Leonardo Martinelli

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Leonardo Martinelli

Biography

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

Director

2024
2021
Neon Phantom

as Director

2019
Around Copacabana

as Director

2018
Remember

as Director

2017
Life in Gray

as Director

Writer

2024
2021
Neon Phantom

as Writer

2019
2018
Remember

as Writer

2017
Life in Gray

as Writer

Producer

2024
2021
Neon Phantom

as Producer

2019
Around Copacabana

as Producer

2018
Remember

as Producer

2017
Life in Gray

as Producer

Camera

2020
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs

as Director of Photography

2019
Around Copacabana

as Director of Photography

2018
Remember

as Director of Photography

2017
Life in Gray

as Director of Photography

Art

2020
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs

as Production Design