Brillante Ma Mendoza
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 30, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Biography
Brillante Mendoza (born July 30, 1960), also known as Dante Mendoza, is a Filipino independent filmmaker. He is known as one of the key members associated with the Philippine New Wave. Mendoza is the first Filipino filmmaker to receive the Best Director award for his film Kinatay at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. Other international accolades include Best Film for his 2009 film Lola at the 6th Dubai International Film Festival and Achievement in Directing at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards for his 2012 film Thy Womb, which also competed for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. Mendoza's 2012 film Captive was shown in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. Taklub was also selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Mendoza is one of the few people and is the only Filipino filmmaker to be nominated in all three major prizes from "The Big Three" (Cannes, Berlin, Venice).
Known For
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Filmography
Chameleon
Movie · Director
Until She Remembers
Movie · Director
Basang Basa
Movie · Director
Red
Movie · Director
Motherland
Movie · Director
Moro
Movie · Director
Feast
Movie · Director
Moro
Movie · Director
Red House
Movie · Director
Gensan Punch
Movie · Director
Virgin Forest
Movie · Director
Sisid
Movie · Director
Payback
Movie · Director
Palitan
Movie · Director
Alpha: The Right to Kill
Movie · Director
Journey
Movie · Director
Mindanao
Movie · Director
AMO
TV · Director · 13 eps
Ma' Rosa
Movie · Director
Art Through Our Eyes
Movie · Director
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
Movie · Director
Taklub
Movie · Director
Modus
Movie · Director
Possession
Movie · Director
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Movie · Director
Captive
Movie · Director
Thy Womb
Movie · Director
Quattro Hong Kong 2
Movie · Director
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Movie · Director
Ayos ka
Movie · Director
Butchered
Movie · Director
Grandmother
Movie · Director
Serbis
Movie · Director
Slingshot
Movie · Director
Foster Child
Movie · Director
Pantasya
Movie · Director
Summer Heat
Movie · Director
Manoro
Movie · Director
The Masseur
Movie · Director
Takaw Tukso
Movie · Assistant Director