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Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Meirelles

Actor, Director, Writer

Born November 9, 1955 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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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.

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55 wins and 40 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

40

Type

Year

Nessun nome nei titoli di coda Poster

Nessun nome nei titoli di coda Documentary2020Self

Passages Poster

Passages Documentary2019

Hollywood Insider Poster

Hollywood Insider TV Series2018Self

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter Poster

Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter TV Series2015Self

55th BFI London Film Festival Poster

55th BFI London Film Festival TV Special2011Self

Brasil Animado Poster

Brasil Animado Feature Film2011Self

O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois Poster

O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois Documentary2011

Roberto Justus Mais Poster

Roberto Justus Mais TV Series2011Self - Guest

José and Pilar Poster

José and Pilar Documentary2010Self

A Vision of Blindness Documentary2008Self

Crítico Documentary2008Self

Bokura no jidai Poster

Bokura no jidai TV Series2007Self

Fotograma Poster

Fotograma TV Series2007Self

Side B: How to Make a Feature Film Without Money in Brazil Poster

Side B: How to Make a Feature Film Without Money in Brazil Documentary2007Self

Up Close with Carrie Keagan Poster

Up Close with Carrie Keagan TV Series2007Self

Alberto Iglesias, el músico fiel Documentary2006Self

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of the Constant Gardener Poster

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of the Constant Gardener Documentary2006Self

Invasion of the Ideas Documentary2006Self

John le Carré: From Page to the Screen Documentary2006Self

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 Poster

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 TV Special2006Self - Nominee

XX premios Goya Poster

XX premios Goya TV Special2006Self - Nominee

Embracing Africa: Filming in Kenya Video2005Self

Era Uma Vez Iracema Poster

Era Uma Vez Iracema Feature Film2005

Miradas 2 TV Series2004Self

The 76th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 76th Annual Academy Awards TV Special2004Self - Nominee

Cidade de Deus: Oficina de Atores Poster

Cidade de Deus: Oficina de Atores Documentary2003

Pânico na TV Poster

Pânico na TV TV Series2003Self

Shootout Poster

Shootout TV Series2003Self

City of Men Poster

City of Men TV Series20021 episode, 2005

A Floresta Feliz Poster

A Floresta Feliz Feature Film2000

Programa do Jô Poster

Programa do Jô TV Series2000Self

Comme au cinéma Poster

Comme au cinéma TV Series1998Self

El Magacine TV Series1996Self

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum Poster

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum TV Series1994Passarinho

Días de cine Poster

Días de cine TV Series1991Self - Interviewee

Domingão do Faustão Poster

Domingão do Faustão TV Series1989Self

Cinema 3 Poster

Cinema 3 TV Series1984Self

Fantastic Poster

Fantastic TV Series1973Self

Film '72 Poster

Film '72 TV Series1971Self

Here Is Something Beautiful (Etc. DocumentarySelf

Director

27

Type

Year

Beast Race Poster

Beast Race Feature Film2026

Here Comes the Flood Poster

Here Comes the Flood Feature Film2026

Sugar TV Series2024

The Sympathizer Poster

The Sympathizer Mini-Series2024

Sala de Roteiro Poster

Sala de Roteiro TV Series2020

Joint Venture Poster

Joint Venture TV Series2019

The Two Popes Poster

The Two Popes Feature Film2019

Olhar Eletrônico Poster

Olhar Eletrônico Documentary2016

Felizes para Sempre? Poster

Felizes para Sempre? Mini-Series2015

The Wise Ones Poster

The Wise Ones Mini-Series2015

Rio, I Love You Poster

Rio, I Love You Feature Film2014

360 Feature Film2011

Brazukas TV Series2011

Som e Fúria: O Filme Poster

Som e Fúria: O Filme Feature Film2009

Sound & Fury Poster

Sound & Fury TV Series2009

Blindness Poster

Blindness Feature Film2008

The Constant Gardener Poster

The Constant Gardener Feature Film2005

City of God Poster

City of God Feature Film2002

City of Men Poster

City of Men TV Series2002

Maids Feature Film2001

Brava Gente Poster

Brava Gente TV Series2000

E no meio passa um trem Poster

E no meio passa um trem Short Film1998

The Nutty Boy 2 Poster

The Nutty Boy 2 Feature Film1998

A Comedy of Private Lives Poster

A Comedy of Private Lives TV Series1995

Rá-Tim-Bum Poster

Rá-Tim-Bum TV Series1989

Brasília Poster

Brasília Documentary1983

Marly Normal Poster

Marly Normal Documentary1983

Writer

6

Type

Year

Som e Fúria: O Filme Poster

Som e Fúria: O Filme Feature Film2009

Sound & Fury Poster

Sound & Fury TV Series2009

Antônia TV Series2006

City of Men Poster

City of Men TV Series2002

Maids Feature Film2001

Rá-Tim-Bum Poster

Rá-Tim-Bum TV Series1989

Producer

54

Type

Year

Beast Race Poster

Beast Race Feature Film2026

Here Comes the Flood Poster

Here Comes the Flood Feature Film2026

Raul Seixas: Let Me Sing Poster

Raul Seixas: Let Me Sing Mini-Series2025

Children of the Church Steps Poster

Children of the Church Steps Mini-Series2024

City of God: The Fight Rages On Poster

City of God: The Fight Rages On TV Series2024

Sugar TV Series2024

Blue Carbon: Nature's Hidden Power Poster

Blue Carbon: Nature's Hidden Power Feature Film2023

The Outpost Poster

The Outpost Feature Film2023

The Meaning of Life Poster

The Meaning of Life Documentary2022

7 Prisoners Poster

7 Prisoners Feature Film2021

Eduardo and Monica Poster

Eduardo and Monica Feature Film2020

Loop Feature Film2020

Vultures Poster

Vultures Feature Film2020

Joint Venture Poster

Joint Venture TV Series2019

Marighella Poster

Marighella Feature Film2019

The Great Green Wall Poster

The Great Green Wall Documentary2019

Mulheres Alteradas Poster

Mulheres Alteradas Feature Film2018

Socrates Poster

Socrates Feature Film2018

01.09 Mini-Series2017

492: A Man Called Death Poster

492: A Man Called Death Feature Film2017

A Fera na Selva Poster

A Fera na Selva Feature Film2017

Exodus Documentary2017

El Revenge Poster

El Revenge Feature Film2016

Mais Forte que o Mundo: A História de José Aldo Poster

Mais Forte que o Mundo: A História de José Aldo Feature Film2016

O Filho Eterno Poster

O Filho Eterno Feature Film2016

A Lei da Água (Novo Código Florestal) Poster

A Lei da Água (Novo Código Florestal) Documentary2015

Felizes para Sempre? Poster

Felizes para Sempre? Mini-Series2015

The Wise Ones Poster

The Wise Ones Mini-Series2015

Zoom Feature Film2015

Trash Feature Film2014

A Verdade de Cada Um TV Series2013

Contos do Edgar Poster

Contos do Edgar Mini-Series2013

Elena Documentary2012

Trabalho Duro Poster

Trabalho Duro Mini-Series2012

Tropicália Poster

Tropicália Documentary2012

Brazukas TV Series2011

Xingu Feature Film2011

José and Pilar Poster

José and Pilar Documentary2010

VIPs Feature Film2010

Waste Land Poster

Waste Land Documentary2010

Adrift Feature Film2009

Som e Fúria: O Filme Poster

Som e Fúria: O Filme Feature Film2009

Sound & Fury Poster

Sound & Fury TV Series2009

A Vision of Blindness Documentary2008

City of Men Poster

City of Men Feature Film2007

Not by Chance Poster

Not by Chance Feature Film2007

The Pope's Toilet Poster

The Pope's Toilet Feature Film2007

Antônia TV Series2006

Antonia Feature Film2006

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation Poster

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation Feature Film2006

Ginga: The Soul of Brasilian Football Poster

Ginga: The Soul of Brasilian Football Documentary2005

Up Against Them All Poster

Up Against Them All Feature Film2004

City of Men Poster

City of Men TV Series2002

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

Thanks

11

Type

Year

Neurotic Quest for Serenity Poster

Neurotic Quest for Serenity Feature Film2017

Step to the Line Poster

Step to the Line Short Film2017

Entre Idas e Vindas Poster

Entre Idas e Vindas Feature Film2016

A Grande Vitória Poster

A Grande Vitória Feature Film2014

Junho: O Mês que Abalou o Brasil Poster

Junho: O Mês que Abalou o Brasil Documentary2014

O Amuleto do Dragão Poster

O Amuleto do Dragão Short Film2013

The Golden Dream Poster

The Golden Dream Feature Film2013

Phoenix Short Film2012

The Sign of the City Poster

The Sign of the City Feature Film2007

Freeman Short Film2004

Speaker Phone Poster

Speaker Phone Feature Film2003

Editorial Department

1

Ato, Atalho e Vento Poster

Ato, Atalho e Vento Feature Film2014

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