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Brillante Ma Mendoza
San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
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…
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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).
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2026
Until She Remembers
Movie Director
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2025
Nympho
Movie Producer
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2025
Basang Basa
Movie Director
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2024
Motherland
Movie Director
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2024
The Hearing
Movie Executive Producer
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2024
Red
Movie Director
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2023
Moro
Movie Executive Producer
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2023
Moro
Movie Director
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2023
Hosto
Movie Writer
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2023
Feast
Movie Director
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2022
Sabel Is Still Young
Movie Writer
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2022
Alapaap
Movie Screenplay
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2022
Virgin Forest
Movie Director
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2022
Gensan Punch
Movie Director
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2022
Pusoy
Movie Creator
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2022
Bahay na Pula
Movie Director
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2022
Sisid
Movie Story
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2021
Palitan
Movie Director
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2021
Payback
Movie Director
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2020
He Who Is Without Sin
Movie Executive Producer
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2020
Broken
Movie Executive Producer
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2019
Mindanao
Movie Director
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2019
Habambuhay: Remembering Philippine Cinema
Movie Himself
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2019
Verdict
Movie Producer
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2019
Gino and Marie
Movie Story
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2019
The Crown Is Mine
Movie Executive Producer
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2019
Journey
Movie Director
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2019
Alpha: The Right to Kill
Movie Director
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2018
Judgement
Movie Executive Producer
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2018
Uno sguardo alla Terra
Movie
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2018
AMO
TV show Director
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2016
Ma' Rosa
Movie Director
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2016
Art Through Our Eyes
Movie Director
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2016
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections
Movie Director
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2016
Imago
Movie Producer
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2015
Taklub
Movie Director
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2015
French Cinema Mon Amour
Movie Self
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2015
Modus
Movie Director
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2015
Ninja Party
Movie Executive Producer
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2015
Scarecrow
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