Leonardo Martinelli
Directing
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.
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movieSamba Infinite
2025
Director
movieA Bird Called Memory
2023
Director
movieNeon Phantom
2021
Director
movieAround Copacabana
2019
Director
movieRemember
2018
Director
movieLife in Gray
2017
Director
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movieFilm Copacabana
2025
Producer
movieSamba Infinite
2025
Producer
movieA Bird Called Memory
2023
Producer
movieNeon Phantom
2021
Producer
movieAround Copacabana
2019
Producer
movieRemember
2018
Producer
movieLife in Gray
2017
Producer
Writing8
Camera4
movieThe Pleasure of Killing Bugs
2020
Director of Photography
movieAround Copacabana
2019
Director of Photography
movieRemember
2018
Director of Photography
movieLife in Gray
2017
Director of Photography
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movieThe Pleasure of Killing Bugs
2020
Production Design