Walter Salles

Directing·Apr 12, 1956·Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His accolades include an Academy Award accepted for Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe. He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998), which earned two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro, winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Golden Bear at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. His subsequent works include Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On the Road (2012). At the 97th Academy Awards, his critically acclaimed film I'm Still Here (2024) received a rare double nomination for Best Picture and Best International Feature; it won the latter, becoming the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award in any category. Heir to Itaú Unibanco, with a fortune valued at US$4.5 billion (R$24.26 billion), Salles is the third richest filmmaker in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Salles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Films to Die For2025 · Self - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
I'm Still Here2024 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Noah's Ark2024 · Producer	Producer
The Movie Teller2023 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Mariner of the Mountains2023 · Producer	Producer
Narcissus Off Duty2020 · Producer	Producer
Burning Night2020 · Producer	Producer
Homing2019 · Producer	Producer
Unremember2019 · Producer	Producer
Vozes de Paracatu e Bento2018 · Director	Director
When the Earth Trembles2017 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Where Has Time Gone?2017 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Venice 70: Future Reloaded2013 · Director	Director
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro2013 · Self	Self
Habi, The Foreigner2013 · Producer	Producer
On the Road2012 · Director	Director
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell2010 · Producer	Producer
Eye of the Storm2009 · Producer	Producer
Stories on Human Rights2008 · Director	Director
Linha de Passe2008 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Café de los maestros2008 · Producer	Producer
Critic2008 · Self	Self
To Each His Own Cinema2007 · Director	Director
8,944 km from Cannes2007 · Director	Director
Love for Sale2006 · Producer	Producer
Paris Je T'aime2006 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
BBeneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'2005 · Self	Self
Lower City2005 · Producer	Producer
Dark Water2005 · Director	Director
The Motorcycle Diaries2004 · Director	Director
Traveling with Che Guevara2004 · Self	Self
Madame Satã2002 · Producer	Producer
City of God2002 · Producer	Producer
At the Edge of the Earth2002 · Self	Self
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation2002 · Self	Self
Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic2002 · Director	Director
Behind the Sun2001 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Linguagem do Cinema2001 · Actor	Actor
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra1999 · Director	Director
Midnight1998 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Central Station1998 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Foreign Land1996 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Socorro Nobre1995 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute1995 · Director	Director
João & Antônio1992 · Director	Director
CCirculadô1992 · Director	Director
High Art1991 · Director	Director