Brillante Ma. Mendoza retro in Sarajevo

The 21st Sarajevo Film Festival will pay tribute to Filipino filmmaker Brillante Ma. Mendoza with a retrospective of his films. The fest’s website described Mendoza as “one of the most original and prolific filmmakers” in contemporary cinema. Mendoza told the Inquirer that he will attend the event, to be held in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Aug. 14 to 22. “It will be my first time there.” Among his films that will be shown in Sarajevo are “Masahista,” “Kinatay,” “Lola” and his latest, “Taklub.” Bayani San Diego Jr.