Walter Salles
Directing
1956-04-12 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Filmography
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
2026 · Movie
Cyclone
2025 · Movie
Films to Die For
2025 · Movie
The Secret Agent
2025 · Movie
Manas
2025 · Movie
I'm Still Here
2024 · Movie
New World
2024 · Movie
Noah's Ark
2024 · Movie
The Movie Teller
2023 · Movie
Mariner of the Mountains
2023 · Movie
Narcissus Off Duty
2020 · Movie
Burning Night
2020 · Movie
Homing
2019 · Movie
The Freitas Brothers
2019 · Series
Unremember
2019 · Movie
Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
2018 · Movie
When the Earth Trembles
2017 · Movie
Where Has Time Gone?
2017 · Movie
Aquarius
2016 · Movie
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
2016 · Movie
From Afar
2015 · Movie
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 · Movie
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
2013 · Movie
Habi, The Foreigner
2013 · Movie
On the Road
2012 · Movie
Construção
2011 · Movie
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
2010 · Movie
Eye of the Storm
2009 · Movie
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Movie
Linha de Passe
2008 · Movie
Café de los maestros
2008 · Movie
Lion's Den
2008 · Movie
Critic
2008 · Movie
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 · Movie
8,944 km from Cannes
2007 · Movie
Love for Sale
2006 · Movie
Born and Bred
2006 · Movie
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Movie
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'
2005 · Movie
Lower City
2005 · Movie
Dark Water
2005 · Movie
Hermanas
2005 · Movie
The Motorcycle Diaries
2004 · Movie
Traveling with Che Guevara
2004 · Movie
Madame Satã
2002 · Movie
El bonaerense
2002 · Movie
City of God
2002 · Movie
At the Edge of the Earth
2002 · Movie
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
2002 · Movie
Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic
2002 · Movie
Behind the Sun
2001 · Movie
A Linguagem do Cinema
2001 · Movie
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
1999 · Movie
Midnight
1998 · Movie
Central Station
1998 · Movie
Foreign Land
1996 · Movie
Socorro Nobre
1995 · Movie
Visão do Paraíso
1995 · Movie
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
1995 · Movie
João & Antônio
1992 · Movie
Circuladô
1992 · Movie
High Art
1991 · Movie
Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo
1989 · Movie
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
1989 · Movie
China, o Império do Centro
1987 · Movie
Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
1987 · Movie
The Oscars
1953 · Series