10.0
10.0
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
2017
as Self
Fernando Meirelles
Also known as: Fernando Ferreira Meirelles
Nationality:Brazil
Education:University of São Paulo
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (Brazilian Portuguese: [feʁˈnɐ̃du mejˈɾɛlis]; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian filmmaker. He is best known for 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. For his work in the film, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. 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 in Brazil the HBO original series Joint Venture. In 2024, he led directing work for the crime series Sugar and the historical miniseries The Sympathizer.
Filmography (53 movies)
8.4
8.4
City of God
2002
Director
8.2
8.2
The Water Law
2014
Executive Producer
8.0
8.0
Sound & Fury: Film
2010
Writer
7.6
7.6
Waste Land
2010
Executive Producer
7.5
7.5
The Two Popes
2019
Director
7.3
7.3
Xingu
2012
Producer
7.3
7.3
José & Pilar
2010
Producer
7.2
7.2
Urubus
2021
Executive Producer
7.1
7.1
7 Prisoners
2021
Producer
7.1
7.1
Trash
2014
Executive Producer
7.0
7.0
City of Men
2007
Producer
7.0
7.0
Cosmos
2015
Executive Producer
7.0
7.0
The Constant Gardener
2005
Director
6.9
6.9
The Pope's Toilet
2007
Producer
6.9
6.9
Maids
2001
Screenplay
6.8
6.8
Not by Chance
2007
Producer
6.8
6.8
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
2016
Director
6.7
6.7
Beast Race
2026
Producer
6.5
6.5
Blindness
2008
Director
6.4
6.4
VIPs
2011
Producer
6.3
6.3
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
1983
Director
6.2
6.2
El Revenge
2017
Producer
6.2
6.2
The Great Green Wall
2020
Producer
6.2
6.2
Sócrates
2018
Executive Producer
6.0
6.0
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
2003
as Himself
6.0
6.0
Ousmane
2021
Executive Producer
6.0
6.0
Palace II
2000
Director
5.9
5.9
Adrift
2009
Producer
5.8
5.8
Zoom
2016
Executive Producer
5.7
5.7
360
2012
Director
5.4
5.4
Brasil Animado
2011
5.0
5.0
Up Against Them All
2004
Producer
4.8
4.8
Rio, I Love You
2014
Director
4.1
4.1
The Nutty Boy 2
1998
Director
4.0
4.0
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006
as Self
Comercial
2010
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
2019
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
2011
as Self
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2005
7 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrões
TBA
as Himself
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
2016
Producer
Buscapé
2022
Executive Producer
The Last of the Tribe
TBA
Producer
E No Meio Passa Um Trem
1998
Director
Here Comes the Flood
TBA
Director
Brasília
1983
Director
Olhar Eletrônico
1986
Director
Untitled Elza Soares Biopic
TBA
Producer
From Nowhere - A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
2025
Producer
Marly Normal
1983
Director
The Meaning of Life
2021
Producer
Amanhecer
2010
Director
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