WALTER SALLES

Walter Salles
Walter Salles
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: April 12, 1956
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His accolades include an Academy Award accepted for Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe.

Notable work

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Filmography

Production

2025·
Cyclone
Co-Producer
2025·
Manas
Associate Producer
2024·
New World
Associate Producer
2024·
I'm Still Here
Producer, Director
2024·
Noah's Ark
Producer
2023·
The Movie Teller
Screenplay
2023·
Mariner of the Mountains
Producer
2020·
Narcissus Off Duty
Producer
2020·
Burning Night
Producer
2019·
The Freitas Brothers
Creator
2019·
Unremember
Producer
2019·
Homing
Producer
2018·
Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
Director
2017·
When the Earth Trembles
Producer, Director
2017·
Where Has Time Gone?
Writer, Director
2016·
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Writer, Director
2016·
Aquarius
Co-Producer
2016·
From Afar
Thanks
2013·
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Editor, Director
2013·
Habi, The Foreigner
Producer
2012·
On the Road
Director
2011·
Construção
Associate Producer
2010·
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
Producer
2008·
Lion's Den
Co-Producer
2008·
Stories on Human Rights
Director
2008·
Café de los maestros
Producer
2008·
Linha de Passe
Producer, Screenplay, Director
2007·
5.557 Miles from Cannes
Director
2007·
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2006·
Paris Je T'aime
Writer, Director
2006·
Love for Sale
Producer
2006·
Born and Bred
Co-Producer
2005·
Hermanas
Associate Producer
2005·
Dark Water
Director
2005·
Lower City
Producer
2004·
The Motorcycle Diaries
Director
2002·
Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic
Director
2002·
Madame Satã
Producer
2002·
El bonaerense
Thanks
2002·
City of God
Producer
2001·
Behind the Sun
Screenplay, Director
1999·
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
Editor, Director
1998·
Midnight
Writer, Director
1998·
Central Station
Producer, Screenplay, Director
1996·
Foreign Land
Writer, Editor, Director
1995·
Visão do Paraíso
General Manager
1995·
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
Director
1995·
Socorro Nobre
Editor, Writer, Director
1992·
João & Antônio
Director
1992·
Circuladô
Director
1991·
High Art
Director
1989·
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
Director
1989·
Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo
Director
1987·
Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
Producer, Director
1987·
China, o Império do Centro
Editor