Thomas. The film is a collection of 18 shorter segments made by different 21 directors and set in different arrondissements of Paris. Salles' segment called "Loin du 16e" (literally: "Far from the 16th") and took place in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. In 2007, Salles took part in a similar project called To Each His Own Cinema (French: Chacun son cinéma) in the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. He made a 3-minute segment called "A 8 944 km de Cannes" (English: 5,557 Miles From Cannes). In 2008, Salles wrote and directed the film Linha de Passe also with Daniela Thomas. It is a story about four brothers from a poor family who need to fight to follow their dreams. He 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, 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, Salles released José Rivera's screenplay adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, with Francis Ford Coppola producing. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography Awards and nominations In July 2022 Salles was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of letters by the University of Reading. References External links Video interview with Walter Salles opening Cambridge Film Festival 2008 with "Linha de Passe" ITV Anglia Interview with Walter Salles at Cannes 2008 on "Linha de Passe" at IFC.com Walter Salles interviewed by Michael Ordoña for the San Francisco Chronicle 1956 births Living people People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian film directors Brazilian film producers Brazilian racing drivers Brazilian billionaires Superstars Series drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro alumni USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni Salles family Directors of Golden Bear winners Filmmakers who won the Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award Lafer-Klabin family American directors GT4 European Series drivers