14 Facts About Walter Salles

Walter Moreira Salles Junior is a Brazilian filmmaker.

Walter Salles is the son of Brazilian banker, politician and philanthropist Walter Moreira Salles.

Walter Salles won a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, becoming the first Brazilian to win a Golden Globe.

In 2003, Walter Salles was voted one of the 40 Best Directors in the World by The Guardian.

In 2005, Walter Salles released his first Hollywood film, Dark Water, an adaptation of the 2002 Japanese film of the same name.

Walter Salles helped to produce the Argentine picture Hermanas, which was a major success.

In 2006, Walter Salles wrote and directed a segment in the French film Paris, je t'aime with Daniela Thomas.

Walter Salles' segment called "Loin du 16e" and took place in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

In 2007, Walter Salles took part in a similar project called To Each His Own Cinema in the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2008, Walter Salles wrote and directed the film Linha de Passe with Daniela Thomas.

Walter Salles was nominated for the Golden Palm and Sandra Corveloni won the best actress award for her role in this film in Cannes Film Festival in 2008.

In 2009, Walter Salles signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.

In 2012, Walter Salles released Jose Rivera's screenplay adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, with Francis Ford Coppola producing.

In July 2022 Walter Salles was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of letters by the University of Reading.