Fernando Ferreira Meirelles 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. For his work in the film, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. 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 and produced in Brazil the HBO original series Joint Venture and also directed The Two Popes for Netflix.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter (2015)
Guest starring as Fernando Meirelles
- Episode 5x08: Directors (Jan 5, 2020)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Fernando Meirelles
- Episode 2004-02-29: The 76th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 29, 2004)
Crew Credits
Sugar (2024)
Show crew as Executive Producer
- Episode 1x01: Olivia (Apr 5, 2024)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Go Home (May 3, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Boy in the Corner (Apr 26, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: These People, These Places (Apr 5, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Olivia (Apr 5, 2024)