Fernando Meirelles
Directing
Born: November 9, 1955 (age 70) · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
City of God
2002
The Two Popes
2019
The Constant Gardener
2005
Blindness
2008
Trash
2014
7 Prisoners
2021
Sugar
2024
360
2012
City of Men
2007
Marighella
2021
The Sympathizer
2024
Waste Land
2010
Photos (3)
Movies (4)
Self / Appearances (7)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The South Bank Show
Self · 1 eps
Critic
Self
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Self
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
Self
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
Himself
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
Self
Upcoming (5)
Directing (27)
Sugar
Director
Beast Race
Director
Brava Gente
Director
City of God
Director
The Sympathizer
Director
The Constant Gardener
Director
Blindness
Director
The Two Popes
Director
City of Men
Director
Rá-Tim-Bum
Director
Sound & Fury
Director
Joint Venture
Director
Rivers of Fate
Director
360
Director
Rio, I Love You
Director
Happily Ever After?
Director
The Wise Ones
Director
A Comédia da Vida Privada
Director
Sound & Fury: Film
Director
Amanhecer
Director
The Nutty Boy 2
Director
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
Director
Marly Normal
Director
Palace II
Director
Maids
Director
Cosmos
Director
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
Director
Writing (5)
Producing (44)
Sugar
Executive Producer
Beast Race
Producer
City of God: The Fight Rages On
Producer
Trash
Executive Producer
Sound & Fury
Producer
Antonia
Producer
Rivers of Fate
Producer
Children of the Church Steps
Executive Producer
Marighella
Associate Producer
7 Prisoners
Producer
Loop
Associate Producer
Happily Ever After?
Producer
City of Men
Producer
Zoom
Executive Producer
Urubus
Executive Producer
Eduardo and Monica
Associate Producer
VIPs
Producer
Buscapé
Executive Producer
Waste Land
Executive Producer
492: A Man Called Death
Associate Producer
Stronger Than The World
Associate Producer
Sound & Fury: Film
Producer
Liquid Truth
Associate Producer
Socrates
Executive Producer
Adrift
Producer
The Pope's Toilet
Producer
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Co-Producer
José & Pilar
Producer
A Fera na Selva
Associate Producer
The Water Law
Executive Producer
O Filho Eterno
Associate Producer
Xingu
Producer
The Great Green Wall
Producer
El Revenge
Producer
Slam
Associate Producer
Barbaric Acts
Associate Producer
Not by Chance
Producer
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
Producer
From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
Producer
Ousmane
Executive Producer
Antônia
Co-Producer
Up Against Them All
Producer
The Meaning of Life
Producer
Cosmos
Executive Producer
