Director

Fernando Meirelles

Directing

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Directed movies: 17Directed series: 9All crew credits: 72

TMDB ID: 8557

IMDb ID: nm0576987

Known for: Directing

Born: November 9, 1955

Age: 70

Place of birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1978 - 2026

Years active: 49

Average TMDB rating: 6.86

Wikidata: Q343293

Also known as

페르난두 메이렐리스

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Director (26)Producer (17)Executive Producer (11)Associate Producer (10)Co-Producer (2)Creator (1)Production Design (1)Roto Supervisor (1)Scenic Artist (1)

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fernando Meirelles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Movies

Directed Movies

Movies directed by Fernando Meirelles.

Beast Race

Director

2026 Movie

The Two Popes

Director

2019 Movie

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World

Director

2016 Movie

Rio, I Love You

Director

2014 Movie

360

Director

2012 Movie

Sound & Fury: Film

Director

2010 Movie

Amanhecer

Director

2010 Movie

Blindness

Director

2008 Movie

The Constant Gardener

Director

2005 Movie

City of God

Director

2002 Movie

Maids

Director

2001 Movie

Palace II

Director

2000 Movie

The Nutty Boy 2

Director

1998 Movie

Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio

Director

1983 Movie

Marly Normal

Director

1983 Movie

Here Comes the Flood

Director

Movie

Art

Director

Movie

Series

Directed Series

Series directed by Fernando Meirelles.

The Sympathizer

Director • 1 eps

2024 Series

Joint Venture

Director • 2 eps

2019 Series

The Wise Ones

Director • 2 eps

2015 Series

Happily Ever After?

Director • 3 eps

2015 Series

Sound & Fury

Director • 4 eps

2009 Series

City of Men

Director • 4 eps

2002 Series

Brava Gente

Director • 1 eps

2000 Series

A Comédia da Vida Privada

Director • 1 eps

1994 Series

Rá-Tim-Bum

Director • 36 eps

1990 Series

Movies

Upcoming Movies

Next announced movie projects with Fernando Meirelles.

In 4 weeks

Operação Lorca, o bailado

as Himself

2026 Movie

Movies

Top Rated Movies

Highest rated movies linked with Fernando Meirelles.

City of God

Director

2002 Movie

Eduardo and Monica

Associate Producer

2022 Movie

Marighella

Associate Producer

2021 Movie

Waste Land

Executive Producer

2010 Movie

The Two Popes

Director

2019 Movie

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

Co-Producer

2006 Movie

Trash

Executive Producer

2014 Movie

7 Prisoners

Producer

2021 Movie

City of Men

Producer

2007 Movie