Fernando Meirelles
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.
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
(Himself)
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
(Self)
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
(Self)
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
(Self)
Brasil Animado
Era Uma Vez Iracema
Crítico
(Self)
Passages: Travelling in and out of Film through Brazilian Geography
Comercial
The South Bank Show
(Self)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
The Constant Gardener
(Director)
Blindness
(Director)
City of Men
(Producer)
Maids
(Director)
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
(Director)
360
(Director)
Rio, I Love You
(Director)
The Nutty Boy 2
(Director)
7 Prisoners
(Producer)
Urubus
(Executive Producer)
Cosmos
(Executive Producer)
Cosmos
(Director)
The Water Law
(Executive Producer)
Eduardo and Monica
(Associate Producer)
Buscapé
(Executive Producer)
Waste Land
(Executive Producer)
Maids
(Screenplay)
Adrift
(Producer)
Ousmane
(Executive Producer)
Palace II
(Director)
City of God
(Director)
José & Pilar
(Producer)
O Filho Eterno
(Associate Producer)
Animal Race
(Director)
Stronger Than The World: The Story of José Aldo
(Associate Producer)
VIPs
(Producer)
El Revenge
(Producer)
Exodus: Where I Come from Is Disappearing
(Producer)
The Last of the Tribe
(Producer)
The Meaning of Life
(Producer)
Sound & Fury: Film
(Director)
Sound & Fury: Film
(Writer)
Sound & Fury: Film
(Producer)
Brasília
(Director)
Olhar Eletrônico
(Director)
Amanhecer
(Director)
Liquid Truth
(Associate Producer)
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
(Director)
Slam
(Associate Producer)
The Pope's Toilet
(Producer)
The Two Popes
(Director)
492: A Man Called Death
(Associate Producer)
Sócrates
(Executive Producer)
Antônia
(Co-Producer)
Up Against Them All
(Producer)
Not by Chance
(Producer)
The Great Green Wall
(Producer)
Marighella
(Associate Producer)
Loop
(Associate Producer)
Marly Normal
(Director)
Xingu
(Producer)
E No Meio Passa Um Trem
(Director)
A Fera na Selva
(Associate Producer)
Zoom
(Executive Producer)
Antonia
(Screenplay)
Antonia
(Producer)
The Illusionist
(Production Design)
Sugar
(Executive Producer)
Sugar
(Director)
Amor com Amor Se Paga
(Set Designer)
The Sympathizer
(Director)
City of Men
(Writer)
City of Men
(Director)
Brava Gente
(Director)
A Comédia da Vida Privada
(Director)
Happily Ever After?
(Director)
Joint Venture
(Director)
The Wise Ones
(Director)
Sound & Fury
(Director)
Rá-Tim-Bum
(Director)
City of God: The Fight Rages On
(Producer)
Pssica
(Producer)
City of Men
(Creator)
Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas
(Creator)
Sound & Fury
(Creator)