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.
Known For
City of God
(2002)
Director
Blindness
(2008)
Director
The Constant Gardener
(2005)
Director
The Two Popes
(2019)
Director
360
(2012)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
(1983)
Director
Marly Normal
(1983)
Director
The Nutty Boy 2
(1998)
Director
E No Meio Passa Um Trem
(1998)
Director
Palace II
(2000)
Director
Domésticas
(2001)
Director
City of God
(2002)
Director
The Constant Gardener
(2005)
Director
Blindness
(2008)
Director
Amanhecer
(2010)
Co-Director
360
(2012)
Director
Rio, I Love You
(2014)
Director
Cosmos
(2015)
Director
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony
(2016)
Director
The Two Popes
(2019)
Director
Acting
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
(2003)
Himself
Era Uma Vez Iracema
(2005)
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
(2006)
Self
Crítico
(2008)
Self
Comercial
(2010)
Brasil Animado
(2011)
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
(2011)
Self
Passages
(2019)
Writing
Production
Up Against Them All
(2004)
Producer
City of Men
(2007)
Producer
Antônia
(2007)
Co-Producer
Not by Chance
(2007)
Producer
The Pope's Toilet
(2007)
Producer
Adrift
(2009)
Producer
Waste Land
(2010)
Executive Producer
José & Pilar
(2010)
Producer
VIPs
(2011)
Producer
Xingu
(2012)
Producer
The Water Law
(2014)
Executive Producer
Cosmos
(2015)
Executive Producer
O Filho Eterno
(2016)
Associate Producer
Stronger Than The World: The Story of José Aldo
(2016)
Associate Producer
Exodus: Where I Come from Is Disappearing
(2016)
Producer
El Revenge
(2017)
Producer
Liquid Truth
(2017)
Associate Producer
492: A Man Called Death
(2017)
Associate Producer
A Fera na Selva
(2017)
Associate Producer
Sócrates
(2018)
Executive Producer
Loop
(2019)
Associate Producer
The Great Green Wall
(2020)
Producer
Marighella
(2021)
Associate Producer
7 Prisoners
(2021)
Producer
Urubus
(2021)
Executive Producer
Ousmane
(2021)
Executive Producer
Buscapé
(2022)
Executive Producer
Eduardo and Monica
(2022)
Associate Producer
Slam
(2023)
Associate Producer