Fernando Coimbra
Fernando Coimbra is a Brazilian filmmaker best known for directing A [Wolf at the Door (film)|A Wolf at the Door] and Sand Castle.
Career
Coimbra's feature directorial debut, A Wolf at the Door, premiered at the 2013 [Toronto International Film Festival] and also screened at that year's San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it was recognized as the best film in the Latinos Horizontes section. A Wolf at the Door garnered Coimbra a nomination for Directors Guild of [America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film|Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film] at the 2015 Directors Guild of America Awards. The following year, the film was nominated for Best Ibero-American Film at the 58th Ariel Awards.Coimbra co-directed the 2015 documentary Aqui Deste Lugar with Sergio Machado. From 2015 to 2017, he directed episodes of the Netflix series Narcos. He co-directed the 2017 Brazilian HBO series O Honem da Sua Vida with Daniel Rezende.
Sand Castle, Coimbra's Iraq War drama starring Nicholas Hoult and Henry Cavill, was released on Netflix in 2017. His mafia film Carnival is Over was slated to premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.