Fernando Meirelles
Directing
Born November 9, 1955 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (Brazilian 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. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for his work in the film. 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 the HBO original series Joint Venture in Brazil. In 2024, he led the directing work for the crime series Sugar and the historical miniseries The Sympathizer.
Filmography
Here Comes the Flood
Untitled Elza Soares Biopic
Art
From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
Rivers of Fate
Children of the Church Steps
City of God: The Fight Rages On
The Sympathizer
Sugar
Barbaric Acts
Slam
Buscapé
Eduardo and Monica
7 Prisoners
Urubus
The Meaning of Life
Ousmane
Marighella
The Great Green Wall
The Two Popes
Loop
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
Joint Venture
Socrates
Liquid Truth
492: A Man Called Death
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
Self
A Fera na Selva
El Revenge
O Filho Eterno
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
Stronger Than The World
Zoom
Cosmos
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Wise Ones
Happily Ever After?
Trash
Rio, I Love You
The Water Law
360
Xingu
Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
Self
The Illusionist
VIPs
Brasil Animado
José & Pilar
Sound & Fury: Film
Waste Land
Comercial
Amanhecer
Adrift
Sound & Fury
Blindness
Critic
Self
City of Men
Not by Chance
The Pope's Toilet
Antônia
Antonia
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Self
The Constant Gardener
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
Up Against Them All
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
Himself
City of Men
City of God
Maids
Palace II
Cidade dos Homens Palace II
Brava Gente
The Nutty Boy 2
A Comédia da Vida Privada
Rá-Tim-Bum
Amor com Amor Se Paga
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
Marly Normal
The South Bank Show
Self