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Fernando Meirelles was born in a middle class family in São Paulo City, Brazil. He studied architecture at the university of São Paulo. At the same time he developed an interest in filmmaking. With a group of friends he started producing experimental videos. They won a huge number of awards in Brazilian film festivals... See full bio »

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Hide HideProducer (25 titles)
???? Martyrs' Crossing (executive producer) (in production)
 
2014 Americana (executive producer) (announced)
 
2013 Zero Lux (producer) (pre-production)
 
2013 Refugee Diaries (documentary) (producer) (filming)
 
2013 Tropicalia (documentary) (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2012 Xingu (producer)
 
2011 Eduardo e Mônica - O Filme (short) (producer - uncredited)
 
2011 Independent Lens (TV series documentary) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Waste Land (2011) (executive producer)
 
2011 Brazukas (TV series) (producer)
 
2010 José and Pilar (documentary) (producer)
 
2010 VIPs (producer)
 
2010 Waste Land (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2009 Som e Fúria - O Filme (producer)
 
2009 Sound & Fury (TV series) (producer - 12 episodes)
– Episode #1.12 (2009) (producer)
– Banhado em Sangue (2009) (producer)
– A Vida Não é Justa (2009) (producer)
– Monstros Raros (2009) (producer)
– Tempo de Espera (2009) (producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
2009 Adrift (producer)
 
2008 A Vision of Blindness (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2007 City of Men (producer)
 
2007 El baño del Papa (producer)
 
2007 Not by Chance (producer)
 
2006 Antônia (TV series) (producer - 5 episodes)
– Fidivó (2006) (producer)
– Toque de Recolher (2006) (producer)
– Nem tudo é relativo (2006) (producer)
– Qualquer maneira de amor vale a pena? (2006) (producer)
– De volta para casa (2006) (producer)
 
2006 The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (co-producer)
 
2006 Antonia (co-producer)
 
2002-2005 Cidade dos Homens (TV series) (producer - 20 episodes)
– Em Algum Lugar do Futuro (2005) (producer)
– As aparências enganam (2005) (producer)
– Atração Fatal (2005) (producer)
– A Fila (2005) (producer)
– Tá Sobrando Mês (2005) (producer)
See all 20 episodes »
 
2005 Ginga: The Soul of Brasilian Football (documentary) (producer)
 
2004 Contra Todos (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (18 titles)
2013 Rio, eu te amo (announced)
 
2011 360
 
2011 Brazukas (TV series)
 
2009 Som e Fúria - O Filme
 
2009 Sound & Fury (TV series)
– Episode #1.12 (2009)
– A Torre dos Fracassados (2009)
– Shakespearlandia (2009)
– Episode #1.1 (2009)
 
2008 Blindness
 
2002-2005 Cidade dos Homens (TV series)
– Em Algum Lugar do Futuro (2005)
– Sábado (2003)
– Tomada Gosta de um Homem (2003)
– Uólace e João Victor (2002)
 
2005 The Constant Gardener
 
2002 City of God
 
2001 Maids
 
2000 Brava Gente (TV series short)
– Palace II (2000)
 
1998 The Nutty Boy 2
 
1998 E no meio passa um trem (short)
 
1997 A Comedy of Private Lives (TV series)
– O Que Você Vai Ser Quando Crescer? (1997)
 
1989 Rá-Tim-Bum (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1989)
– Episode #1.10 (1989)
– Episode #1.11 (1989)
– Episode #1.12 (1989)
– Episode #1.13 (1989)
See all 30 episodes »
 
1986 Olhar Eletrônico (video documentary)
 
1983 Brasília (documentary short)
 
1983 Marly Normal (documentary short)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
2009 Som e Fúria - O Filme (adaptation)
 
2009 Sound & Fury (TV series)
– Episode #1.12 (2009) (adaptation)
– Banhado em Sangue (2009) (adaptation)
– A Vida Não é Justa (2009) (adaptation)
– Monstros Raros (2009) (adaptation)
– Tempo de Espera (2009) (adaptation)
See all 12 episodes »
 
2006 Antônia (TV series)
– Toque de Recolher (2006) (screenplay)
– De volta para casa (2006) (screenplay)
 
2002-2005 Cidade dos Homens (TV series)
– Em Algum Lugar do Futuro (2005) (writer)
– A Coroa do Imperador (2002) (writer)
 
2001 Maids (screenplay)
 
1989 Rá-Tim-Bum (TV series)
– Episode #1.10 (1989) (creator)
– Episode #1.11 (1989) (creator)
– Episode #1.12 (1989) (creator)
– Episode #1.13 (1989) (creator)
– Episode #1.14 (1989) (creator)
See all 28 episodes »
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2011 Brasil Animado
 
2005 Cidade dos Homens (TV series)
– Em Algum Lugar do Futuro (2005) (voice)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2013 Aprendiz de Samurai (very special thanks) (announced)
 
2012 Phoenix (short) (very special thanks) (completed)
 
2004 Freeman (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2011 Untitled Richard Brautigan Project (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2011 55th BFI London Film Festival (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 O Velho Guerreiro Não Morrerá - O Cangaceiro de Lima Barreto 50 Anos Depois (documentary)
 
2010 José and Pilar (documentary)
Himself
 
2003-2009 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 31 January 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2009 Miradas 2 (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Fotograma (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.47 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Bokura no jidai (TV series)
Himself
– Blindness (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 A Vision of Blindness (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2008 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– 2008 Toronto Film Festival: Part 2 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #2.20 (2004) … Himself
– Episode #1.20 (2004) … Himself
 
2007 Lado B: Como Fazer um Longa Sem Grana no Brasil (Side B) (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Invasion of the Ideas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 XX premios Goya (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best European Film (taped)
 
2006 The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
2005 Comme au cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Magacine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 Alberto Iglesias, el músico fiel (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 

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I've always been very independent, I've always produced my own things; I don't know how to share. A big studio invests a lot of money, and they want control. I'm not prepared for that yet. See more »

Trivia:

At the age of twelve, his father gave him a video-camera as a present. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio