
Fernando Meirelles
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.
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Acting (9 movies)

Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
2003

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

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

VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
2017

Brasil Animado
2011

Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
2005

Critic
2008

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

Comercial
2010
Directing (18 movies)

The Constant Gardener
2005

Blindness
2008

Maids
2001

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
2016

360
2012

Rio, I Love You
2014

The Nutty Boy 2
1998

Cosmos
2015

Palace II
2000

City of God
2002
Brasília
1983

Sound & Fury: Film
2010
Olhar Eletrônico
1986

Amanhecer
2010

Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
1983

The Two Popes
2019

Marly Normal
1983
E No Meio Passa Um Trem
1998
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Maids | 2001 | Screenplay |
| Up Against Them All | 2004 | Producer |
| The Pope's Toilet | 2007 | Producer |
| Not by Chance | 2007 | Producer |
| City of Men | 2007 | Producer |
| Adrift | 2009 | Producer |
| Waste Land | 2010 | Executive Producer |
| Sound & Fury: Film | 2010 | Producer |
| Sound & Fury: Film | 2010 | Writer |
| José & Pilar | 2010 | Producer |
| VIPs | 2011 | Producer |
| Xingu | 2012 | Producer |
| The Water Law | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Trash | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Cosmos | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| Zoom | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing | 2016 | Producer |
| El Revenge | 2017 | Producer |
| Sócrates | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| The Great Green Wall | 2020 | Producer |
| Ousmane | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| The Meaning of Life | 2021 | Producer |
| Urubus | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| 7 Prisoners | 2021 | Producer |
| Buscapé | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| From Nowhere - A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe | 2025 | Producer |