Walter Salles
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.
Personal Details
Movies (49)
Cyclone
Co-Producer (Production)
2025
Films to Die For
as Self - Interviewee
2025
Manas
Associate Producer (Production)
2025
I'm Still Here
Director (Directing)
2024
New World
Associate Producer (Production)
2024
Noah's Ark
Producer (Production)
2024
The Movie Teller
Screenplay (Writing)
2023
Mariner of the Mountains
Producer (Production)
2023
Narcissus Off Duty
Producer (Production)
2020
Burning Night
Producer (Production)
2020
Homing
Producer (Production)
2019
Unremember
Producer (Production)
2019
Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
Director (Directing)
2018
When the Earth Trembles
Director (Directing)
2017
Where Has Time Gone?
Director (Directing)
2017
Aquarius
Co-Producer (Production)
2016
From Afar
Thanks (Crew)
2016
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Director (Directing)
2014
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director (Directing)
2013
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
as Self
2013
Habi, The Foreigner
Producer (Production)
2013
On the Road
Director (Directing)
2012
Construção
Associate Producer (Production)
2011
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
Producer (Production)
2010
Stories on Human Rights
Director (Directing)
2008
Linha de Passe
Director (Directing)
2008
Café de los maestros
Producer (Production)
2008
Lion's Den
Co-Producer (Production)
2008
Critic
as Self
2008
To Each His Own Cinema
Director (Directing)
2007
5.557 Miles from Cannes
Director (Directing)
2007
Love for Sale
Producer (Production)
2006
Born and Bred
Co-Producer (Production)
2006
Paris Je T'aime
Director (Directing)
2006
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'
as Self
2005
Lower City
Producer (Production)
2005
Dark Water
Director (Directing)
2005
Hermanas
Associate Producer (Production)
2005
The Motorcycle Diaries
Director (Directing)
2004
Traveling with Che Guevara
as Self
2004
Madame Satã
Producer (Production)
2002
El bonaerense
Thanks (Crew)
2002
City of God
Producer (Production)
2002
At the Edge of the Earth
as Self
2002
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
as Self
2002
Uma Pequena Mensagem do Brasil ou (A Saga de Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic)
Director (Directing)
2002
Behind the Sun
Director (Directing)
2001
A Linguagem do Cinema
2001
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
Director (Directing)
1999
