Fernando Meirelles

Directing·Nov 9, 1955·São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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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.

Film	Credit
Operação Lorca, o bailado2026 · Interviewed	Interviewed
Beast Race2026 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe2025 · Producer	Producer
7 Prisoners2021 · Producer	Producer
The Meaning of Life2021 · Producer	Producer
The Great Green Wall2020 · Producer	Producer
The Two Popes2019 · Director	Director
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography2019 · Actor	Actor
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 20162017 · Self	Self
El Revenge2017 · Producer	Producer
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing2016 · Producer	Producer
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World2016 · Director	Director
Cosmos2015 · Director	Director
Rio, I Love You2014 · Director	Director
3602012 · Director	Director
Xingu2012 · Producer	Producer
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois2011 · Self	Self
VIPs2011 · Producer	Producer
Brasil Animado2011 · Actor	Actor
José & Pilar2010 · Producer	Producer
Sound & Fury: Film2010 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Comercial2010 · Actor	Actor
Amanhecer2010 · Director	Director
Adrift2009 · Producer	Producer
Blindness2008 · Director	Director
Critic2008 · Self	Self
City of Men2007 · Producer	Producer
Not by Chance2007 · Producer	Producer
The Pope's Toilet2007 · Producer	Producer
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener2006 · Self	Self
The Constant Gardener2005 · Director	Director
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema2005 · Actor	Actor
Up Against Them All2004 · Producer	Producer
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores2003 · Himself	Himself
City of God2002 · Director	Director
Maids2001 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Palace II2000 · Director	Director
EE No Meio Passa Um Trem1998 · Director	Director
The Nutty Boy 21998 · Director	Director
OOlhar Eletrônico1986 · Director	Director
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio1983 · Director	Director
BBrasília1983 · Director	Director
Marly Normal1983 · Director	Director
77 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrõesHimself	Himself
Here Comes the FloodDirector, Producer	Director, Producer
Untitled Elza Soares BiopicProducer	Producer
ArtDirector	Director