About

Known credits:
74
Birthday:
1955-11-09
Place of birth:
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Fernando Meirelles

Overview

Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (Portuguese: [feʁˈnɐ̃du mejˈɾɛlis]; born 9 November 1955; São Paulo) 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. 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.

Known for

Acting
2019 Passages: Travelling in and out of Film through Brazilian Geography Actor N/A
N/A
2017 VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016 Actor Self 59
Average
2011 O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois Actor Self N/A
N/A
2011 Brasil Animado Actor 58
Average
2010 Comercial Actor N/A
N/A
2008 Crítico Actor Self 59
Average
2006 Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener Actor Self 58
Average
2005 Era Uma Vez Iracema Actor N/A
N/A
2003 Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores Actor Himself N/A
N/A

Directing
2019 The Two Popes Directing Director 72
Good
2016 Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World Directing Director 59
Average
2015 Cosmos Directing Director 59
Average
2015 The Wise Ones Directing Director 69
Fair
2015 Happily Ever After? Directing Director 70
Good
2014 Rio, I Love You Directing Director 58
Average
2012 360 Directing Director 58
Average
2010 Amanhecer Directing Co-Director N/A
N/A
2009 Sound & Fury Directing Director N/A
N/A
2008 Blindness Directing Director 63
Fair
2005 The Constant Gardener Directing Director 67
Fair
2002 City of God Directing Director 82
Very good
2001 Maids Directing Director 59
Average
2000 Palace II Directing Director 59
Average
2000 Brava Gente Directing Director 69
Fair
1998 E No Meio Passa Um Trem Directing Director N/A
N/A
1998 The Nutty Boy 2 Directing Director 58
Average
1994 A Comédia da Vida Privada Directing Director 70
Good
1983 Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio Directing Director 59
Average
1983 Marly Normal Directing Director N/A
N/A
Animal Race Directing Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2009 Sound & Fury Writing Writer N/A
N/A
2006 Antonia Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
2001 Maids Writing Screenplay 59
Average

Production
2024 Children of the Church Steps Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2024 City of God: The Fight Rages On Production Producer 72
Good
2024 Sugar Production Executive Producer 72
Good
2023 Slam Production Associate Producer N/A
N/A
2022 Buscapé Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2022 Eduardo and Monica Production Associate Producer 61
Fair
2021 7 Prisoners Production Producer 63
Fair
2021 Urubus Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2021 Ousmane Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2021 Marighella Production Associate Producer 62
Fair
2020 The Great Green Wall Production Producer 59
Average
2019 Loop Production Associate Producer 59
Average
2018 Sócrates Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2017 Liquid Truth Production Associate Producer 59
Average
2017 492: A Man Called Death Production Associate Producer 59
Average
2017 A Fera na Selva Production Associate Producer 59
Average
2017 El Revenge Production Producer 59
Average
2016 O Filho Eterno Production Associate Producer 59
Average
2016 Exodus: Where I Come from Is Disappearing Production Producer N/A
N/A
2016 Stronger Than The World Production Associate Producer 60
Fair
2015 Cosmos Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2015 Zoom Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2014 Trash Production Executive Producer 65
Fair
2014 The Water Law Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2012 Xingu Production Producer 60
Fair
2011 VIPs Production Producer 59
Average
2010 José & Pilar Production Producer 60
Fair
2010 Waste Land Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
2009 Adrift Production Producer 59
Average
2009 Sound & Fury Production Producer N/A
N/A
2007 City of Men Production Producer 63
Fair
2007 Not by Chance Production Producer 59
Average
2007 The Pope's Toilet Production Producer 59
Average
2007 Antônia Production Co-Producer 58
Average
2006 Antonia Production Producer 69
Fair
2004 Up Against Them All Production Producer 58
Average
The Last of the Tribe Production Producer N/A
N/A
Pssica Production Producer N/A
N/A

Art
2011 The Illusionist Art Production Design 69
Fair
1984 Amor com Amor Se Paga Art Set Designer 69
Fair

Visual Effects
2000 cidade dos homens Palace II Visual Effects Roto Supervisor N/A
N/A