Brillante Mendoza

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 (age 64)
San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas
OccupationFilm director
Years active1990s–present

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

Career

Mendoza 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]

Mendoza has directed sixteen films since 2005, also he credited some cinematographer and production designer under his alias. His first collaborated with actor Coco Martin in seven films: Masahista, Kaleldo, Foster Child, Tirador, Serbis, Kinatay, and Captive.

Mendoza directed the first and second State of the Nation Addresses of President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016 and 2017, respectively.[6][7]

Filmography

Year Title Original title Credited as Notes
Director Producer Screenwriter Production designer
1985 Virgin Forest No No No Yes
1986 Takaw Tukso No No No Yes
Private Show No No No Yes
Di Maghilom ang Sugat No No No Yes
Materyales Fuertes No No No Yes
Magic of the Universe Salamangkero No No No Yes With Arthur Nicdao
1987 Mga Lihim ng Kalapati No No No Yes
1989 Si Baleleng at ang Gintong Sirena No No No Yes
Gabriela No No No Yes
Valentina No No No Yes
Target... Police General (Maj. Gen. Alfredo S. Lim Story) No No No Yes
1990 "Ako ang Batas" -Gen. Tomas Karingal No No No Yes
Mula Paa Hanggang Ulo No No No Yes
Kristobal: Tinik sa Corona No No No Yes
Iisa-isahin Ko Kayo! No No No Yes
2005 The Masseur Masahista Yes Story
2006 Summer Heat Kaleldo Yes Yes Story
The Teacher Manoro Yes Yes Also as cinematographer
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 Yes
Grandmother Lola Yes No No Yes
2012 Captive Yes Yes Yes No
Thy Womb Sinapupunan Yes Executive No Yes
2013 Sapi Sapi Yes Executive No Yes Also as cinematographer
2015 Trap Taklub Yes No No Yes
2016 Ma' Rosa Ma' Rosa Yes Executive No Yes
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections Asia sanmenkyô Yes Segment: "Shinauma"
2018 Alpha: The Right to Kill Yes Executive Yes
Journey Lakbayan Yes Yes Segment: "Desfocado"
Co-director with Lav Diaz and Kidlat Tahimik
Amo (TV mini-series) Yes TV mini-series, distributed by Netflix (international)
2019 Mindanao Mindanao Yes Yes Story Yes
Verdict No Yes No No Also creative consultant
2021 Gensan Punch Yes Yes No Yes
2022 Resbak Yes Yes No Yes
Apag Yes Executive No Yes
2024 Pula Pola Yes Executive Story No Premiered on Netflix
Motherland Yes No No Yes

Awards and nominations

Mendoza 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]

Mendoza's 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]

Mendoza's 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 be nominated in all three major prizes from "The Big Three" (Cannes, Berlin, Venice).[14]

Year Film Film festival Category Result Refs.
1987 Salamangkero 3rd PMPC Star Awards for Movies Best Production Design Won [15]
Private Show 5th Film Academy of the Philippines Awards Best Production Design Nominated [16][17]
Takaw Tukso 11th Gawad Urian Awards Best Production Design Won [18]
Private Show Nominated [19]
2008 Service 2008 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Nominated [20]
2009 Kinatay 2009 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Nominated [21]
Best Director Won [21]
2009 Grandmother 66th Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion Nominated [22]
2012 Captive 62nd Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Nominated [23]
2012 Thy Womb 69th Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion Nominated [24]
2016 Ma' Rosa 2016 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Nominated [25]
2021 Gensan Punch 26th Busan International Film Festival Kim Jiseok Award Won [26]

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. ^ "Jacklyn Jose, Joel Torre lead PMPC 3rd Star Awards winners". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. March 19, 1987. p. 14. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  16. ^ "Viva Films dominates FAP nominees". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. March 23, 1987. p. 14. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  17. ^ Dormiendo, Justino (April 14, 1987). "Daybreak for 'Takaw Tukso', Nightfall for 'Gabi na, Kumander'". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. p. 15. Retrieved March 21, 2024. [...] Benjie de Guzman's incoherent production design triumphing over Dante Mendoza's atmospheric work in Private Show (which I gather was eventually disqualified due to FAP's internal quibbling over tenure)[...]
  18. ^ Paul, Evelyn (May 8, 1987). "Jacklyn Jose, 'Tukso' get critics' nod". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  19. ^ "'Bagong Hari' tops 11th Urian nominees". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. April 21, 1987. p. 13. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  20. ^ "In Competition: "Serbis" by Brillante Mendoza - Festival de Cannes".
  21. ^ a b "Best Director: Brillante Mendoza for 'Kinatay'". Festival de Cannes 2021. May 24, 2009.
  22. ^ Jennings2009-09-10T16:14:00+01:00, Sheri. "Mendoza's Lola revealed as second surprise film in Venice". Screen.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ "Brillante Mendoza's 'Captive', other contenders at Berlin film festival". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. February 18, 2012.
  24. ^ Young, Neil (September 3, 2012). "Venice 2012: Searching For The Golden Lion In The Festival's First Half".
  25. ^ "MA' ROSA - Festival de Cannes".
  26. ^ Patrick Frater (October 15, 2021). "'Apartment' and 'Hometown' Share Busan Festival's New Currents Award". Variety. Retrieved October 15, 2021.