Director

Brillante Ma Mendoza

Directing

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Directed movies: 34Directed series: 1All crew credits: 64

TMDB ID: 56213

IMDb ID: nm1137289

Known for: Directing

Born: July 30, 1960

Age: 66

Place of birth: San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1985 - 2026

Years active: 42

Average TMDB rating: 6.01

Wikidata: Q917051

Also known as

브릴란테 멘도자 • Brillante Mendoza • Dante Mendoza

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Director (35)Executive Producer (12)Production Design (5)Producer (4)Writer (3)Story (2)Art Direction (1)Creator (1)Screenplay (1)

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Biography

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).