Fernando Meirelles

(1955-)

Brazilian film director

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Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (Portuguese: 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. For his work in the film, he was eventually 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.

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Born	9 November 1955 (age 69) Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Zodiac	Scorpio
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Carolina info 1st child with Ciça Meirelles Female b. 1984 · Age: 41 · 1984- · Celebrity Baby

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Francisco Meirelles info 2nd child with Ciça Meirelles Male b. 1988 · Age: 37 · 1988- · Brazilian film director

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