Brillante Mendoza
Brillante Mendoza | |
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 Mendoza at the 69th Venice International Film Festival in September 2012 | |
| Born | 30 July 1960 San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Brillante "Dante" Mendoza[1] (born 30 July 1960) is a Filipino independent filmmaker.[2] Mendoza is known one of the key members associated with the Filipino New Wave.[3]
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.[4]
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 25 July 2016, he directed the first State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte.[5] Mendoza also directed Duterte's second State of the Nation Address on 24 July 2017.[6]
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 | ジェンサン・パンチ | 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.[7] His 2009 film Lola won the award for Best Film at the 6th Dubai International Film Festival.[8]
His 2012 film Captive was shown in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.[9] His 2012 film Thy Womb competed for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival[10] and earned Mendoza the award for Achievement in Directing at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2012.[11]
His film Taklub was selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[12]
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).[13]
| Year | Film | Film festival | Category | Result | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Service | 2008 Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Nominated | [14] |
| 2009 | Kinatay | 2009 Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Nominated | [15] |
| Best Director | Won | [15] | |||
| 2009 | Grandmother | 66th Venice International Film Festival | Golden Lion | Nominated | [16] |
| 2012 | Captive | 62nd Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear | Nominated | [17] |
| 2012 | Thy Womb | 69th Venice International Film Festival | Golden Lion | Nominated | [18] |
| 2016 | Ma' Rosa | 2016 Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Nominated | [19] |
| 2021 | Gensan Punch | 26th Busan International Film Festival | Kim Jiseok Award | Won | [20] |
References
- ^ "Dante Mendoza in 'Bottomline with Boy Abunda'". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Brilliante Mendoza: Philippines' celebrated and divisive director". CNN. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ "Filipino New Wave - Movie list". MUBI. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Pagdukot sa mga Burnham, isinapelikula". varsitarian. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ "LOOK: Brillante Mendoza confirmed to direct Duterte's SONA". Rappler. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Brillante Mendoza draws cheers, jeers in Duterte's 2nd SONA". ABS-CBN News. 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Kinatay". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ "Dubai International Film Festival – 2009 Winners". dubaifilmfest.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "First Films for the Competition and Berlinale Special". Berlin Film Festival. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "Venezia 69". labiennale. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "APSA Nominees & Winners". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Complement to the Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Brillante Mendoza Film Awards – Carlo Valenzona". carlovalenzona.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "In Competition: "Serbis" by Brillante Mendoza - Festival de Cannes".
- ^ a b "Best Director: Brillante Mendoza for 'Kinatay'". Festival de Cannes 2021. 24 May 2009.
- ^ 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) - ^ France-Presse, Agence (18 February 2012). "Brillante Mendoza's 'Captive', other contenders at Berlin film festival". INQUIRER.net.
- ^ Young, Neil (3 September 2012). "Venice 2012: Searching For The Golden Lion In The Festival's First Half".
- ^ "MA' ROSA - Festival de Cannes".
- ^ Patrick Frater (15 October 2021). "'Apartment' and 'Hometown' Share Busan Festival's New Currents Award". Variety. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
