Directing
Fernando Meirelles
EN, PT, FR, ES cinema · 70 credits
Born
9 November 1955 (age 70)
Birthplace
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Also known as 페르난두 메이렐리스
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
The Take
Director, Producer
The Last of the Tribe
The Last of the Tribe
Executive Producer
Art
Director
Beast Race
Director, Producer
Slam
Associate Producer
Barbaric Acts
Associate Producer
Eduardo and Monica
Associate Producer
Buscapé
Executive Producer
7 Prisoners
Producer
Urubus
Executive Producer
Ousmane
Executive Producer
Marighella
Associate Producer
The Great Green Wall
Producer
The Two Popes
Director
Loop
Associate Producer
Socrates
Executive Producer
El Revenge
Producer
Liquid Truth
Associate Producer
492: A Man Called Death
Associate Producer
A Fera na Selva
Associate Producer
O Filho Eterno
Associate Producer
Stronger Than The World
Associate Producer
Zoom
Executive Producer
Cosmos
Executive Producer, Director
Rio, I Love You
Director
The Water Law
Executive Producer
Trash
Executive Producer
360
Director
Xingu
Producer
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
as Self
VIPs
Producer
Waste Land
Executive Producer
José & Pilar
Producer
Sound & Fury: Film
Director, Writer, Producer
Amanhecer
Director
Adrift
Producer
Critic
as Self
Blindness
Director
City of Men
Producer
The Pope's Toilet
Producer
Antônia
Co-Producer
Not by Chance
Producer
Up Against Them All
Producer
City of God
Director
Maids
Director, Screenplay
Palace II
Director
Cidade dos Homens Palace II
Roto Supervisor
The Nutty Boy 2
Director
Marly Normal
Director