He shoots without additional lighting and often only gives actors an outline of the scene they will be filming , letting them improvise around their characters . Mendoza won the Best Director award at this year 's Cannes film festival . Comment: ` ` Serbis '' Mendoza has only been directing for four years ; films have proved controversial .
Mendoza won the Best Director award at this year 's Cannes film festival . Comment: `` Serbis '' Mendoza has only been directing for four years ; films have proved controversial .