He is one of the most prominent and important Filipino filmmakers today. The first Filipino to compete and won in 3 major film festivals; Cannes, Berlin and Venice. For his achievements and stature in world cinema, various film festivals all over the world have invited Mendoza to sit not only as Jury Member but as Jury President as well. Recently he was invited in Istanbul, Turkey as the Head of Jury for the Bogazici Fillm Festival (7th Bospohorus Film Festival) held from October 18-25, 2019.
Here is a list of festivals where Brillante Mendoza is a jury member and president:
| Jury President | Bogazici Fillm Festival (7th Bospohorus Film Festival) | 2019 |
| Jury Member | 40th Cairo International Film Festival | 2018 |
| Jury President | 31st Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) | 2018 |
| Jury President | 2nd Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFF) | 2018 |
| Jury Member | 8th MyFrenchFilmFestival | 2018 |
| Jury President | 26th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) | 2015 |
| Jury Member | Festival International du Film de Bruxelles | 2015 |
| Jury Member | 9th Eurasia International Film Festival | 2014 |
| Jury President | 20th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (FICA) | 2014 |
| Jury Member | 11th Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) | 2011 |
| Jury Member | 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2010 |
| Jury Member | 11th Mumbai Film Festival (MIFF) | 2009 |
