Fernando Meirelles
Directing
1955-11-09 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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.
Filmography
TheatersOperação Lorca, o bailado
2026 · Movie
Why Not?
2026 · Movie
Beast Race
2026 · Movie
From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
2025 · Movie
Rivers of Fate
2025 · Series
Children of the Church Steps
2024 · Series
City of God: The Fight Rages On
2024 · Series
The Sympathizer
2024 · Series
Sugar
2024 · Series
Barbaric Acts
2023 · Movie
Slam
2023 · Movie
Buscapé
2022 · Movie
Eduardo and Monica
2022 · Movie
7 Prisoners
2021 · Movie
Urubus
2021 · Movie
The Meaning of Life
2021 · Movie
Ousmane
2021 · Movie
Marighella
2021 · Movie
The Great Green Wall
2020 · Movie
The Two Popes
2019 · Movie
Loop
2019 · Movie
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
2019 · Movie
Joint Venture
2019 · Series
Socrates
2018 · Movie
Liquid Truth
2017 · Movie
492: A Man Called Death
2017 · Movie
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
2017 · Movie
A Fera na Selva
2017 · Movie
El Revenge
2017 · Movie
O Filho Eterno
2016 · Movie
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
2016 · Movie
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
2016 · Movie
Stronger Than The World
2016 · Movie
Zoom
2016 · Movie
Cosmos
2015 · Movie
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Series
The Wise Ones
2015 · Series
Happily Ever After?
2015 · Series
Trash
2014 · Movie
Rio, I Love You
2014 · Movie
The Water Law
2014 · Movie
360
2012 · Movie
Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas
2012 · Series
Xingu
2012 · Movie
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
2011 · Movie
The Illusionist
2011 · Series
VIPs
2011 · Movie
Brasil Animado
2011 · Movie
José & Pilar
2010 · Movie
Sound & Fury: Film
2010 · Movie
Waste Land
2010 · Movie
Amanhecer
2010 · Movie
Comercial
2010 · Movie
Adrift
2009 · Movie
Sound & Fury
2009 · Series
Blindness
2008 · Movie
Critic
2008 · Movie
City of Men
2007 · Movie
Not by Chance
2007 · Movie
The Pope's Toilet
2007 · Movie
Antônia
2007 · Movie
Antonia
2006 · Series
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
2006 · Movie
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006 · Movie
The Constant Gardener
2005 · Movie
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2005 · Movie
Up Against Them All
2004 · Movie
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
2003 · Movie
City of Men
2002 · Series
City of God
2002 · Movie
Maids
2001 · Movie
Cidade dos Homens Palace II
2000 · Movie
Palace II
2000 · Movie
Brava Gente
2000 · Series
E No Meio Passa Um Trem
1998 · Movie
The Nutty Boy 2
1998 · Movie
Evil Angel
1997 · Series
A Comédia da Vida Privada
1994 · Series
Rá-Tim-Bum
1990 · Series
Olhar Eletrônico
1986 · Movie
Amor com Amor Se Paga
1984 · Series
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
1983 · Movie
Marly Normal
1983 · Movie
Brasília
1983 · Movie
The South Bank Show
1978 · Series
The Take
Movie
Art
Movie
Elza: A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
Movie
The Last of the Tribe
Movie
7 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrões
Movie