About

Known credits:
27
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Place of birth:
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Leonardo Martinelli

Overview

Leonardo Martinelli is a filmmaker from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He grow up and studied in the North Zone of the city. In 2021, his film Fantasma Neon won the Golden Leopard for Best International Short at the 74th Locarno Film Festival. In 2023, his next short, Pássaro Memória, premiered in competition at the 76th Locarno Festival. His films have been selected at more than three hundred festivals around the world, including Toronto, San Sebastián, BFI London, Cartagena, Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs, Montreal, Biarritz, Toulouse and others. In Brazil, he has already been awarded three Kikitos at the Festival de Gramado and two Troféu Redentor at the Festival do Rio. Through his work, he is interested in exploring how the dynamics of the city's microcosm can represent endemic problems present in his country. He has a master's degree in Communication and is currently developing his first feature film, selected for the ALCA, MunichFilmUp and Locarno Residency programs, in addition to the Hubert Bals Fund.

Known for

Acting
2019 Um Estranho no Escuro Actor N/A
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Directing
2024 A Bird Called Memory Directing Director N/A
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2021 Neon Phantom Directing Director 58
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2020 The Pleasure of Killing Bugs Directing Director N/A
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2019 Around Copacabana Directing Director 58
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2018 Remember Directing Director N/A
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2018 If The World Spinned Backwards Directing Director 59
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2017 Life in Gray Directing Director 59
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Writing
2024 A Bird Called Memory Writing Writer N/A
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2021 Neon Phantom Writing Writer 58
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2020 The Pleasure of Killing Bugs Writing Writer N/A
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2019 Around Copacabana Writing Writer 58
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2018 Remember Writing Writer N/A
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2018 If The World Spinned Backwards Writing Writer 59
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2017 Life in Gray Writing Writer 59
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Production
2024 A Bird Called Memory Production Producer N/A
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2021 Neon Phantom Production Producer 58
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2020 The Pleasure of Killing Bugs Production Producer N/A
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2019 Around Copacabana Production Producer 58
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2018 Remember Production Producer N/A
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2018 If The World Spinned Backwards Production Producer 59
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2017 Life in Gray Production Producer 59
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Art
2020 The Pleasure of Killing Bugs Art Production Design N/A
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Camera
2020 The Pleasure of Killing Bugs Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2019 Around Copacabana Camera Director of Photography 58
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2018 Remember Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2017 Life in Gray Camera Director of Photography 59
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