Brillante Mendoza

Brillante Mendoza[1] (Tagalog: [brɪˈʎantɛ mɛnˈdɔsɐ]; born July 30, 1960)[2] is a Filipino independent filmmaker.[3] Mendoza is known one of the key members associated with the Filipino New Wave.[4]

In this Philippine name, the family name is Mendoza.
Brillante Mendoza
Mendoza at the 69th Venice International Film Festival in September 2012
Born (1960-07-30) July 30, 1960
San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas
OccupationFilm director
Years active1990s–present

Career

He was born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga. He took advertising arts of the College of Architecture and fine arts at the University of Santo Tomas.[5]

He has directed sixteen films since 2005, also he credited some cinematographer and production designer under his alias. His first frequent collaboration with actor Coco Martin in seven films including Masahista, Summer Heat, Foster Child, Tirador, Serbis, Kinatay, and Captive.

On July 25, 2016, he directed the first State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte.[6] Mendoza also directed Duterte's second State of the Nation Address on July 24, 2017.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Original title Credited as Notes
Director Producer Screenwriter
2005 The Masseur Masahista Yes Story
2006 Summer Heat Kaleldo Yes Yes Story
The Teacher Manoro Yes Also as cinematographer and production designer
2007 Fantasy Pantasya Yes Also cinematographer
Foster Child Yes
Slingshot Tirador Yes Also as cinematographer
2008 Service Serbis Yes
2009 Butchered (The Execution of P) Kinatay Yes Also as production designer
Grandmother Lola Yes Also as production designer
2012 Captive Yes Yes Yes
Thy Womb Sinapupunan Yes Yes Also as production designer
2013 Sapi Sapi Yes Executive Also as cinematographer and production designer
2015 Trap Taklub Yes Also as production designer
2016 Ma' Rosa Ma' Rosa Yes
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections Asia sanmenkyô Yes Segment: "Shinauma"
2018 Alpha: The Right to Kill Yes Executive Also as production designer
Journey Lakbayan Yes Yes Co-director with Lav Diaz
Amo (TV mini-series) Yes TV mini-series, distributed by Netflix (international)
2019 Mindanao Mindanao Yes Yes Story Also as production designer
Verdict Executive
2021 Gensan Punch Yes Executive

Recognition

He is the first Filipino filmmaker to receive the Best Director award for his film Kinatay at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.[8] His 2009 film Lola won the award for Best Film at the 6th Dubai International Film Festival.[9]

His 2012 film Captive was shown in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.[10] His 2012 film Thy Womb competed for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival[11] and earned Mendoza the award for Achievement in Directing at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2012.[12]

His film Taklub was selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[13]

Mendoza is one of the few people and is the only Filipino filmmaker to compete and nominated all three major prizes from "The Big Three" (Cannes, Berlin, Venice).[14]

Year Film Film festival Category Result Refs.
2008 Service 2008 Cannes Film FestivalPalme d'OrNominated[15]
2009 Kinatay 2009 Cannes Film FestivalPalme d'OrNominated[16]
Best DirectorWon[16]
2009 Grandmother 66th Venice International Film FestivalGolden LionNominated[17]
2012 Captive 62nd Berlin International Film FestivalGolden BearNominated[18]
2012 Thy Womb 69th Venice International Film FestivalGolden LionNominated[19]
2016 Ma' Rosa 2016 Cannes Film FestivalPalme d'OrNominated[20]
2021 Gensan Punch 26th Busan International Film FestivalKim Jiseok AwardWon[21]

References
  1. "Dante Mendoza in 'Bottomline with Boy Abunda'". ABS-CBN News. June 25, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  2. "Brillante Mendoza - About".
  3. "Brilliante Mendoza: Philippines' celebrated and divisive director". CNN. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  4. "Filipino New Wave - Movie list". MUBI. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  5. "Pagdukot sa mga Burnham, isinapelikula". varsitarian. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  6. "LOOK: Brillante Mendoza confirmed to direct Duterte's SONA". Rappler. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  7. "Brillante Mendoza draws cheers, jeers in Duterte's 2nd SONA". ABS-CBN News. July 24, 2017. Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  8. "Festival de Cannes: Kinatay". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  9. "Dubai International Film Festival – 2009 Winners". dubaifilmfest.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  10. "First Films for the Competition and Berlinale Special". Berlin Film Festival. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  11. "Venezia 69". labiennale. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  12. "APSA Nominees & Winners". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  13. "Complement to the Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. April 23, 2015. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  14. "Brillante Mendoza Film Awards – Carlo Valenzona". carlovalenzona.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  15. "In Competition: "Serbis" by Brillante Mendoza - Festival de Cannes".
  16. "Best Director: Brillante Mendoza for 'Kinatay'". Festival de Cannes 2021. May 24, 2009.
  17. Jennings2009-09-10T16:14:00+01:00, Sheri. "Mendoza's Lola revealed as second surprise film in Venice". Screen.
  18. France-Presse, Agence (February 18, 2012). "Brillante Mendoza's 'Captive', other contenders at Berlin film festival". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  19. Young, Neil (September 3, 2012). "Venice 2012: Searching For The Golden Lion In The Festival's First Half".
  20. "MA' ROSA - Festival de Cannes".
  21. Patrick Frater (October 15, 2021). "'Apartment' and 'Hometown' Share Busan Festival's New Currents Award". Variety. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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