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Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (Portuguese: [feʁˈnɐ̃du mejˈɾɛlis]; 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.
"Cidade de Deus/City of God" (2003) has won nore than 50 awards from film festivals and societies all over the world, as well as four 2004 Oscar nominations, including a Best Director for Fernando Meirelles. Since 2002 , Meirelles has split his time between international feature and TV series in Brazil.
November 9, 1955 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Height. 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m) Mini Bio. 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.
Lowest Rated: 8% Rio, I Love You (2014) Birthday: Nov 9, 1955. Birthplace: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Among the prominent Latin filmmakers to have emerged during the late-20th and early-21st ...
Aug 27, 2003 · Interview: Fernando Meirelles on the Making of. City of God. Meirelles spoke with to Slant about how City of God has taken on a life of its own as a stirring work of political activism. “We were far from the picture-perfect postcard image of Rio de Janeiro,” says Rocket, the ray of hope at the heart of director Fernando Meirelles’s City ...
Dec 5, 2019 · December 5, 2019 7:31am. Fernando Meirelles Josh Telles. When Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles was first offered the opportunity to direct what would become The Two Popes, he was...
Nov 23, 2019 · Netflix Original film, “ The Two Popes ,” from Fernando Meirelles, the Oscar-nominated director of “City of God,” arrives at the Singapore International Film Festival as part of a global...
