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Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Ferreira Meirelles 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. For his work in the film, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. 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 and produced in Brazil the HBO original series Joint Venture and also directed The Two Popes for Netflix.


Aliases
  • Fernando Ferreira Meirelles
English Português - Portugal Português - Brasil

Director

Episode Cidade dos Homens
Cidade de Deus
2002
Episode Cidade dos Homens
Uólace e João Victor
2002
Series Som & Fúria 2009
Episode Cidade dos Homens
Em Algum Lugar do Futuro
2005
Series Sugar (2024) 2024
Episode The Sympathizer
Give Us Some Good Lines
2024
Episode Brava Gente
O Casamento Enganoso / Um Capricho / Palace II
2000
Episode Cidade dos Homens
Sábado
2003
Episode Sugar (2024)
Boy in the Corner
2024
Episode Sugar (2024)
These People, These Places
2024
Episode Sugar (2024)
Olivia
2024

Writer

Episode Cidade dos Homens
Uólace e João Victor
2002
Episode Cidade dos Homens
Buraco Quente
2003
Episode Cidade dos Homens
Sábado
2003
Episode Cidade dos Homens
A Coroa do Imperador
2002

Guest Star

Episode Conversa com Bial
Fernando Meirelles, Carlos Nobre e Claudio Angelo
2017
Episode Programa do Jô
Fernando Meirelles e Martha Nowill; Leo Jaime
2014
Episode Altas Horas
Letícia Isnard, Fernando Meirelles, Pedro Bial, Péricles e Dinho Ouro Preto
2012