Directing
Fernando Meirelles
Born Nov 9, 1955 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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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Directed
The Take
Thriller · Crime
Art
Comedy
Beast Race
2026
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
Rivers of Fate
2025
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
The Sympathizer
2024
Drama · War & Politics
Sugar
2024
Drama · Mystery
The Two Popes
2019
Drama · History
Joint Venture
2019
Drama · Crime
Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World
2016
Documentary
Cosmos
2015
Documentary
The Wise Ones
2015
Drama
Happily Ever After?
2015
Drama
Rio, I Love You
2014
Romance · Drama
360
2012
Drama · Romance
Sound & Fury: Film
2010
Drama
Amanhecer
2010
Drama
Sound & Fury
2009
Drama · Comedy
Blindness
2008
Drama · Mystery · Science Fiction
The Constant Gardener
2005
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
City of Men
2002
Drama
City of God
2002
Drama · Crime
Maids
2001
Drama · Comedy
Palace II
2000
Drama · TV Movie
Brava Gente
2000
Comedy · Drama · Crime
The Nutty Boy 2
1998
Adventure · Comedy · Family
A Comédia da Vida Privada
1994
Comedy
Rá-Tim-Bum
1990
Kids
Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio
1983
Documentary
Marly Normal
1983
Documentary
Written
Antonia
2006
Drama
Acting
Operação Lorca, o bailado
2026
Documentary
Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography
2019
Documentary
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
2017
Documentary
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
2011
Documentary
