Walter Salles Net Worth
Walter Salles Net Worth is
2.6 Billion
Walter Salles Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Walter Salles was born on April 12, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Walther Moreira Salles Jr. He is a director and producer, known for The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Central Station (1998) and Paris, je t'aime (2006). He is married to Maria Klabin. They have one child. | Full Name | Fernando Moreira Salles |
| Net Worth | 2.6 Billion |
| Date Of Birth | April 12, 1956 |
| Died | February 27, 2001, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Place Of Birth | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Profession | Director, Producer, Writer |
| Education | University of Southern California, University of Southern California |
| Nationality | Brazilian, Brazilian, Brazilian |
| Spouse | Maria Klabin |
| Children | João Moreira Salles, Antônio Moreira Salles, Vicente Salles, Vicente Salles |
| Parents | Hélène Marie Blanche Tourtois, Walter Moreira Salles, João Moreira Salles, Lucrécia Vilhena de Alcântara Moreira Sales, Elisa Gonçalves, Walter Moreira Salles |
| Siblings | Pedro Moreira Salles, João Moreira Salles, Walter Salles, João Moreira Salles, Pedro Moreira Salles, Fernando Moreira Salles, João Moreira Salles, Pedro Moreira Salles, Fernando Moreira Salles |
| Awards | Golden Bear, BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Ariel Award for Best Ibero-American Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Argentine Film Critics Association Silver Condor Award for Best Foreign Film, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury for Competition, Golden Bear, B... |
| Nominations | Palme d'Or, Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Lion, César Award for Best Foreign Film, Grand Jury Prize, Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film, British Independent Film Award for Best International Independent Film, Criti... |
| Movies | On the Road, The Motorcycle Diaries, Central Station, Dark Water, Behind the Sun, Linha de Passe, Foreign Land, Paris, I Love You, Jia Zhang-ke by Walter Salles, Exposure, To Each His Own Cinema, Lower City, Madame Satã, Midnight, Stories on Human Rights, The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell, Habi, ... |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I think I turned to documentary film-making very early on as a way to know a little bit more about my country and my roots. My father was a diplomat for part of his life and I jumped from country to country and culture to culture. So when I was very young, I longed for Brazil. I really wanted to know the heart of it much better than I did. |
| 2 | I come from a country and also a continent whose identity is in the making. We're a very young culture, and I think that things are not yet crystallised. So the films that are made in our latitudes, I think, carry that sense of urgency. It's as if the people that you meet on the street and the stories that they bring can influence you directly. |
| 3 | You have to be careful not to open all the windows and be totally free and unprepared, but you have to try to capture reality as it happens. You see that very much in a refined and yet very simple form in [Abbas] Kiarostami's films, and I'm so impressed by the immediacy and the truth that you find in his films that it just transports you to a completely different level, as if nothing is truly staged. |
| 4 | I'm completely uninterested in what you may call a career in film-making. I'm much more interested in living specific experiences in films. |
| 5 | I don't think we can say what the Latin American identity is, but I think we can try to look for it, and look for the reverberations from it. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Fernanda Montenegro in Central Station (1998). |
| 2 | Listed by Forbes as #440 richest person in the world and #14 in Brazil, with a net worth of $2.6 B as of March 2011. |
| 3 | Protested against the arrest of Jafar Panahi, detained on 1 March 2010. "Jafar Panahi is a uniquely sensitive artist. As a Brazilian filmmaker, I came to admire and to learn from the memorable films that he has directed, such as 'The White Balloon' and 'The Circle'. The fact that such an important artist cannot express himself freely and is now under arrest in his own country is not only an act of violence against Jafar Panahi and his family, but also against all who admire his work and support freedom of expression throughout the world". |
| 4 | Son of Walther Moreira Salles (1912-2001) and Elisa Margarida Gonçalves (1929-1988). |
| 5 | As a big fan of car racing, his idol is the former Indy and Formula 1 champion, Emerson Fittipaldi. |
| 6 | Although considers car racing just a hobby, he has been a race car pilot for 30 years. Competed as a kart pilot (winning twice Rio de Janeiro's championship) and Stock Car Brasil. In 2008, came back to professional competitions running, alongside pilot Xande Negrão, in the GT3 Brasil car race. |
| 7 | One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 2008. |
| 8 | Is an avid racing fan and competes in the Brazilian GT3 championship. |
| 9 | After studying economics at the Pontificia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro, he went to the University of California, where he graduated with a degree in audiovisual communication. |
| 10 | His son Vicente was born in July 2006. |
| 11 | Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2000. |
| 12 | Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002. |
| 13 | Uses a Macintosh laptop. |
| 14 | Born to Walther Moreira Salles, a diplomat and banker, and his wife Elisa Margarida Gonçalves, he has two brothers, Pedro and Joao, and a half-brother, Fernando Roberto, from his father's first marriage. |
| 15 | Speaks Portuguese, Spanish, English and French fluently. |
| 16 | In 2003, was voted by UK newspaper, The Guardian, one of the 40 Best Directors in the World. (#23) |
| 17 | Brother of João Moreira Salles, Pedro Moreira Salles (b. 1959) and half-brother of Fernando Moreira Salles (b. 1946) from his father first marriage to Hélène Marie Blanche Tourtois. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jia Zhang-ke by Walter Salles | 2014 | Documentary | |
| Venice 70: Future Reloaded | 2013 | Documentary | |
| On the Road | 2012 | ||
| Stories on Human Rights | 2008 | segment "Voyage" | |
| Linha de Passe | 2008 | ||
| Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence | 2007 | segment "A 8 944 km de Cannes" | |
| Paris, je t'aime | 2006 | segment "Loin du 16e" | |
| Dark Water | 2005 | ||
| The Motorcycle Diaries | 2004 | ||
| Armas e Paz | 2003 | Short | |
| Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic | 2002 | Short | |
| Abril Despedaçado | 2001 | ||
| Somos Todos Filhos da Terra | 1998 | Documentary short | |
| Midnight | 1998 | ||
| Central Station | 1998 | ||
| Socorro Nobre | 1996 | Short documentary | |
| Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute | 1995 | Video documentary | |
| Un siècle d'écrivains | 1995 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
| Terra Estrangeira | 1995 | ||
| A Grande Arte | 1991 | as Walter Salles Jr. | |
| Chico - O País da Delicadeza Perdida | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Marisa Monte | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios | 1987 | Documentary | |
| Japão - Uma Viagem no Tempo | 1986 | TV Series documentary 4 episodes |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| La patota | 2015 | producer | |
| Habi, la extranjera | 2013 | producer | |
| On the Road | 2012 | associate producer - uncredited | |
| Transeunte | 2010 | executive producer | |
| Quincas Berro d'Água | 2010 | producer | |
| No Meu Lugar | 2009 | producer | |
| Linha de Passe | 2008 | producer | |
| Leonera | 2008 | co-producer | |
| Café de los maestros | 2008 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Nacido y criado | 2006 | co-producer | |
| Love for Sale | 2006 | producer | |
| Cidade Baixa | 2005 | producer | |
| Hermanas | 2005 | producer | |
| Madame Satã | 2002 | producer | |
| City of God | 2002 | executive producer | |
| Central Station | 1998 | producer | |
| Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios | 1987 | Documentary producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jia Zhang-ke by Walter Salles | 2014 | Documentary concept | |
| Paris, je t'aime | 2006 | segment "Loin du 16e" | |
| Abril Despedaçado | 2001 | screenplay | |
| Midnight | 1998 | writer | |
| Central Station | 1998 | story | |
| Socorro Nobre | 1996 | Short documentary | |
| Terra Estrangeira | 1995 |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somos Todos Filhos da Terra | 1998 | Documentary short | |
| Socorro Nobre | 1996 | Short documentary | |
| Terra Estrangeira | 1995 |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the Road | 2012 | script advisor: VideoFilmes | |
| News from a Personal War | 1999 | Documentary contributor |
Sound Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socorro Nobre | 1996 | Short documentary sound |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desde allá | 2015 | thanks | |
| Praia do Futuro | 2014 | special thanks | |
| VIPs | 2010 | special thanks - as Walter Moreira Salles | |
| Rio Sex Comedy | 2010 | special thanks | |
| El Panda | 2009 | Short dedicatee | |
| Leonera | 2008 | thanks | |
| Déficit | 2007 | special thanks | |
| Rolling Family | 2004 | thanks | |
| Me You Them | 2000 | thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Questions for Walter Salles | 2013 | Video short | Himself |
| Q with Jian Ghomeshi | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| TV Xuxa | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rencontres de cinéma | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| MSN Exclusives | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Critico | 2008 | Documentary | |
| Diethnes Festival Kinimatografou Thessalonikis - 11+1 kinimatografistes | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Wanderlust | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Analyzing 'Dark Water' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Dark Water: Extraordinary Ensemble | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Sound of Terror: The Soundscapes of 'Dark Water' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards | 2005 | Video | Himself - Winner Foreign Language Film 'Diarios de Motocicleta - The Motocycle Diaries' |
| The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Susana Giménez | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Making of 'The Motorcycle Diaries' | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Onde a Terra Acaba | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Language Film |
| Le cercle du cinéma | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here Is Something Beautiful (Etc. | Documentary announced | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jury Award | Prêmio Contigo Cinema, Brazil | Best Director (Melhor Diretor) | Linha de Passe (2008) |
| 2009 | Critics Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Film (Melhor Filme) | Linha de Passe (2008) |
| 2009 | Critics Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Director (Melhor Diretor) | Linha de Passe (2008) |
| 2009 | APCA Trophy | São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards | Best Film (Melhor Filme) | Linha de Passe (2008) |
| 2008 | Grand Coral - Second Prize | Havana Film Festival | Linha de Passe (2008) | |
| 2008 | Prêmio Qualidade | Prêmio Qualidade, Brazil | Best Director (Melhor Diretor) | Linha de Passe (2008) |
| 2005 | DGGB Award | Directors Guild of Great Britain | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Foreign Language Film | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) |
| 2005 | Imagen Award | Imagen Foundation Awards | Best Director - Film | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) |
| 2005 | Premio ACE | Premios ACE | Cinema - Best Director | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) |
| 2005 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film not in the English Language | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) |
| 2004 | Hollywood World Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) | |
| 2004 | Audience Award | Norwegian International Film Festival | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) | |
| 2004 | Audience Award | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) | |
| 2004 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Cannes Film Festival | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) | |
| 2004 | François Chalais Award | Cannes Film Festival | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) | |
| 2003 | Camério | Carrousel International du Film | Best Short Film | Armas e Paz (2003) |
| 2002 | Best Director | Havana Film Festival | Abril Despedaçado (2001) | |
| 2002 | House of the Americas Award | Havana Film Festival | Abril Despedaçado (2001) | |
| 2002 | Silver Daisy | Silver Daisy Awards, Brazil | Abril Despedaçado (2001) | |
| 2002 | Little Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Abril Despedaçado (2001) | |
| 2001 | Little Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Abril Despedaçado (2001) | |
| 2000 | Silver Condor | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 2000 | Silver Ariel | Ariel Awards, Mexico | Best Latin-American Film (Mejor Película Iberoamericana) | O Primeiro Dia (1998) |
| 2000 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Director (Melhor Diretor) | O Primeiro Dia (1998) |
| 2000 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro) | O Primeiro Dia (1998) |
| 1999 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | Critics Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Film (Melhor Filme) | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | Critics Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Director (Melhor Diretor) | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | Audience Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Film (Melhor Filme) | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | Audience Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Director (Melhor Diretor) | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | Spain Film Critics Association Award | Spain Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | APCA Trophy | São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards | Best Film (Melhor Filme) | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | APCA Trophy | São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards | Best Director (Melhor Diretor) | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film not in the English Language | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1998 | Special Jury Prize | Havana Film Festival | Central do Brasil (1998) | |
| 1998 | Award of the Havana University | Havana Film Festival | Central do Brasil (1998) | |
| 1998 | Glauber Rocha Award - Special Mention | Havana Film Festival | Central do Brasil (1998) | |
| 1998 | Youth Jury Award | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Central do Brasil (1998) | |
| 1998 | Audience Award | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Central do Brasil (1998) | |
| 1998 | Silver Daisy | Silver Daisy Awards, Brazil | Central do Brasil (1998) | |
| 1998 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Central do Brasil (1998) | |
| 1998 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Berlin International Film Festival | Competition | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1996 | Grand Prix | Entrevues Film Festival | Foreign Film | Terra Estrangeira (1995) |
| 1996 | Critics Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Film (Melhor Filme) | Terra Estrangeira (1995) |
| 1996 | Audience Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Film (Melhor Filme) | Terra Estrangeira (1995) |
| 1996 | Silver Daisy | Silver Daisy Awards, Brazil | Terra Estrangeira (1995) | |
| 1996 | NHK Award | Sundance Film Festival | For "Central do Brasil" (Latin America, Brazil). | |
| 1996 | Cinema 100/Sundance International Award | Sundance Film Festival | ||
| 1996 | APCA Trophy | São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards | Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro) | Terra Estrangeira (1995) |
| 1996 | Golden Rosa Camuna | Bergamo Film Meeting | Terra Estrangeira (1995) | |
| 1996 | Golden FIPA | Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming | Documentary and Essay | Socorro Nobre (1996) |
| 1992 | Critics Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Film (Melhor Filme) | A Grande Arte (1991) |
| 1992 | Audience Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Film (Melhor Filme) | A Grande Arte (1991) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Grierson Award | London Film Festival | Documentary Film | Jia Zhang-ke by Walter Salles (2014) |
| 2015 | Premio Fénix | Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards) | Best Documentary | Jia Zhang-ke by Walter Salles (2014) |
| 2012 | Sydney Film Prize | Sydney Film Festival | On the Road (2012) | |
| 2012 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | On the Road (2012) | |
| 2009 | ACIE Award | ACIE Awards, Brazil | Best Director (Melhor Diretor) | Linha de Passe (2008) |
| 2009 | ACIE Award | ACIE Awards, Brazil | Best Film (Melhor Filme) | Linha de Passe (2008) |
| 2009 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Director (Melhor Diretor) | Linha de Passe (2008) |
| 2008 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Linha de Passe (2008) | |
| 2005 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) |
| 2005 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Director of the Year | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) |
| 2005 | Robert | Robert Festival | Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film) | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) |
| 2005 | Silver Condor | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director (Mejor Director) | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) |
| 2005 | Golden Kinnaree Award | Bangkok International Film Festival | Best Film | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) |
| 2005 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) |
| 2004 | Screen International Award | European Film Awards | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) | |
| 2004 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) | |
| 2002 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Film not in the English Language | Abril Despedaçado (2001) |
| 2001 | Golden Lion | Venice Film Festival | Abril Despedaçado (2001) | |
| 2000 | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | Best Cinema Release (Melhor Lançamento de Cinema) | O Primeiro Dia (1998) |
| 1999 | César | César Awards, France | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Foreign Film | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1999 | Amanda | Amanda Awards, Norway | Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1998 | Golden Leopard | Locarno International Film Festival | O Primeiro Dia (1998) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film | Diarios de motocicleta (2004) |
| 1998 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Foreign Film | Central do Brasil (1998) |
| 1998 | Most Popular Film | Vancouver International Film Festival | Central do Brasil (1998) |
Known for movies
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
as Director
Central Station (1998)
as Director
Paris, je t'aime (2006)
as Director
Dark Water (2005)
as Director