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Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Meirelles
  • Name: Fernando Meirelles
  • Birthday: 1955-11-09
  • Also known as: 페르난두 메이렐리스
  • Place of birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Popularity: 4.146
Biography: Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (Portuguese: [feʁˈnɐ̃du mejˈɾɛlis]; born 9 November 1955; São Paulo) 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 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... Read More