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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Film Copacabana
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2025
Samba Infinite
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025
Samba Infinite
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2025
Samba Infinite
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2025
A Bird Called Memory
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
A Bird Called Memory
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2023
A Bird Called Memory
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2023
Neon Phantom
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2021
Neon Phantom
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2021
Neon Phantom
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2021
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2020
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2020
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2020
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2020
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs
Role: Production Design
MOVIE • 2020
Around Copacabana
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019
Around Copacabana
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2019
Around Copacabana
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2019
Around Copacabana
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2019
Remember
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2018