Fernando Meirelles
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.
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Fotos
Filme (70)

The Take
2027 · Director, Producer
Why Not?
2026 · Self

Beast Race
2026 · Director, Producer

From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
2025 · Producer

Barbaric Acts
2023 · Associate Producer

Slam
2023 · Associate Producer

Buscapé
2022 · Executive Producer

Eduardo and Monica
2022 · Associate Producer

7 Gefangene
2021 · Producer

Urubus
2021 · Executive Producer

The Meaning of Life
2021 · Producer

Ousmane
2021 · Executive Producer

Marighella
2021 · Associate Producer

The Great Green Wall
2020 · Producer

Die zwei Päpste
2019 · Director

Loop
2019 · Associate Producer

Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
2019

Socrates
2018 · Executive Producer

Liquid Truth
2017 · Associate Producer

492: A Man Called Death
2017 · Associate Producer

VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
2017 · Self

A Fera na Selva
2017 · Associate Producer

El Revenge
2017 · Producer

O Filho Eterno
2016 · Associate Producer

Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing
2016 · Producer

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
2016 · Director

Stronger Than the World
2016 · Associate Producer

Zoom - Good Girl Gone Bad
2016 · Executive Producer

Cosmos
2015 · Executive Producer, Director

Desechos y esperanza
2014 · Executive Producer

Rio, I Love You
2014 · Director

The Water Law
2014 · Executive Producer

360. Juego de destinos
2012 · Director

Xingu
2012 · Producer

O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
2011 · Self

VIPs
2011 · Producer

Brasil Animado
2011

José & Pilar
2010 · Producer

Sound & Fury: Film
2010 · Producer, Director, Writer

Waste Land
2010 · Executive Producer

Comercial
2010

Amanhecer
2010 · Director

Adrift
2009 · Producer

Die Stadt der Blinden
2008 · Director

Critic
2008 · Self

City of Men
2007 · Producer

Not by Chance
2007 · Producer

El Baño del Papa
2007 · Producer

Antônia
2007 · Co-Producer

Das Jahr, als meine Eltern im Urlaub waren
2006 · Co-Producer

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006 · Self

Der ewige Gärtner
2005 · Director

Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2005

Up Against Them All
2004 · Producer

Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
2003 · Himself

City of God
2002 · Director

Domesticas
2001 · Director, Screenplay

Palace II
2000 · Director

Cidade dos Homens Palace II
2000 · Roto Supervisor
E No Meio Passa Um Trem
1998 · Director

The Nutty Boy 2
1998 · Director
Olhar Eletrônico
1986 · Director

Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
1983 · Director
Brasília
1983 · Director

Marly Normal
1983 · Director
7 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrões
· Himself

Operação Lorca, o bailado
· Himself

Elza: A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
· Producer
The Last of the Tribe
· Executive Producer

Art
· Director
Serien (20)

Ströme des Schicksals
2025 · Producer, Director

Die vier von Candelária
2024 · Executive Producer

City of God - Der Kampf geht weiter
2024 · Producer

El simpatizante
2024 · Director

John Sugar
2024 · Executive Producer, Director

Joint Venture
2019 · Director

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self

The Wise Ones
2015 · Director

Happily Ever After?
2015 · Director, Producer

Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas
2012 · Creator

The Illusionist
2011 · Production Design

Sound & Fury
2009 · Director, Producer, Creator

Antônia
2006 · Screenplay, Producer

City of Men
2002 · Writer, Director, Creator

Brava Gente
2000 · Director, Writer

Evil Angel
1997 · Scenic Artist

A Comédia da Vida Privada
1994 · Director

Rá-Tim-Bum
1990 · Director

Amor com Amor Se Paga
1984 · Set Designer

The South Bank Show
1978 · Self
