Biography
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.
Filmography
all 78
Movies 60
Producer 35
Director 27
TV Shows 18
self 7
Creator 1
Writer 1
The Sympathizer (2024)
Sugar (2024)
Slam (2023)
Buscapé (2022)
Eduardo and Monica (2022)
7 Prisoners (2021)
Urubus (2021)
The Meaning of Life (2021)
Ousmane (2021)
Marighella (2021)
The Great Green Wall (2020)
Loop (2019)
The Two Popes (2019)
Joint Venture (2019)
Sócrates (2018)
Liquid Truth (2017)
492: A Man Called Death (2017)
A Fera na Selva (2017)
El Revenge (2017)
O Filho Eterno (2016)
Stronger Than The World: The Story of José Aldo (2016)
Cosmos (2015)
The Wise Ones (2015)
Happily Ever After? (2015)
Rio, I Love You (2014)
The Water Law (2014)
360 (2012)
Xingu (2012)
The Illusionist (2011)
VIPs (2011)
José & Pilar (2010)
Sound & Fury: Film (2010)
Waste Land (2010)
Amanhecer (2010)
Adrift (2009)
Sound & Fury (2009)
Blindness (2008)
City of Men (2007)
Not by Chance (2007)
The Pope's Toilet (2007)
Antônia (2007)
Antonia (2006)
Ginga (2005)
Up Against Them All (2004)
City of Men (2002)
City of God (2002)
Maids (2001)
Palace II (2000)
Brava Gente (2000)
The Nutty Boy 2 (1998)
Rá-Tim-Bum (1990)
Olhar Eletrônico (1986)
Amor com Amor Se Paga (1984)
Brasília (1983)
Marly Normal (1983)
The Last of the Tribe
Pssica
Animal Race
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1955-11-09 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
CitizenshipsBrazil
Also Known As페르난두 메이렐리스
AwardsBrazilian Cinema Grand Prize for Best Director, Ordem do Mérito Cultural
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