Walter Salles
Born: 1956-04-12 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known For: Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Secret Agent ... (Thanks)
- Manas ... (Associate Producer)
- Cyclone ... (Co-Producer)
- Films to Die For as Self - Interviewee
2024
- I'm Still Here ... (Director)
- Noah's Ark ... (Producer)
- New World ... (Associate Producer)
2023
- The Movie Teller ... (Screenplay)
- Mariner of the Mountains ... (Producer)
2020
- Burning Night ... (Producer)
- Narcissus Off Duty ... (Producer)
2019
- The Freitas Brothers ... (Creator)
- Homing ... (Producer)
- Unremember ... (Producer)
2018
- Vozes de Paracatu e Bento ... (Director)
2017
- Where Has Time Gone? ... (Director)
- When the Earth Trembles ... (Director)
2016
- Aquarius ... (Co-Producer)
- Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang ... (Director)
2015
- From Afar ... (Thanks)
2013
- Venice 70: Future Reloaded ... (Director)
- Habi, The Foreigner ... (Producer)
- VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro as Self
2012
- On the Road ... (Director)
2011
- Construção ... (Associate Producer)
2010
- The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell ... (Producer)
2009
- Eye of the Storm ... (Producer)
2008
- Critic as Self
- Stories on Human Rights ... (Director)
- Linha de Passe ... (Director)
- Lion's Den ... (Co-Producer)
- Café de los maestros ... (Producer)
2007
- To Each His Own Cinema ... (Director)
- 5.557 Miles from Cannes ... (Director)
2006
- Paris Je T'aime ... (Director)
- Love for Sale ... (Producer)
- Born and Bred ... (Co-Producer)
2005
- Dark Water ... (Director)
- Lower City ... (Producer)
- Hermanas ... (Associate Producer)
- Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water' as Self
2004
- The Motorcycle Diaries ... (Director)
- Traveling with Che Guevara as Self
2002
- City of God ... (Producer)
- Madame Satã ... (Producer)
- El bonaerense ... (Thanks)
- At the Edge of the Earth as Self
- Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation as Self
- Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic ... (Director)
2001
- Behind the Sun ... (Director)
- A Linguagem do Cinema
1999
- Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra ... (Director)
1998
- Central Station ... (Director)
- Midnight ... (Director)
1996
- Foreign Land ... (Director)
1995
- Visão do Paraíso ... (General Manager)
- Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute ... (Director)
- Socorro Nobre ... (Director)
1992
- João & Antônio ... (Director)
- Circuladô ... (Director)
1991
- High Art ... (Director)
1989
- Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo ... (Director)
- Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy ... (Director)
1987
- China, o Império do Centro ... (Editor)
- Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios ... (Director)
1953
- The Oscars as Self