Brillante MendozaMANILA — “Thy Womb," Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza's new film, about seafaring Badjaos, is headed to Venice—though not literally sailing on a vinta. It will compete in the main section of the 69th Venice International Film Festival, to be held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8. Mendoza is vying for the top prize against Olivier Assayas of France, and Terence Malick and Brian de Palma of the United States. (“Genghis Khan," a film by Manuel Conde and Lou Salvador, will be presented in a special retrospective section featuring past Venice entries.) Mendoza told the Inquirer that he's happy about returning to Venice. — Agencies