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Leonardo Martinelli

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Leonardo Martinelli

PT cinema · 10 credits

Birthplace

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Filmmaker from Rio de Janeiro. His film Neon Phantom won the Golden Leopard for Best International Short Film at the Locarno Film Festival. His shorts have been selected at festivals worldwide, including Cannes, Locarno, Toronto, San Sebastián, BFI London, Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs, Montreal, Biarritz, Toulouse and others. He also holds a Master’s degree in Communication from PUC-Rio and is currently developing his first feature film, selected for the Locarno Residency and the Hubert Bals Fund.

Known for

Filmography

Samba Infinito poster

Samba Infinito

PT · 20255.0

Director, Writer, Producer

Film Copacabana poster

Film Copacabana

PT · 2025Not rated

Producer

A Bird Called Memory poster

A Bird Called Memory

PT · 2023Not rated

Director, Producer, Writer

Neon Phantom poster

Neon Phantom

PT · 20214.9

Director, Producer, Writer

The Pleasure of Killing Bugs poster

The Pleasure of Killing Bugs

PT · 2020Not rated

Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Production Design, Writer

Um Estranho no Escuro poster

Um Estranho no Escuro

PT · 2019Not rated

Actor

Around Copacabana poster

Around Copacabana

PT · 20195.5

Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Writer

If The World Spinned Backwards poster

If The World Spinned Backwards

PT · 20184.0

Director, Producer, Writer

Remember poster

Remember

PT · 2018Not rated

Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Writer

Life in Gray poster

Life in Gray

PT · 20177.0

Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography