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Born April 12, 1956 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.

I'm Still Here
2024

Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
2018

When the Earth Trembles
2017

Where Has Time Gone?
2017

Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
2016

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013

On the Road
2012

Stories on Human Rights
2008

Linha de Passe
2008

To Each His Own Cinema
2007

5.557 Miles from Cannes
2007

Paris Je T'aime
2006

Dark Water
2005

The Motorcycle Diaries
2004

Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic
2002

Behind the Sun
2001

Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
1999

Midnight
1998

Central Station
1998

Foreign Land
1996

Socorro Nobre
1995

Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
1995

João & Antônio
1992
Circuladô
1992

High Art
1991

Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo
1989

Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
1989

Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
1987