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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fernando Meirelles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
Critic
(Self)
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
Comercial
7 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrões
(Himself)
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
(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
(Writer)
Sound & Fury: Film
(Director)
Brasília
(Director)
Sound & Fury: Film
(Producer)
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)
Trash
(Executive Producer)
cidade dos homens Palace II
(Roto Supervisor)
Here Comes the Flood
(Director)
Here Comes the Flood
(Producer)
Untitled Elza Soares Biopic
(Producer)
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
(Co-Producer)
Tempos de Barbárie – Ato I: Terapia de Vingança
(Associate Producer)
From Nowhere - A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
(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
(Director)
City of Men
(Writer)
A Comédia da Vida Privada
(Director)
Rá-Tim-Bum
(Director)
Brava Gente
(Director)
Sound & Fury
(Director)
Happily Ever After?
(Director)
The Wise Ones
(Director)
Joint Venture
(Director)
City of God: The Fight Rages On
(Producer)
Rivers of Fate
(Producer)
Children of the Church Steps
(Executive Producer)
Happily Ever After?
(Producer)
Sound & Fury
(Producer)
Brava Gente
(Writer)
Rivers of Fate
(Director)
City of Men
(Creator)
Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas
(Creator)
Sound & Fury
(Creator)