Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Meirelles ( born November 9, 1955 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian film director.

Biography

As a director, who claims he hates violence films, Fernando Meirelles has still an eye out for the " aesthetics of violence." This he proved in the literary film City of God (2002) based on the novel by Paulo Lins, for which he received a nomination for best director was awarded at the Oscars.

Meirelles began his film career after completing a degree in architecture with the rotary experimental short films for which he has received numerous awards in Brazilian film festivals. Together with some friends, he founded the " Olhar electrónico ", a small production company for independent films. He also worked for commercial television stations in Brazil. He had great success as a director of a very popular kid's show in Brazil. Through his friend Bráulio Mantovani he came to a screenplay for City of God, who would become his debut for the international cinema. Meirelles occupied 350 roles predominantly with non-professional actors from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. The film was showered a huge success in Brazil, and at numerous international festivals with prices. With The Constant Gardener 2005 from the novel by John Le Carré with Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz in the lead roles, he remained faithful to the author cinema. The work was repeatedly nominated for the 2006 Academy Award ®, Golden Globe Award and the British BAFTA Film Award, but only lead actress Rachel Weisz was honored with the movie prices.

2008 Meirelles opened with the competition entry Blindness the 61st Cannes Film Festival and competed for the first time for the Golden Palm. The drama starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo in the lead roles is an adaptation of the novel by José Saramago, remained in Cannes but unprämiert.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 2004: nominated for Best Director for City of God
  • 2003: nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for City of God
  • 2006: nominated for best British film and best director for The Constant Gardener
  • 2006: nominated for Best Director for The Constant Gardener

Berlinale

  • 2002: Panorama Award of the New York Film Academy for Golden Gate ( Palace II )

International Film Festival of Cannes

  • 2008: nominated for the Palme d'Or for Blindness

European Film Awards

  • 2002: nominated for the Prix Screen International for City of God
  • 2005: nominated for the Prix Screen International for The Constant Gardener

ShoWest Convention

  • 2003: International Filmmaker of the Year

Toronto International Film Festival

  • 2002: Visions Award for City of God

International Film Festival of Venice

  • 2005: nominated for the Golden Lion for The Constant Gardener
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