‘Mindanao’ director Brillante Mendoza on casting Muslim actors: ‘Pilipino rin sila, walang pinagkaiba’

Edo Daria

<p>Masayang sumama sa naganap na Metro Manila Film Festival 2019 Parade of Stars ang award-winning director na si Brillante Mendoza, nitong Linggo, December 22.</p><p>Kasama sa kumpetisyon ang kaniyang bagong pelikula na <em>Mindanao</em>, kung saan ay hindi pa man ipinapalabas sa Pilipinas ay nagkamit na ng dalawang parangal bilang Best Director at Best Actress (para kay Judy Ann Santos) sa Cairo International Film Festival 2019.</p><p>Nang makapanayam ng <a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/'><u><em><strong>PUSH</strong></em></u></a> si Brillante, ipinaliwanag ng direktor kung bakit hindi siya umaasa sa parangal sa MMFF 2019.</p><p>"Siyempre dito ibang festival ito, ibang labanan ito. Mayroong mga magagandang mga pelikula [dito]. Nandidito tayo para maging isa sa mga pelikulang entries sa MMFF, at para maging masaya ang Pasko ng lahat," pahayag ni Brillante.</p><p>"Iba [dito], iba ang pagtanggap ng mga Pilipino. Iba rin yung kanilang way of appreciating films, punung-puno ng energy. Dito hindi lang sila basta gustong manood ng pelikula, they also want to be entertained. Yun ang malaking malaking kaibahan," pagpapatuloy niya.</p><p>Taong 2008, nang unang makilala si Brillante sa international film scene nang ma-nominate ang kaniyang pelikulang Serbis sa Palme d'Or ng Cannes Film Festival. Isang taon ang makalipas, ganap na pinarangalan siya bilang Best Director ng parehong film festival para naman sa pelikulang Kinatay.</p><p>Sa kaniyang bagong pelilang <em>Mindanao</em>, naging bukas ang direktor sa pagkuha ng mismong Muslim actors para gumanap dito.</p><blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-captioned='' data-instgrm-permalink='https://www.instagram.com/p/B1dwcOmh5NO/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading' data-instgrm-version='12' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:16px;'><div style=' display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;'><div style='background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;'> </div><div style='display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; 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word-wrap:break-word;' target='_blank'>#mmindanaothemovie soon! @officialjuday @officialjudayph @allentdizon @thewebmagazine @busanfilmfest @jaochickawowwow @vincerillon @badassmatos</a></p><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'>A post shared by <a href='https://www.instagram.com/brillante_mendoza/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading' style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;' target='_blank'> Brillante Ma Mendoza</a> (@brillante_mendoza) on <time datetime='2019-08-22T11:41:24+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Aug 22, 2019 at 4:41am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async src='~//www.instagram.com/embed.js' type='text/javascript'></script><p>Nang tinanong kung ano ang naging challenges sa kaniyang pagpili ng mga aktor, "You just have to know their culture, you have to know them. Kailangan maging sensitibo ka sa kultura nila, vision nila, kailangan kilala mo rin sila.</p><p>"Otherwise, hindi naman gano'n kahirap, kasi Pilipino rin sila wala naman silang pinagkaiba sila sa atin," paliwanag niya.</p><p><a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/12/16/fresh-scoops/brillante-mendoza-sariling-kayod-sa-float-ng-min-222308'><u><strong>READ: Brillante Mendoza, sariling kayod sa float ng ‘Mindanao’</strong></u></a></p><p><a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/12/12/fresh-scoops/brillante-mendoza-reveals-that-he-wants-to-do-movi-222163'><u><strong>READ: Brillante Mendoza reveals that he wants to do movies with Vilma Santos and Sharon Cuneta</strong></u></a></p><p>Mapapanood ang <em>Mindanao</em> sa December 25, kasabay ng ilan pang MMFF 2019 entries na <em>Culion</em>, <em>Write About Love</em>, <em>Sunod</em>, <em>Miracle in Cell No. 7</em>, <em>The Mall, The Merrier</em>, <em>3pol Trobol</em>, at <em>Mission Unstapabol</em>.</p>

<p>"Siyempre dito ibang festival ito, ibang labanan ito. Mayroong mga magagandang mga pelikula [dito]. Nandidito tayo para maging isa sa mga pelikulang entries sa MMFF, at para maging masaya ang Pasko ng lahat," pahayag ni Brillante.<p>"Iba [dito], iba ang pagtanggap ng mga Pilipino. Iba rin yung kanilang way of appreciating films, punung-puno ng energy. Dito hindi lang sila basta gustong manood ng pelikula, they also want to be entertained. Yun ang malaking malaking kaibahan," pagpapatuloy niya.<p>Taong 2008, nang unang makilala si Brillante sa international film scene nang ma-nominate ang kaniyang pelikulang Serbis sa Palme d'Or ng Cannes Film Festival. Isang taon ang makalipas, ganap na pinarangalan siya bilang Best Director ng parehong film festival para naman sa pelikulang Kinatay.<p>Sa kaniyang bagong pelilang <em>Mindanao</em>, naging bukas ang direktor sa pagkuha ng mismong Muslim actors para gumanap dito.<blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-captioned='' data-instgrm-permalink='https://www.instagram.com/p/B1dwcOmh5NO/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading' data-instgrm-version='12' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:16px;'><div style=' display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;'><div style='background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;'> </div><div style='display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;'><div style=' background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;'> </div><div style=' background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;'> </div></div></div><div style='padding: 19% 0;'> </div><div style='display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/B1dwcOmh5NO/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading' style=' background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;' target='_blank'><svg height='50px' version='1.1' viewbox='0 0 60 60' width='50px' xmlns='https://www.w3.org/2000/svg' xmlns:xlink='https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink'><g fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd' stroke='none' stroke-width='1'><g fill='#000000' transform='translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)'><g><path d='M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631'></path></g></g></g></svg></a></div><div style='padding-top: 8px;'><div style=' color:#3897f0; 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word-wrap:break-word;' target='_blank'>#mmindanaothemovie soon! @officialjuday @officialjudayph @allentdizon @thewebmagazine @busanfilmfest @jaochickawowwow @vincerillon @badassmatos</a><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'>A post shared by <a href='https://www.instagram.com/brillante_mendoza/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading' style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;' target='_blank'> Brillante Ma Mendoza</a> (@brillante_mendoza) on <time datetime='2019-08-22T11:41:24+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Aug 22, 2019 at 4:41am PDT</time></div></blockquote><script async src='~//www.instagram.com/embed.js' type='text/javascript'></script><p>Nang tinanong kung ano ang naging challenges sa kaniyang pagpili ng mga aktor, "You just have to know their culture, you have to know them. Kailangan maging sensitibo ka sa kultura nila, vision nila, kailangan kilala mo rin sila.<p>"Otherwise, hindi naman gano'n kahirap, kasi Pilipino rin sila wala naman silang pinagkaiba sila sa atin," paliwanag niya.<p><a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/12/16/fresh-scoops/brillante-mendoza-sariling-kayod-sa-float-ng-min-222308'><u><strong>READ: Brillante Mendoza, sariling kayod sa float ng ‘Mindanao’</strong></u></a><p><a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/12/12/fresh-scoops/brillante-mendoza-reveals-that-he-wants-to-do-movi-222163'><u><strong>READ: Brillante Mendoza reveals that he wants to do movies with Vilma Santos and Sharon Cuneta</strong></u></a><p>Mapapanood ang <em>Mindanao</em> sa December 25, kasabay ng ilan pang MMFF 2019 entries na <em>Culion</em>, <em>Write About Love</em>, <em>Sunod</em>, <em>Miracle in Cell No. 7</em>, <em>The Mall, The Merrier</em>, <em>3pol Trobol</em>, at <em>Mission Unstapabol</em>.

<p>Masayang sumama sa naganap na Metro Manila Film Festival 2019 Parade of Stars ang award-winning director na si Brillante Mendoza, nitong Linggo, December 22.<p>Kasama sa kumpetisyon ang kaniyang bagong pelikula na <em>Mindanao</em>, kung saan ay hindi pa man ipinapalabas sa Pilipinas ay nagkamit na ng dalawang parangal bilang Best Director at Best Actress (para kay Judy Ann Santos) sa Cairo International Film Festival 2019.<p>Nang makapanayam ng <a href='https://push.abs-cbn.com/'><u><em><strong>PUSH</strong></em></u></a> si Brillante, ipinaliwanag ng direktor kung bakit hindi siya umaasa sa parangal sa MMFF 2019.

Ipinaliwanag din ni  Brillante Mendoza ang napansin niyang malaking pagkakaiba ng MMFF at international festivals.

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