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Fernando Meirelles

Born 1955-11-09

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.

Known for

City of God 2002 · 8.6 The Constant Gardener 2005 · 7.3 The Two Popes 2019 · 7.6 Blindness 2008 · 6.5 Trash 2014 · 7.1 360 2012 · 6.1 City of Men 2007 · 7.2 7 Prisoners 2021 · 7.2 Waste Land 2010 · 7.8 Adrift 2009 · 6.7 Zoom 2016 · 6.0 Rio, I Love You 2014 · 5.2 The Great Green Wall 2020 · 7.0 Animal Race 2026 · 6.1