At the rate weâve been getting text messages that Brillante "Dante" Mendoza won
this or that award in an international film festival, heâs probably the Filipi
no director with the most number of wins in these events held all over the worl
d. Is anybody making a tally?
We have become almost blasé to hear that Dante has won in yet another film fes
t. The prolific filmmakerâs latest triumph is at the 6th Vladivostok Internatio
nal Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries where he won the Best Director awa
rd while his lead, Gina Pareño, earned the Best Actress honors for "Serbis." D
anteâs victories are raising awareness in the international film community of t
he Philippinesâ vibrant indie movie scene.
(Photo: One more addition to his growing trophy collection: a triumphant Brilla
nte "Dante" Mendoza (center) in Vladivostok, Russia.)
Is Dante Mendoza the 'winning-est' Pinoy film director?
At the rate weâve been getting text messages that Brillante "Dante" Mendoza won
this or that award in an international film festival, heâs probably the Filipi
no director with the most number of wins in these events held all over the worl
d. Is anybody making a tally?
We have become almost blasé to hear that Dante has won in yet another film fes
t. The prolific filmmakerâs latest triumph is at the 6th Vladivostok Internatio
nal Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries where he won the Best Director awa
rd while his lead, Gina Pareño, earned the Best Actress honors for "Serbis." D
anteâs victories are raising awareness in the international film community of t
he Philippinesâ vibrant indie movie scene.
(Photo: One more addition to his growing trophy collection: a triumphant Brilla
nte "Dante" Mendoza (center) in Vladivostok, Russia.)
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I have watched Mr. Mendoza's entry film "Tirador" to the Fukuoka International
Film Festival (September 12~21) but it was not well received here. I hope that
he will come back next year and redeem himself from the Japanese viewers.
I have watched trailers of his movies such as "Foster Child", Serbis/ice on You
Tube, I thought they are excellent films.
We would to see him next year in Japan with his winning film.
i watched his movie Serbis here in the recent Bangkok Intl FilmFest and like it
! Though its very controversial becoz of the ex-rated scenes, and I was shocked
as well but the story, castings and actings are great! It covers a lot of soci
al/moral issues and problems that Filipinos should focus on finding its solutio
ns.
Sayang, hndi ko lang napanood ung Tirador. Hirap tumakas sa office hehhe..
Congrats Mr. Brilliante Mendoza!
Indeed a very promising Filipino filmmaker this Dante Mendoza is. His style of
filmmaking is a fusion of both European and Hollywood cinematic forms. Another
award-winning Filipino filmmaker, Lav Diaz, is another gem of Philippine Cinem
a whose style is definitely European, specifically, influenced by the cinema of
eastern european masters like Andrei Tarkovsky. A touch of european style but
with a very Filipino sensibility are the marks of both Mendoza and Diaz. On the
other hand, Chito Rono and Olive Lamasan are two mainstream Filipino filmmaker
s who have shown great promise as far as traditional, commercial filmmaking is
concerned.
Cheers to Filipino Cinema!!!