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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Filmography
Cast Credits
Passages: Travelling in and out of Film through Brazilian Geography
Character:
MOVIE • 2019
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
TV • 2015
O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2011
Brasil Animado
Character:
MOVIE • 2011
Comercial
Character:
MOVIE • 2010
Critic
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2008
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2006
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
Character:
MOVIE • 2005
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2003
The South Bank Show
Character: Self
TV • 1978
7 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrões
Character: Himself
MOVIE • TBA
Crew
Crew Credits
Rivers of Fate
Role: Producer
TV • 2025
Children of the Church Steps
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2024
City of God: The Fight Rages On
Role: Producer
TV • 2024
The Sympathizer
Role: Director
TV • 2024
Sugar
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2024
Sugar
Role: Director
TV • 2024
Tempos de Barbárie – Ato I: Terapia de Vingança
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 2023
Slam
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 2023
Buscapé
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2022
Eduardo and Monica
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 2022
7 Prisoners
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2021
Urubus
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2021
The Meaning of Life
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2021
Ousmane
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2021
Marighella
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 2021
The Great Green Wall
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2020
The Two Popes
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019
Loop
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 2019
Joint Venture
Role: Director
TV • 2019
Sócrates
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2018