Brillante Mendoza
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Mendoza at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, September 2012
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| Born | 30 June 1960 San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Brillante Mendoza (born 30 July 1960) is a Filipino film director.[1] He was born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga. He took Advertising Arts of the then College of Architecture and Fine Arts at the University of Santo Tomas.[2]
He has directed sixteen films since 2005. He won the award for Best Director for his film Kinatay at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.[3] His 2009 film Lola won the award for Best Film at the 6th Dubai International Film Festival.[4] His 2012 film Captive was shown in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.[5]
His 2012 film Thy Womb competed for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.[6] His film Taklub has been selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2005 | The Masseur | |
| 2006 | Summer Heat | |
| Manoro | ||
| 2007 | Pantasya | |
| Foster Child | ||
| Slingshot | ||
| 2008 | Service | Main Competition (2008 Cannes Film Festival) Nominated—Palme d'Or |
| 2009 | Kinatay | Main Competition (2009 Cannes Film Festival) Winner of Best Director award Nominated—Palme d'Or |
| Grandmother | Main Competition (2009 Venice Film Festival) Nominated—Golden Lion |
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| 2012 | Captive | Main Competition (2012 Berlin Film Festival) Nominated—Golden Bear |
| Thy Womb | Main Competition (2012 Venice Film Festival) Nominated—Golden Lion |
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| 2013 | Sapi | |
| 2015 | Taklub | Un Certain Regard (2015 Cannes Film Festival) |
| 2016 | Ma' Rosa | Main competition (2016 Cannes Film Festival) |
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