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Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Meirelles

Director · Born 1955-11-09 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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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.

Directed

  1. City of God (2002) — Director
  2. The Two Popes (2019) — Director
  3. The Constant Gardener (2005) — Director
  4. Blindness (2008) — Director
  5. Sugar (2024) — Director
  6. 360 (2012) — Director
  7. The Sympathizer (2024) — Director
  8. Rio, I Love You (2014) — Director
  9. City of Men (2002) — Director
  10. The Nutty Boy 2 (1998) — Director
  11. Joint Venture (2019) — Director
  12. Rivers of Fate (2025) — Director
  13. Maids (2001) — Director
  14. Happily Ever After? (2015) — Director
  15. Sound & Fury (2009) — Director
  16. Brava Gente (2000) — Director
  17. Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World (2016) — Director
  18. Palace II (2000) — Director
  19. Rá-Tim-Bum (1990) — Director
  20. The Wise Ones (2015) — Director
  21. Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio (1983) — Director
  22. A Comédia da Vida Privada (1994) — Director
  23. Cosmos (2015) — Director
  24. Sound & Fury: Film (2010) — Director
  25. Olhar Eletrônico (1986) — Director
  26. E No Meio Passa Um Trem (1998) — Director
  27. Beast Race (2026) — Director
  28. Brasília (1983) — Director
  29. Amanhecer (2010) — Director
  30. Marly Normal (1983) — Director
  31. Here Comes the Flood — Director
  32. Art — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Critic (2008) — Self
  2. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
  3. Brasil Animado (2011)
  4. The South Bank Show (1978) — Self
  5. Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener (2006) — Self
  6. Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores (2003) — Himself
  7. VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016 (2017) — Self
  8. O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois (2011) — Self
  9. Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema (2005)
  10. Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography (2019)
  11. Comercial (2010)
  12. 7 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrões — Himself
  13. Operação Lorca, o bailado (2026) — Interviewed