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Fernando Meirelles

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 11/09/1955 (68) | São Paulo, São Paulo (Brazil)
Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (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. 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 and produced in Brazil the HBO original series Joint Venture and also directed The Two Popes for ()
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Fernando Meirelles (born November 9, 1955 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director in 2004 for his work in the Brazilian film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films. He was also nominated for the Golden Globe Best Director award in 2005 for The Constant Gardener.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Fernando Meirelles

Ordem do Mérito Cultural Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize for Best Director Academy Award for Best Director 2x European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
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Movies with Fernando Meirelles as Actor(8)

TV Shows/Series with Fernando Meirelles as Actor(2)

Movies with Fernando Meirelles as Crew(37)

Production/Associate Producer2023 Slam
Production/Associate Producer2022 Eduardo and Monica
Production/Associate Producer2021 Marighella
Production/Executive Producer2021 Ousmane
Production/Executive Producer2021 Urubus
Production/Producer2021 7 Prisoners
Production/Producer2020 The Great Green Wall
Production/Associate Producer2019 Loop
Directing/Director2019 The Two Popes
Production/Executive Producer2018 Sócrates
Production/Producer2017 El Revenge
Production/Associate Producer2017 A Fera na Selva
Production/Associate Producer2017 492: A Man Called Death
Production/Associate Producer2017 Liquid Truth
Production/Associate Producer2016 Stronger Than The World: The Story of José Aldo
Production/Associate Producer2016 O Filho Eterno
Directing/Director2014 Rio, I Love You
Production/Executive Producer2014 The Water Law
Production/Producer2012 Father’s Chair
Production/Producer2012 Xingu
Directing/Director2012 360
Production/Producer2011 VIPs
Production/Executive Producer2010 Waste Land
Production/Producer2010 José & Pilar
Directing/Director2008 Blindness
Production/Producer2007 City of Men
Production/Producer2007 Not by Chance
Production/Co-Producer2007 Antônia
Directing/Director2005 The Constant Gardener
Production/Producer2004 Up Against Them All
Directing/Director2002 City of God
Directing/Director2001 Domésticas
Writing/Screenplay2001 Domésticas
Directing/Director2001 Palace II
Directing/Director1998 The Nutty Boy 2
Directing/Director1983 Marly Normal

TV Shows/Series with Fernando Meirelles as Crew(11)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Sugar
Directing/Director2024 Sugar
Directing/Director2019 Joint Venture
Directing/Director2015 The Wise Ones
Art/Production Design2011 The Illusionist
Creator/Creator2009 Sound & Fury
Writing/Screenplay2006 Antonia
Production/Producer2006 Antonia
Creator/Creator2002 City of Men
Directing/Director2000 Brava Gente
Directing/Director1994 A Comédia da Vida Privada

Full Name: Fernando Meirelles
Citizenship: Brazil
Born: Wednesday, 11/09 1955 (November) in São Paulo, São Paulo (Brazil) (current age: 68 years + 141 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN), Portuguese (PT)
Educated at: University of São Paulo
Other names for Fernando Meirelles (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"페르난두 메이렐리스"
Fernando Meirelles frequently works together with these people:
Bel Berlinck (13x, Crew)
Wagner Moura (8x, Actor)
Guel Arraes (6x, Crew)
Emilie Lesclaux (6x, Crew)
César Charlone (6x, Crew)
Douglas Silva (5x, Actor)
Hank Levine (5x, Crew)
Augusto Madeira (5x, Actor)
Tulé Peak (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:52558, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024