Fernando Meirelles

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Fernando Meirelles, born in November 9, 1955, is an Oscar-nominated film director from São Paulo, Brazil.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Directing in 2004 for his direction of the Brazilian film City of God, which was released in 2002 and received an American release in 2003 by Miramax Films. He was also nominated for Golden Globes' Best Director in 2005, for his first international film, The Constant Gardener. In both occasions, however, he did not win.

As he was studying architecture at the University of São Paulo, Meirelles became involved in experimental film making. After several years in independent television, he became an advertising film director and is still one of the partners of o2 Filmes, the biggest Brazilian ad producer, which also produced City of God, Maids and Viva Voz. As of late, Meirelles is rumored to be in the running to direct yet another espionage film, a biopic about notorious international terrorist Carlos the Jackal. Spanish actor Javier Bardem is slated to star in the film, set for release in 2007.

[edit] Filmography

• The Constant Gardener, 2005
• City of Men (TV Series), 2003
• City of God, 2002
• Golden Gate (Palace II)
• Maids, 2001
• Brava Gente, 2000
• The Nutty Boy 2, 1998
• Olhar Eletrônico, 1986

[edit] External links

• Fernando Meirelles at the Internet Movie Database
• KCRW's The Treatment:Fernando Meirelles

Movies of Fernando Meirelles
The Nutty Boy 2 • Golden Gate (Palace II) • Maids • City of God • The Constant Gardener