Fernando Meirelles

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Fernando Meirelles

Born	November 9, 1955 (1955-11-09) (age 52) São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	director

Fernando Meirelles (born November 9, 1955 in São Paulo, Brazil) is an Academy Award-nominated film director.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director in 2004 for his work in the Brazilian film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films. He was also nominated for the Golden Globe Best Director award in 2005 for The Constant Gardener.

When studying architecture at the University of São Paulo, Meirelles became involved in experimental film making. After several years in independent television, he became an advertisement film director. He is still one of the partners of O2 Filmes, the biggest Brazilian advertisement firm, which has also produced City of God, Domésticas (Maids) and Viva Voz.

As of 2007, Meirelles is directing Blindness, the movie version of the Nobel-prize winner José Saramago's book, Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira. The film started shooting in July 2007 in São Paulo. It stars Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo and is due to 2008.

[edit] Filmography

O Menino Maluquinho 2, 1998
Domésticas (Maids), 2001
Golden Gate (Palace II) (Short film), 2002
City of God, 2002
The Constant Gardener, 2005
Blindness, 2008 (completed)
Intolerance (TBA)
By Any Means Necessary (TBA)

[edit] Television

Olhar Eletrônico (TV Show), 1986
Brava Gente (TV Series), 2000
City of Men 2003

[edit] External links

v • d • e Movies of Fernando Meirelles

The Nutty Boy 2 • Golden Gate (Palace II) • Maids • City of God • The Constant Gardener • Blindness • Intolerance (TBA) • By Any Means Necessary (film)