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Biography
Walter Moreira Salles Júnior is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers in Brazilian cinema. 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 2004 · nominated
Filmography19 titles
City of God
2002Producer
2002Producer
Manas
2025Associate Producer
2025Associate Producer
Central Station
1998Director, Producer, Screenplay
1998Director, Producer, Screenplay
I'm Still Here
2024Director, Producer
2024Director, Producer
Aquarius
2016Co-Producer
2016Co-Producer
The Motorcycle Diaries
2004Director
2004Director
Behind the Sun
2001Director, Screenplay
2001Director, Screenplay
Café de los maestros
2008Producer
2008Producer
Love for Sale
2006Producer
2006Producer
The Secret Agent
2025Thanks
2025Thanks
Mariner of the Mountains
2021Producer
2021Producer
Paris, Je T'aime
2006Director, Writer
2006Director, Writer
El bonaerense
2002Thanks
2002Thanks
Lion's Den
2008Co-Producer
2008Co-Producer
From Afar
2015Thanks
2015Thanks
Dark Water
2005Director
2005Director
On the Road
2012Director
2012Director
Born and Bred
2006Co-Producer
2006Co-Producer
Burning Night
2019Producer
2019Producer