Leonardo Martinelli
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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 F...
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.
Filmography (9)
Samba Infinite
2025
A Bird Called Memory
2023
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Neon Phantom
2021
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs
2020
🎬 Director
Around Copacabana
2019
Um Estranho no Escuro
2019
Remember
2018
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If The World Spinned Backwards
2018
Life in Gray
2017