuncion is the recipient of the 2012 Outstanding Filipino-American award for LGBT advocacy.[4] [5]

Asuncion has spoken at several Universities and public events including New York University, Stanford University, PACE University, San Francisco State University, and the University of Colorado at Boulder.[6] He was a presenter at the Global Beauty Awards and Miss Teen USA 2018, featured in commercial for Tinder, and judged the Miss New Mexico USA Pageant, along with being a preliminary judge for the 2017 Miss Universe Pageant.[7] [8] In 2018, became the franchise owner and director of Miss Supranational USA.[9]

Thigh High Productions

Asuncion is a partner with Joshua Jones and Brian Andersonin Thigh High Productions, LLC.[10] Together they created and co-produced Strut on Oxygen Network, What’s The T?, a documentary focused on five transgender women,[11] [12] and the documentary, Sayaw, a film that celebrates Philippine folk dance. THP has also produced commercial videos.

What's The T?

What’s the T?, edited by Israel Luna and released in 2014, is a documentary that explores the challenges, successes, and lives of five transgender women.[13] [14]

The film was an official selection of several film festivals including the Vegas Indie Film Fest, SoHo International Film Festival, Pensacola Lesbian & Gay Film Festival,[15] Portland Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Cinema Diverse Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in Palm Springs, Asians on Film Festival in Hollywood,[16] and Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco.[17] The film was voted Festival Favorite Cinema Diverse at the Palm Springs LGBT International Film Festival.

Strut

THP's partnership on Strut, with 44 Blue Productions and Whoopi Goldberg,[18] included Asuncionas a cast participant,[19] following his work as the director for Slay Model Management,[20] the world's first transgender model agency.[21] The project won the 2017 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Reality Series.[22]

Awards and recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.oxygen.com/very-real/founder-of-trans-modeling-agency-says-trans-women-saved-his-life "FOUNDER OF TRANS MODELING AGENCY SAYS TRANS WOMEN 'SAVED ME'"
  2. http://fortune.com/2015/07/28/first-transgender-modeling-agency/ "Meet the world's first transgender modeling agency"
  3. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/245413/pinoyabroad/two-pinoys-in-us-produce-film-on-transgenders "Two Pinoys in US produce film on transgenders"
  4. http://www.bakitwhy.com/articles/congratulations-all-tofa-ny-2012-winners "Congratulations to all the TOFA-NY 2012 Winners"
  5. http://globalnation.inquirer.net/55816/new-york-fetes-12-outstanding-fil-ams "New York fetes 12 Outstanding Fil-Ams"
  6. http://tempo.com.ph/2017/11/19/fil-am-producer-5-others-to-select-top-15-bets-in-miss-universe/ "Fil-Am producer, 5 others to select Top 15 bets in Miss Universe"
  7. https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/specials/miss-universe/188555-filipino-american-modeling-director-cece-asuncion-judge-miss-universe-2017-prelminary-competition "Fil-Am modeling director to judge Miss Universe 2017 preliminary competition"
  8. http://preen.inquirer.net/62457/fil-am-trans-model-agent-cece-asuncion-on-being-chosen-as-miss-universe-2017-judge "Fil-Am Trans Model Agent Cece Asuncion on Being Chosen as Miss Universe 2017 Judge"
  9. https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/specials/miss-universe/189269-cecilio-asuncion-interview-miss-universe-2017-judge "Fil-Am modeling director is new Miss Supranational U.S. franchise owner"
  10. http://preen.inquirer.net/47251/meet-cecilio-asuncion-the-fil-am-owner-of-a-transgender-modeling-agency-and-glaad-awardee "Meet Cecilio Asuncion: The Fil-Am Owner of a Transgender Modeling Agency and GLAAD Awardee"
  11. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mitch-kellaway/beyond-transition-narrati_b_4025760.html "Beyond Transition: Documentaries Capture Rich, Complex Transgender Lives"
  12. http://ourhollywood.net/2013/06/18/out-attractions-whats-the-t/ "Out Attractions: What’s The T?"
  13. http://adelantemagazine.com/2013/09/l-a-outfest-bridging-the-hollywood-gap-for-latino-filmmakers/ "L.A. Outfest: Bridging the Hollywood Gap for Latino Filmmakers"
  14. http://www.gaycalgary.com/news.aspx?id=711 "What’s the T?, A New Film Documentary Film, Follows the Lives of Five Transgender Women"
  15. http://inweekly.net/wordpress/?p=16937 "Movies that Matter"
  16. http://asianjournal.com/news/pinoy-filmmakers-stand-out-at-asians-on-film-festival/ "Pinoy filmmakers stand out at Asians on Film Festival"
  17. http://progressivepulse.com/news/the-truth-about-the-new-documentary-whats-the-t/ "The Truth About the New Documentary, 'What’s The T?'"
  18. http://www.tvguide.com/news/strut-oxygen-transgender-models-whoopi-goldberg/ "STRUT Isn't the "Trans Top Model" but It's Addictive Nonetheless"
  19. https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-reality-series-strut-debut-september-n626606 "Oxygen's Trans Reality Show 'Strut' to Debut in September"
  20. http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/bs-ae-strut-20160916-story.html "Md. native Isis King steps into new reality show 'Strut'"
  21. https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2015/07/22/all-transgender-modeling-agency-set-launch "All-Transgender Modeling Agency Set to Launch"
  22. http://ew.com/news/2017/05/06/debra-messing-daily-show-glaad-media-awards/ "Debra Messing, Daily Show among winners at GLAAD Media Awards"

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