Leonardo Martinelli
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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
Film Copacabana 2025
Producer
Samba Infinito 2025
Director, Writer, Producer
A Bird Called Memory 2023
Director, Producer, Writer
Neon Phantom 2021
Director, Producer, Writer
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs 2020
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Production Design, Writer
Around Copacabana 2019
Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Writer
Um Estranho no Escuro 2019
Actor
Remember 2018
Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Writer
If The World Spinned Backwards 2018
Director, Producer, Writer
Life in Gray 2017
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Credits from TMDB.