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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.
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 and video art. They won a huge number of awards in Brazilian video festivals.
Fernando Meirelles. Director: The Constant Gardener. 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 and video art. They won a huge number of awards in Brazilian video festivals. After that, the group formed a small independent...
Aug 27, 2003 · “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 of God, the true story of two children who grew up in the favelas of Brazil during the 60s and how one turned to violence and another turned to photojournalism during the disco 70s. Meirelles’s competency as a storyteller is remarkable, as is the jittery lyricism with which he connects the film’s many narratives, exposing an epic ...
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Ben Foster Votes: 17,456 | Gross: $0.10M 360 is a classic example of how you can't always judge a movie by its credits.
Jun 20, 2024 · Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles burst onto the international scene with his 2002 feature City Of God (co-directed by Katia Lund), which earned him a best director Oscar nomination and ...
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 centuries, director Fernando Meirelles ...
