Fernando Meirelles
Born in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil — Nov 09 1955
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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…
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Fernando Meirelles's Credits
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Brava Gente
Directing
City of God
Directing
Sugar
Production
Amor com Amor Se Paga
Art
The Sympathizer
Directing
The Constant Gardener
Directing
The Illusionist
Art
Blindness
Directing
City of God: The Fight Rages On
Production
City of Men
Directing
Sound & Fury
Directing
Rá-Tim-Bum
Directing
Trash
Production
A Comédia da Vida Privada
Directing
360
Directing
Joint Venture
Directing
Marighella
Production
Happily Ever After?
Directing
The Two Popes
Directing
Children of the Church Steps
Production
Critic
Self
Rio, I Love You
Directing
City of Men
Production
7 Prisoners
Production
Zoom
Production
Loop
Production
Rivers of Fate
Production
Antonia
Writing
Xingu
Production
VIPs
Production
Buscapé
Production
Eduardo and Monica
Production
Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas
Creator
Beast Race
Directing
Here Comes the Flood
Directing
The Pope's Toilet
Production
Adrift
Production
Waste Land
Production
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Self
Sócrates
Production
Liquid Truth
Production
José & Pilar
Production
The Wise Ones
Directing
Stronger Than The World
Production
Antônia
Production
Slam
Production
O Filho Eterno
Production
Brasil Animado
The Last of the Tribe
Production
A Fera na Selva
Production
Untitled Elza Soares Biopic
Production
492: A Man Called Death
Production
El Revenge
Production
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
Directing
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
Not by Chance
Production
Palace II
Directing
Urubus
Production
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Production
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
Sound & Fury: Film
Directing
Olhar Eletrônico
Directing
Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
Production
Cidade dos Homens Palace II
Visual Effects
Tempos de Barbárie – Ato I: Terapia de Vingança
Production
The Great Green Wall
Production
The Water Law
Production
Up Against Them All
Production
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
Self
Maids
Directing
E No Meio Passa Um Trem
Directing
Brasília
Directing
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
Himself
Comercial
From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
Production
The Meaning of Life
Production
Cosmos
Production
Amanhecer
Directing
Marly Normal
Directing
The Nutty Boy 2
Directing
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
Directing
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
Self
Ousmane
Production
7 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrões
Himself