João Moreira Salles

João Moreira Salles

Known for

Directing

Born

January 1, 1962 (age 64)

Birthplace

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

João Moreira Salles (Rio de Janeiro, born 1962) is a Brazilian documentarian and president of the Instituto Moreira Salles. In 2006, he founded the magazine Piauí. He has also taught courses on documentary at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Princeton University.

Best known work

Playing
Playing
2007
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Master, a Building in Copacabana
2002
Santiago
Santiago
2007
News from a Personal War
News from a Personal War
1999
Critic
Critic
2008
In the Intense Now
In the Intense Now
2017
Metalworkers
Metalworkers
2004
Intermissions
Intermissions
2004
A Night in 67
A Night in 67
2010
Last Conversations
Last Conversations
2015

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Creatures of the Mind

    Producer

  2. 2025

    My Foreign Land

    Director, Producer, Editor

  3. 2024

    New World

    Associate Producer

  4. 2021

  5. 2020

  6. 2019

  7. 2018

    FutebolTV

    Creator

  8. 2017

    In the Intense Now

    as Narrador, Writer, Director

  9. 2015

    Last Conversations

    Executive Producer

  10. 2011

    Songs

    Executive Producer

  11. 2010

    Poema Sujo

    Director

  12. 2010

    A Night in 67

    Executive Producer

  13. 2010

  14. 2009

    Moscow

    Executive Producer

  15. 2008

    Critic

    as Self

  16. 2007

    Playing

    Executive Producer

  17. 2007

    Santiago

    Director, Screenplay

  18. 2006

    The End and the Beginning

    Executive Producer

  19. 2004

    Metalworkers

    Executive Producer

  20. 2004

    Intermissions

    as Himself, Director

  21. 2004

  22. 2003

    Viva Sapato!

    Key Hair Stylist

  23. 2003

    Nelson Freire

    Director, Editor, Writer

  24. 2002

  25. 2000

    Santa Cruz

    Director

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