Leonardo Martinelli

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

-

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Leonardo Martinelli

Biography

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.

Production

2021

Neon Phantom

as Director

2021

Neon Phantom

as Producer

2021

Neon Phantom

as Writer

2017

Life in Gray

as Director

2017

Life in Gray

as Writer

2017

Life in Gray

as Producer

2017

Life in Gray

as Director of Photography

2023

2023

2018

Remember

as Director of Photography

2018

Remember

as Producer

2018

Remember

as Director

2018

Remember

as Writer

2019

2019

Around Copacabana

as Director of Photography

2019

2019

2020

The Pleasure of Killing Bugs

as Director of Photography

2020

The Pleasure of Killing Bugs

as Production Design

2025

Samba Infinite

as Director

2025

2025

Samba Infinite

as Producer

2025

Film Copacabana

as Producer

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