Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 09, 1955
Place of Birth
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Credits
90 titles
Fernando Meirelles
Biography
Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (Brazilian Portuguese:[feʁˈnɐ̃du mejˈɾɛlis]; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-directing the film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which received international critical acclaim. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for his work in the film. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director in 2005 for The Constant Gardener, which garnered the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Rachel Weisz. He also directed the 2008 adaptation of José Saramago's novel Blindness and the 2011 film 360. In 2019, Meirelles directed The Two Popes for Netflix. In television, Meirelles directed and produced the HBO original series Joint Venture in Brazil. In 2024, he led the directing work for the crime series Sugar and the historical miniseries The Sympathizer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fernando Meirelles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Operação Lorca, o bailado
Himself
Beast Race
Director
From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
Producer
Rivers of Fate
Producer
Children of the Church Steps
Executive Producer
City of God: The Fight Rages On
Producer
The Sympathizer
Director
Sugar
Executive Producer
Barbaric Acts
Associate Producer
Slam
Associate Producer
Buscapé
Executive Producer
Eduardo and Monica
Associate Producer
7 Prisoners
Producer
Urubus
Executive Producer
The Meaning of Life
Producer
Ousmane
Executive Producer
Marighella
Associate Producer
The Great Green Wall
Producer
The Two Popes
Director
Loop
Associate Producer
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
Joint Venture
Director
Socrates
Executive Producer
Liquid Truth
Associate Producer
492: A Man Called Death
Associate Producer
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
Self
A Fera na Selva
Associate Producer
El Revenge
Producer
O Filho Eterno
Associate Producer
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
Producer
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
Director
Stronger Than The World
Associate Producer
Zoom
Executive Producer
Cosmos
Executive Producer
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Wise Ones
Director
Happily Ever After?
Director
Trash
Executive Producer
Rio, I Love You
Director
The Water Law
Executive Producer
360
Director
Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas
Creator
Xingu
Producer
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
Self
The Illusionist
Production Design
VIPs
Producer
Brasil Animado
José & Pilar
Producer
Sound & Fury: Film
Director
Waste Land
Executive Producer