FILM DIRECTOR
Carlos Saldanha
1965 - Today

Carlos Saldanha
Carlos Saldanha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁluz sawˈdɐɲɐ]; born 24 January 1965) is a Brazilian animator, director, producer, and voice actor of animated films who worked with Blue Sky Studios until its closure in 2021. He was the director of Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Rio (2011), Rio 2 (2014), Ferdinand (2017), and Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024), and the co-director of Ice Age (2002) and Robots (2005). Saldanha was nominated in 2003 for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Gone Nutty and in 2018 for Best Animated Feature for Ferdinand. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Saldanha is the 1,336th most popular film director (up from 1,384th in 2019), the 757th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 764th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Brazilian Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Carlos Saldanha ranks 1,336 out of 2,041. Before him are Wesley Ruggles, Howard Zieff, Robert Eggers, Vytautas Žalakevičius, Yuli Raizman, and Oumarou Ganda. After him are Johannes Schaaf, Vladimir Motyl, Jon Turteltaub, David Frankel, Howard Deutch, and Pál Gábor.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWesley Ruggles
1889 - 1972
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 1,330
Howard Zieff
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,331
Robert Eggers
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,332
Vytautas Žalakevičius
1930 - 1996
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,333
Yuli Raizman
1903 - 1994
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 1,334
Oumarou Ganda
1935 - 1981
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 1,335
Carlos Saldanha
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1,336
Johannes Schaaf
1933 - 2019
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1,337
Vladimir Motyl
1927 - 2010
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 1,338
Jon Turteltaub
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 1,339
David Frankel
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,340
Howard Deutch
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,341
Pál Gábor
1932 - 1987
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,342
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Carlos Saldanha ranks 344. Before him are Anke Engelke, Kelly Rowan, Roman Coppola, Alexandra Vandernoot, Marc Degryse, and Anatole Collinet Makosso. After him are Miguel Pardeza, Michal Bílek, Jeff Scott Soto, Leslie Hope, Dmytro Firtash, and Alva Noto.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsAnke Engelke
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 338
Kelly Rowan
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 339
Roman Coppola
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 340
Alexandra Vandernoot
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 341
Marc Degryse
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 342
Anatole Collinet Makosso
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 343
Carlos Saldanha
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 344
Miguel Pardeza
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 345
Michal Bílek
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 346
Jeff Scott Soto
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 347
Leslie Hope
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 348
Dmytro Firtash
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 349
Alva Noto
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 350
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Carlos Saldanha ranks 757 out of 2,236. Before him are Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820), Lyoto Machida (1978), Wálter Guimarães (1913), Ricardinho (1976), João Paulo (1964), and Michel Bastos (1983). After him are Almir (1969), Serafim Fernandes de Araújo (1924), José Kléberson (1979), Júnior Baiano (1970), Daniel da Silva (1973), and José Carlos Serrão (1950).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsJoaquim Manuel de Macedo
WRITER
1820 - 1882
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 751
Lyoto Machida
MARTIAL ARTS
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 752
Wálter Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1979
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 753
Ricardinho
COACH
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 754
João Paulo
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 755
Michel Bastos
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 756
Carlos Saldanha
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 757
Almir
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 758
Serafim Fernandes de Araújo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2019
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 759
José Kléberson
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 760
Júnior Baiano
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 761
Daniel da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 762
José Carlos Serrão
COACH
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 763
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Brazil
Among film directors born in Brazil, Carlos Saldanha ranks 8. Before him are Fernando Meirelles (1955), Glauber Rocha (1939), Alberto Cavalcanti (1897), Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928), Bruno Barreto (1955), and José Padilha (1967).
Fernando Meirelles
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 2
Glauber Rocha
1939 - 1981
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 3
Alberto Cavalcanti
1897 - 1982
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 4
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
1928 - 2018
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 5
Bruno Barreto
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 6
José Padilha
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 7
Carlos Saldanha
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 8