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. He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998), which earned two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro, winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Golden Bear at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. His subsequent works include Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On the Road (2012). At the 97th Academy Awards, his critically acclaimed film I'm Still Here (2024) received a rare double nomination for Best Picture and Best International Feature; it won the latter, becoming the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award in any category. Heir to Itaú Unibanco, with a fortune valued at US$4.5 billion (R$24.26 billion), Salles is the third richest filmmaker in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Salles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed 27
2020s
- 2024
2010s
- 2018
Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
Director
- 2017
When the Earth Trembles
Director
Where Has Time Gone?
Director
- 2016
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Director
- 2013
- 2012
2000s
- 2008
Stories on Human Rights
Director
Linha de Passe
Director
- 2007
8,944 km from Cannes
Director
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002
Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic
Director
- 2001
Behind the Sun
Director
1990s
- 1999
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
Director
- 1998
Midnight
Director
- 1996
Foreign Land
Director
- 1995
Socorro Nobre
Director
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
Director
- 1992
João & Antônio
Director
- 1991
High Art
Director
1980s
- 1989
Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo
Director
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
Director
- 1987
Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
Director
Produced 27
2020s
- 2025
Cyclone
Co-Producer
- 2024
New World
Associate Producer
- 2023
Mariner of the Mountains
Producer
- 2020
Narcissus Off Duty
Producer
Burning Night
Producer
2010s
- 2019
Homing
Producer
Unremember
Producer
- 2017
When the Earth Trembles
Producer
- 2016
Aquarius
Co-Producer
- 2013
Habi, The Foreigner
Producer
- 2011
- 2010
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
Producer
2000s
- 2009
Eye of the Storm
Producer
- 2008
Linha de Passe
Producer
Café de los maestros
Producer
- 2006
Love for Sale
Producer
- 2005
Hermanas
Associate Producer
- 2002
Madame Satã
Producer
1990s
- 1998
1980s
- 1987
Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
Producer
Wrote 10
2020s
- 2023
The Movie Teller
Screenplay
2010s
- 2017
Where Has Time Gone?
Writer
- 2016
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Writer
2000s
- 2008
Linha de Passe
Screenplay
- 2006
- 2001
Behind the Sun
Screenplay
1990s
- 1998
Midnight
Writer
- 1996
Foreign Land
Writer
- 1995
Socorro Nobre
Writer
Edited 5
2010s
- 2013
1990s
- 1999
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
Editor
- 1996
Foreign Land
Editor
- 1995
Socorro Nobre
Editor
1980s
- 1987
China, o Império do Centro
Editor
Acted in 1
2000s
- 2001
A Linguagem do Cinema
Movie
Created 1
2010s
- 2019
The Freitas Brothers
Creator
Appearances8
2020s
- 2026
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025
Films to Die For
Self - Interviewee
2010s
- 2013
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
Self
2000s
- 2008
Critic
Self
- 2004
Traveling with Che Guevara
Self
- 2002
At the Edge of the Earth
Self
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
Self
1950s
- 1953
