Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Meirelles

Birthday: 1955-11-09

Place of Birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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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Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores

Documentary on the preparation of actors for "City of God"....

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

The Constant Gardener featurette....

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

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VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016
VIVA - The opening Ceremony Documentary of Rio 2016

For the first time ever, experience the work of a nation as it host the world and puts on a show lik...

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Brasil Animado
Brasil Animado

The story of Stress & Relax: a businessman who thinks only of money and a film director who lives fo...

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Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema

A making-of directed by Bodanzky himself, the documentary discusses the language of the film Iracema...

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Critic
Critic

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observe...

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

Passages showcases Brazilian films in which the utilisation of artforms and media such as literature...

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Comercial
Comercial

The documentary “Comercial” brings a portrait of Brazilian advertising, from the perspective of the ...

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7 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrões
7 lições que se aprendem com as crianças, os loucos e os ladrões

documentary about the theft by students of the Flávio de Carvalho's Monument to Garcia Lorca...

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