Leonardo Martinelli
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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Acting Credits
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Crew Credits
Acting
Crew
Movie
Neon Phantom
Director
2021
Movie
Around Copacabana
Producer
2019
Movie
Samba Infinite
Director
2025
Movie
Life in Gray
Writer
2017
Movie
If The World Spinned Backwards
Director
2018
Movie
A Bird Called Memory
Director
2023
Movie
Remember
Producer
2018
Movie
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs
Writer
2020
Movie
Film Copacabana
Producer
2025