Fernando Meirelles
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 9, 1955, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Movies
- 44
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.
Upcoming Fernando Meirelles Movies
Operação Lorca, o bailado
2026
October 31, 2026
The Take
Release date TBA
Elza: A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
Release date TBA
Art
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Beast Race | Director, Producer |
| 2025 | From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe | Producer |
| 2021 | 7 Prisoners | Producer |
| 2021 | The Meaning of Life | Producer |
| 2020 | The Great Green Wall | Producer |
| 2019 | The Two Popes | Director |
| 2017 | El Revenge | Producer |
| 2016 | Exodus: Where I come from is disappearing | Producer |
| 2016 | Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World | Director |
| 2015 | Cosmos | Director |
| 2014 | Rio, I Love You | Director |
| 2012 | 360 | Director |
| 2012 | Xingu | Producer |
| 2011 | VIPs | Producer |
| 2010 | José & Pilar | Producer |
| 2010 | Sound & Fury: Film | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 2010 | Amanhecer | Director |
| 2009 | Adrift | Producer |
| 2008 | Blindness | Director |
| 2007 | City of Men | Producer |
| 2007 | Not by Chance | Producer |
| 2007 | The Pope's Toilet | Producer |
| 2005 | The Constant Gardener | Director |
| 2004 | Up Against Them All | Producer |
| 2002 | City of God | Director |
| 2001 | Maids | Director, Screenplay |
| 2000 | Palace II | Director |
| 1998 | E No Meio Passa Um Trem | Director |
| 1998 | The Nutty Boy 2 | Director |
| 1986 | Olhar Eletrônico | Director |
| 1983 | Punk em São Paulo: Garotos do Subúrbio | Director |
| 1983 | Brasília | Director |
| 1983 | Marly Normal | Director |
Data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.