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Fernando Ferreira Meirelles 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 eventually 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 Netflix.
Born
Wednesday, 09 November 1955
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Nessun nome nei titoli di coda | Self | 2020 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
Brasil Animado | Self | 2011 |
José and Pilar | Self | 2010 |
Crítico | Self / Himself | 2008 |
The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2004 |
Shootout | Self | 2003 |
City of Men | (voice) | 2002 |
A Floresta Feliz | (voice) | 2000 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Nessun nome nei titoli di coda | Self | 2020 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
Brasil Animado | Self | 2011 |
José and Pilar | Self | 2010 |
Crítico | Self / Himself | 2008 |
The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2004 |
Shootout | Self | 2003 |
City of Men | (voice) | 2002 |
A Floresta Feliz | (voice) | 2000 |
Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum | Passarinho | 1994 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Sympathizer | 2024 |
Sugar | 2024 |
Sala de Roteiro | 2020 |
The Two Popes | 2019 |
Joint Venture | 2019 |
The Wise Ones | 2015 |
Rio, I Love You | 2014 |
360 | 2012 |
Som e Fúria: O Filme | 2009 |
Blindness | 2008 |
The Constant Gardener | 2005 |
City of Men | 2002 |
City of God | 2002 |
Maids | 2001 |
The Nutty Boy 2 | 1998 |
A Comedy of Private Lives | 1995 |
Rá-Tim-Bum | 1989 |
Olhar Eletrônico | 1986 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Sugar | 2024 |
Blue Carbon | 2023 |
The Outpost | 2023 |
Eduardo and Monica | 2022 |
7 Prisoners | 2021 |
Loop | 2021 |
Marighella | 2021 |
The Great Green Wall | 2019 |
Socrates | 2018 |
Mulheres Alteradas | 2018 |
492: A Man Called Death | 2017 |
Exodus | 2017 |
A Fera na Selva | 2017 |
El Revenge | 2017 |
O Filho Eterno | 2016 |
Mais Forte que o Mundo: A História de José Aldo | 2016 |
Zoom | 2015 |
A Lei da Água (Novo Código Florestal) | 2015 |
The Wise Ones | 2015 |
Trash | 2014 |
Elena | 2012 |
Tropicália | 2012 |
Xingu | 2012 |
Father's Chair | 2012 |
VIPs | 2011 |
José and Pilar | 2010 |
Waste Land | 2010 |
Som e Fúria: O Filme | 2009 |
Adrift | 2009 |
City of Men | 2007 |
Not by Chance | 2007 |
The Pope's Toilet | 2007 |
Antonia | 2007 |
Antônia | 2006 |
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation | 2006 |
Ginga: The Soul of Brasilian Football | 2005 |
Up Against Them All | 2004 |
City of Men | 2002 |
Independent Lens | 1999 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2006 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
2004 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |