Fernando Meirelles

Biography

Fernando Meirelles (born November 9, 1955 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director in 2004 for his work in the Brazilian film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films. He was also nominated for the Golden Globe Best Director award in 2005 for The Constant Gardener.

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The Sympathizer

(2024) Director

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The Illusionist

(2011) Production Design

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City of God

(2002) Director

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A Comédia da Vida Privada

(1994) Director

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Happily Ever After?

(2015) Director

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Brava Gente

(2000) Director

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The Two Popes

(2019) Director

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7 Prisoners

(2021) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	N/A	Passages 2019-10-21 Movie
2015	Self	Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2015-08-02 TV Show
2011	Self	O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois 2011-07-27 Movie
	N/A	Brasil Animado 2011-01-21 Movie
2010	N/A	Comercial 2010-01-01 Movie
2008	Self	Crítico 2008-01-28 Movie
2006	Self	Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener 2006-01-10 Movie
2005	N/A	Era Uma Vez Iracema 2005-07-14 Movie
2003	Himself	Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores 2003-01-01 Movie
1978	Self	The South Bank Show 1978-01-14 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Associate Producer	Slam 2023-06-22 Movie
2022	Executive Producer	Buscapé 2022-09-12 Movie
	Associate Producer	Eduardo and Monica 2022-01-20 Movie
2021	Producer	7 Prisoners 2021-10-22 Movie
	Executive Producer	Urubus 2021-10-21 Movie
	Executive Producer	Ousmane 2021-09-11 Movie
	Associate Producer	Marighella 2021-01-29 Movie
2020	Producer	The Great Green Wall 2020-10-22 Movie
2019	Associate Producer	Loop 2019-11-27 Movie
2018	Executive Producer	Sócrates 2018-09-21 Movie
2017	Associate Producer	Liquid Truth 2017-10-19 Movie
	Associate Producer	492: A Man Called Death 2017-10-10 Movie
	Associate Producer	A Fera na Selva 2017-09-01 Movie
	Producer	El Revenge 2017-03-16 Movie
2016	Associate Producer	O Filho Eterno 2016-12-01 Movie
	Producer	Exodus: Where I Come from Is Disappearing 2016-10-09 Movie
	Associate Producer	Stronger Than The World: The Story of José Aldo 2016-06-16 Movie
2015	Executive Producer	Cosmos 2015-12-17 Movie
2014	Executive Producer	The Water Law 2014-08-31 Movie
2012	Producer	Xingu 2012-04-06 Movie
2011	Producer	VIPs 2011-03-25 Movie
2010	Producer	José & Pilar 2010-10-18 Movie
	Executive Producer	Waste Land 2010-01-24 Movie
2009	Producer	Adrift 2009-07-31 Movie
2007	Producer	City of Men 2007-08-31 Movie
	Producer	Not by Chance 2007-06-07 Movie
	Producer	The Pope's Toilet 2007-05-21 Movie
	Co-Producer	Antônia 2007-02-09 Movie
2006	Producer	Antonia 2006-11-17 TV Show
2004	Producer	Up Against Them All 2004-02-01 Movie
	Executive Producer	Sugar TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Director	The Two Popes 2019-11-27 Movie
	Director	Joint Venture 2019-08-04 TV Show
2016	Director	Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony 2016-08-05 Movie
2015	Director	Cosmos 2015-12-17 Movie
	Director	The Wise Ones 2015-04-10 TV Show
	Director	Happily Ever After? 2015-01-26 TV Show
2014	Director	Rio, I Love You 2014-09-12 Movie
2012	Director	360 2012-07-25 Movie
2010	Co-Director	Amanhecer 2010-01-01 Movie
2008	Director	Blindness 2008-05-14 Movie
2005	Director	The Constant Gardener 2005-08-31 Movie
2002	Director	City of Men 2002-10-15 TV Show
	Director	City of God 2002-08-30 Movie
2001	Director	Domésticas 2001-01-25 Movie
2000	Director	Palace II 2000-12-28 Movie
	Director	Brava Gente 2000-12-26 TV Show
1998	Director	E No Meio Passa Um Trem 1998-07-16 Movie
	Director	The Nutty Boy 2 1998-07-10 Movie
1994	Director	A Comédia da Vida Privada 1994-08-03 TV Show
1983	Director	Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio 1983-06-07 Movie
	Director	Marly Normal 1983-06-01 Movie
	Director	The Sympathizer TV Show
	Director	Cidade de Deus: A Série TV Show
	Director	Sugar TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2012	Creator	Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas 2012-04-06 TV Show
2009	Creator	Sound & Fury 2009-07-07 TV Show
2002	Creator	City of Men 2002-10-15 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Production Design	The Illusionist 2011-07-12 TV Show
1984	Set Designer	Amor com Amor Se Paga 1984-03-19 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Screenplay	Antonia 2006-11-17 TV Show
2002	Writer	City of Men 2002-10-15 TV Show
2001	Screenplay	Domésticas 2001-01-25 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv