Brillante Mendoza


Brillante Mendoza, also known as Dante Mendoza, is a Filipino independent filmmaker. Mendoza is known one of the key members associated with the Philippine New Wave.
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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.
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.

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. His 2009 film Lola won the award for Best Film at the 6th Dubai International Film Festival.
Mendoza's 2012 film Captive was shown in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. His 2012 film Thy Womb competed for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival and earned Mendoza the award for Achievement in Directing at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2012.
Mendoza's film Taklub was 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".
YearFilmFilm festivalCategoryResult
1987Salamangkero3rd PMPC Star Awards for MoviesBest Production DesignWon
1987Private Show5th Film Academy of the Philippines AwardsBest Production DesignNomitated
1987Takaw Tukso11th Gawad Urian AwardsBest Production DesignWon
1987Private Show11th Gawad Urian AwardsBest Production DesignNomitated
2008Service2008 Cannes Film FestivalPalme d'OrNomitated
2009Kinatay2009 Cannes Film FestivalPalme d'OrNomitated
2009Kinatay2009 Cannes Film FestivalBest DirectorWon
2009Grandmother66th Venice International Film FestivalGolden LionNomitated
2012Captive62nd Berlin International Film FestivalGolden BearNomitated
2012Thy Womb69th Venice International Film FestivalGolden LionNomitated
2016Ma' Rosa2016 Cannes Film FestivalPalme d'OrNomitated
2021Gensan Punch26th Busan International Film FestivalKim Jiseok AwardWon