Directing
Brillante Ma Mendoza
JA, TL, XX, EN cinema · 75 credits
Born
30 July 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Also known as 브릴란테 멘도자 · Brillante Mendoza · Dante Mendoza
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
Filmography
Chameleon
Director
Until She Remembers
Director, Writer, Editor, Executive Producer, Producer, Production Design
Basang Basa
Director, Executive Producer
Nympho
Producer, Production Design
Red
Director, Executive Producer, Production Design, Makeup & Hair
The Hearing
Executive Producer
Motherland
Director, Executive Producer
Moro
Director
Moro
Executive Producer, Director, Production Design
Hosto
Writer, Production Design
Feast
Director, Executive Producer, Production Design
Red House
Director
Gensan Punch
Director
Sisid
Story, Director
Pusoy
Creator, Executive Producer, Production Design
Virgin Forest
Director, Writer, Production Design, Producer, Executive Producer
Alapaap
Screenplay
Payback
Director, Production Design
Palitan
Director, Executive Producer, Production Design
He Who Is Without Sin
Executive Producer
Broken
Executive Producer, Writer
Journey
Director, Producer
Mindanao
Director, Producer, Production Design
Verdict
Producer
The Crown Is Mine
Executive Producer
Judgement
Executive Producer
Ma' Rosa
Director, Executive Producer, Production Design
Imago
Producer
Invisible
Executive Producer
Balut Country
Executive Producer
Scarecrow
Executive Producer
Swap
Executive Producer
Ninja Party
Executive Producer
Taklub
Director
Modus
Director
Unfriend
Executive Producer
Possession
Director, Cinematography, Production Design
Captive
Writer, Director
Thy Womb
Director, Production Design
Retour à Manille: Le cinéma Philippin
2010
Return to Manila: Filipino Cinema
as himself
Ayos ka
Director, Writer
Butchered
Director, Production Design
Grandmother
Director, Production Design
Serbis
Director
Slingshot
Director, Director of Photography
Foster Child
Director
Pantasya
Director
Summer Heat
Producer, Story, Director
Manoro
Director, Cinematography, Production Design
The Masseur
Director, Story
Sandakot na Kaligayahan
Production Design
Kunin Mo ang Ulo ni Ismael
Production Design
Mula Paa Hanggang Ulo
1990
Mula Paa Hanggang Ulo
Production Design
Iisa Isahin Ko Kayo
1990
Iisa Isahin Ko Kayo
Production Design
Valentina
Production Design
Takaw Tukso
Production Design, Assistant Director
Virgin Forest
Art Direction
Private Show
Production Design