Fernando Meirelles
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.
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Movies (39)
From Nowhere - A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
Producer (Production)
2025
Tempos de Barbárie – Ato I: Terapia de Vingança
Associate Producer (Production)
2023
Slam
Associate Producer (Production)
2023
Buscapé
Executive Producer (Production)
2022
Eduardo and Monica
Associate Producer (Production)
2022
7 Prisoners
Producer (Production)
2021
Urubus
Executive Producer (Production)
2021
The Meaning of Life
Producer (Production)
2021
Ousmane
Executive Producer (Production)
2021
Marighella
Associate Producer (Production)
2021
The Great Green Wall
Producer (Production)
2020
The Two Popes
Director (Directing)
2019
Loop
Associate Producer (Production)
2019
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
2019
Sócrates
Executive Producer (Production)
2018
Liquid Truth
Associate Producer (Production)
2017
492: A Man Called Death
Associate Producer (Production)
2017
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
as Self
2017
A Fera na Selva
Associate Producer (Production)
2017
El Revenge
Producer (Production)
2017
O Filho Eterno
Associate Producer (Production)
2016
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
Producer (Production)
2016
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
Director (Directing)
2016
Stronger Than The World
Associate Producer (Production)
2016
Zoom
Executive Producer (Production)
2016
Cosmos
Executive Producer (Production)
2015
Trash
Executive Producer (Production)
2014
Rio, I Love You
Director (Directing)
2014
The Water Law
Executive Producer (Production)
2014
360
Director (Directing)
2012
Xingu
Producer (Production)
2012
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
as Self
2011
VIPs
Producer (Production)
2011
Brasil Animado
2011
José & Pilar
Producer (Production)
2010
Sound & Fury: Film
Director (Directing)
2010
Waste Land
Executive Producer (Production)
2010
Comercial
2010
Amanhecer
Director (Directing)
2010
TV Shows (11)
Rivers of Fate
Producer (Production)
2025
Children of the Church Steps
Executive Producer (Production)
2024
City of God: The Fight Rages On
Producer (Production)
2024
The Sympathizer
Director (Directing)
2024
Sugar
Executive Producer (Production)
2024
Joint Venture
Director (Directing)
2019
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
The Wise Ones
Director (Directing)
2015
Happily Ever After?
Director (Directing)
2015
Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas
Creator (Creator)
2012
The Illusionist
Production Design (Art)
2011