Leonardo Martinelli
Directing
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.
Behind the camera
2025Samba Infinite
Director & Writer
2023A Bird Called Memory
Director & Writer
2021Neon Phantom
Director & Writer
2020The Pleasure of Killing Bugs
Director & Writer
2019Around Copacabana
Director & Writer
2018If The World Spinned Backwards
Director & Writer
2018Remember
Director & Writer
2017Life in Gray
Director & Writer