Fernando Meirelles
Born: 1955-11-09 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2026
- Beast Race ... (Director)
2025
- Rivers of Fate ... (Producer)
- From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe ... (Producer)
2024
- Sugar ... (Executive Producer)
- The Sympathizer ... (Director)
- City of God: The Fight Rages On ... (Producer)
- Children of the Church Steps ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Slam ... (Associate Producer)
- Tempos de Barbárie – Ato I: Terapia de Vingança ... (Associate Producer)
2022
- Eduardo and Monica ... (Associate Producer)
- Buscapé ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- 7 Prisoners ... (Producer)
- Marighella ... (Associate Producer)
- Urubus ... (Executive Producer)
- Ousmane ... (Executive Producer)
- The Meaning of Life ... (Producer)
2020
- The Great Green Wall ... (Producer)
2019
- The Two Popes ... (Director)
- Joint Venture ... (Director)
- Loop ... (Associate Producer)
- Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
2018
- Socrates ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- Liquid Truth ... (Associate Producer)
- 492: A Man Called Death ... (Associate Producer)
- VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016 as Self
- El Revenge ... (Producer)
- A Fera na Selva ... (Associate Producer)
2016
- Zoom ... (Executive Producer)
- Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World ... (Director)
- Stronger Than The World ... (Associate Producer)
- O Filho Eterno ... (Associate Producer)
- Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing ... (Producer)
2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Happily Ever After? ... (Director)
- The Wise Ones ... (Director)
- Cosmos ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- Trash ... (Executive Producer)
- Rio, I Love You ... (Director)
- The Water Law ... (Executive Producer)
2012
- 360 ... (Director)
- Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas ... (Creator)
- Xingu ... (Producer)
2011
- The Illusionist ... (Production Design)
- VIPs ... (Producer)
- Brasil Animado
- O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois as Self
2010
- Waste Land ... (Executive Producer)
- Amanhecer ... (Director)
- José & Pilar ... (Producer)
- Sound & Fury: Film ... (Producer)
- Comercial
2009
- Sound & Fury ... (Director)
- Adrift ... (Producer)
2007
- City of Men ... (Producer)
- The Pope's Toilet ... (Producer)
- Antônia ... (Co-Producer)
- Not by Chance ... (Producer)
2006
- Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener as Self
- Antonia ... (Screenplay)
- The Year My Parents Went on Vacation ... (Co-Producer)
2005
- The Constant Gardener ... (Director)
- Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2004
- Up Against Them All ... (Producer)
2003
- Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores as Himself
2002
- City of God ... (Director)
- City of Men ... (Director)
2001
- Maids ... (Director)
2000
- Brava Gente ... (Director)
- Palace II ... (Director)
- Cidade dos Homens Palace II ... (Roto Supervisor)
1998
- The Nutty Boy 2 ... (Director)
- E No Meio Passa Um Trem ... (Director)
1994
- A Comédia da Vida Privada ... (Director)
1990
- Rá-Tim-Bum ... (Director)
1986
- Olhar Eletrônico ... (Director)
1984
- Amor com Amor Se Paga ... (Set Designer)
1983
- Brasília ... (Director)
- Marly Normal ... (Director)
- Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio ... (Director)
1978
- The South Bank Show as Self