Leonardo Martinelli
Known for
Directing
Birthplace
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 Fund.
Best known work
Neon Phantom
2021
Samba Infinite
2025
Around Copacabana
2019
Life in Gray
2017
If The World Spinned Backwards
2018
Um Estranho no Escuro
2019
A Bird Called Memory
2023
Remember
2018
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs
2020
Film Copacabana
2025Filmography
2025
Film CopacabanaProducer
2025
Samba InfiniteDirector, Writer, Producer
2023
A Bird Called MemoryDirector, Writer, Producer
2021
Neon PhantomDirector, Writer, Producer
2020
The Pleasure of Killing BugsWriter, Director, Producer, Production Design, Director of Photography
2019
Around CopacabanaProducer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
2019
2018
RememberProducer, Director of Photography, Director, Writer
2018
If The World Spinned BackwardsDirector, Writer, Producer
2017
Life in GrayWriter, Director, Producer, Director of Photography