Brillante Mendoza

Brillante Mendoza

director, producer, production designer

Brillante Mendoza was born on Jul 30, 1960 in Philippines. Brillante Mendoza's big-screen debut came with Salamamgkero directed by Tata Esteban in 1986. Brillante Mendoza is known for Verdict directed by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez, Max Eigenmann stars as Joy Del Rosario and Kristoffer King as Dante Santos. Brillante Mendoza has got 63 awards and 85 nominations so far. The most recent award Brillante Mendoza achieved is Star Awards for Movies. The upcoming new movie Brillante Mendoza plays is Virgin Forest which will be released on Jun 24, 2022.

Brillante Mendoza is a Philippine director and producer. He is the first Filipino to receive the Best Director award at Cannes for his film Kinatay in 2009. He is also the only Filipino to receive France's "Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres" (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in 2014.He was born on October 30, 1960, in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. He studied Advertising Arts at the University of Santo Tomas.He worked in advertising, and became a production designer. He was in his forties when he directed his first film, Masahista, which won the 2005 Locarno International Film Festival's Golden Leopard (video competition). His films have received awards and nominations in major competitions in Venice, Berlin, Cannes, San Sebastian, Cairo and others.His film Mindanao in 2019 received the Henry Barakat Best Artistic Contribution and Best Actress awards. In 2018 his film Alpha: The Right to Kill took home the Special Jury Prize in the San Sebastian International Film Festival. In 2016 Ma Rosa was nominated for Cannes' Palm d'Or, and won Best Actress for Jaclyn Jose, the first Filipina to bag it.His film Taklub, which tackles climate change, was nominated for the Un Certain Regard, and won the Ecumenical Jury Prize in the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Captive, which stars Isabelle Huppert, competed for the Golden Bear at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival. Thy Womb, which was selected for the main competition in 2012 Venice Film Festival also took home the La Navicella, P. Nazareno Taddei and Bisato d'Oro awards; it also won the Best Director award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Lola, in 2009, was the Best Feature Film in Dubai International Film Festival, and was nominated for Venice's Golden Lion. In 2007 Tirador won Singapore International Film Festival's Best Director and Best Asian Feature Award; it also received the Caligari Film Award in Berlin. In 2007 Serbis was the first Philippine film to be nominated for Cannes' Palm d'Or. The same year his film Foster Child was screened at the Directors Fortnight in Cannes, which also bagged the NETPAC Jury award in Brisbane. Manoro in 2006 took home the Cinema for Peace award at the Torino Film Festival.Mendoza's Amo is the first Philippine crime drama series shown on Netflix. His upcoming films are Resbak, and the Philippine-Japanese co-produced sports biopic Gensan Punch (2020). He produced successful festival films like Kintsugi (2020), Verdict (2019) Pailalim (2016), and Imbisibol (2015); he is also a producer of The Brokers, to be released soon.

  • Birthday

    Jul 30, 1960
  • Place of Birth

    San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
  • Also known

    브릴란테 멘도자, Brillante Ma Mendoza

Known For

Awards

63 wins & 85 nominations

Star Awards for Movies
2022
Outstanding Artist Behind the Camera (Ulirang alagad ng pelikula sa likod ng kamera)
Winner - Special Award
2021
Indie Movie Production Designer of the Year
Winner - Star Award
Mindanao (2019)
2021
Indie Movie Director of the Year
Winner - Star Award
Mindanao (2019)
2013
Indie Movie Production Designer of the Year
Winner - Star Award
Thy Womb (2012)
Busan International Film Festival
2021
Window on Asian Cinema
Winner - Kim Ji Seok Award
Gensan Punch (2021)
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