Bing F. Nellasca

Maria Ana Vivian "Bing" F. Nellasca is a Filipino film director, screenwriter and producer. Born in the Philippines, she is the second of the four children of Nelia Flor, a retired teacher, and Arturo Nellasca (1947-2010). She has 2 other sisters and 1 brother. An accountant by profession, Bing felt the call to be a film director when she saw her mother directing a school play. She nevertheless pursued an education in Commerce and has consistently grown her career in the companies (banks and biggest Philippine broadcast) she later worked for. When she finally decided to answer the call to be in the film, she transitioned by working in the Business Process Outsourcing industry and picked up a few people who would also later be collaborating with her in some projects. In 2008 she took part on a 2-day film school by the acclaimed Dov Simens, earning a certificate in Directing and Line Producing. Finally in 2011, she officially took up Motion Picture Production course and has since worked on a number of blockbuster movies in the Philippines. She also did a documentary on mental health, a passion project of a past Philippine president's daughter. As a director, she loves working with actors and those who want to act in front of the camera; whether as a part-time job or a lifetime dream and has thus to conduct workshops modeled after Judith Weston's methods. Her workshop participants are of all nationalities that vary from kids, models, beginning actors, and professional actors. She loves to see their transformation during the workshop and helps them get the confidence and natural acting abilities. In early 2015, she worked as the Casting Director for one of the biggest production companies in Thailand. She left the same year and began to write Person of Concern, finishing in March 2016 with a co-writer. The film, which she co-produces and will also direct, is now in the late stages of development and nearing pre-production. She has also written the screenplay of the movie Dr. H, now in the late stages of development.