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Aliases: 페르난두 메이렐리스

Gender: Male

Place of birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Homepage: https://o2filmes.com/diretores/fernando-meirelles/

Movie Involvements: 65

TV Involvements: 26


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

City of God
Average
8

City of God

(2002) Director
Sugar
Average
7

Sugar

(2024) Director
The Constant Gardener
Average
7

The Constant Gardener

(2005) Director
Brava Gente
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8

Brava Gente

(2000) Writer
Waste Land
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8

Waste Land

(2010) Executive Producer
Amor com Amor Se Paga
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7

Amor com Amor Se Paga

(1984) Set Designer
The Two Popes
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8

The Two Popes

(2019) Director
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Average
7

Acting

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2025 Producer
2024 Executive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
2023 Associate Producer
Associate Producer
2022 Executive Producer
Associate Producer
2021 Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
2020 Producer
2019 Associate Producer
2018 Executive Producer
2017 Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Producer
2016 Associate Producer
Producer
Associate Producer
Executive Producer
2015 Executive Producer
Producer
2014 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2012 Producer
2011 Producer
2010 Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
2009 Producer
Producer
2007 Producer
Producer
Producer
Co-Producer
2006 Producer
Co-Producer
2004 Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Creator

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
2011 Production Design
1984 Set Designer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2010 Writer
2006 Screenplay
2002 Writer
2001 Screenplay
2000 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year Role Movie/Tv
2000 Roto Supervisor
Year Role Movie/Tv

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