Leonardo Martinelli
Leonardo Martinelli is a director, screenwriter, producer and researcher. He directed the films Vidas Cinzas (2017), Lembra (2018), Copacabana Madureira (2019) and O Prazer de Matar Insetos (2020). He is a Master's candidate in Social Communication at PUC-Rio. His short-films have won more than seventy awards on several continents, having been shown at more than three hundred film festivals and museums around the world, including festivals such as Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine, Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse, Festival do Rio, Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes, FICUNAM, Curta Cinema, FicValdivia, Miami Film Festival, Festival de Cine de Madrid and more. Also having screenings in museums such as Rio’s Museum of Modern Art, Austria’s Medien Kultur Haus, Spain’s Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante, Niterói’s Contemporary Art Museum, among others.
In 2020, through a vote among several film critics, Leonardo Martinelli was mentioned as one of the Top 10 New Brazilian Filmmakers by Papo de Cinema.
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chicago CineYouth Festival | Winner Festival Prize | Best Drama (Leonardo Martinelli) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2021 | FestCine - Festival de Cinema Curta Pinhais | Winner Macuquinho Dourado | Best Cinematography (Leonardo Martinelli, Sofia Leão) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2021 | Festival Curta Campos do Jordão | Winner Premio Araucaria de Cinema | Mostra Nacional: Experimental (Leonardo Martinelli) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2021 | Humboldt International Film Festival | Winner Best Experimental | (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2021 | Living Skies Student Film Festival | Winner Jury Prize | Best of the Festival (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2021 | Living Skies Student Film Festival | Winner Jury Prize | Best Graduate Film (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2021 | ROFIFE International Rotary Short Film Festival | Winner Best Short Film | (Leonardo Martinelli) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2020 | Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de La Plata (FESAALP) | Winner Jury Prize | Mejor Corto Fantástico (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2020 | Rio de Janeiro Curta Cinema | Winner Audience Award | Best Carioca film (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2020 | Vitória Cine Vídeo | Winner Audience Award | Mostra Corsária (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2020 | Vitória Cine Vídeo | Winner Jury Honorable Mention | Mostra Corsária (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival | Nominee International Shorts | Best Short Film (Leonardo Martinelli) | Samba Infinite |
| 2021 | Chicago CineYouth Festival | Nominee Festival Prize | Best International Short Film (Leonardo Martinelli) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2021 | Drama Short Film Festival | Nominee Short and Green | Best Short Film (Leonardo Martinelli) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2021 | FestCine - Festival de Cinema Curta Pinhais | Nominee Macuquinho Dourado | Best Short-Film (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2021 | Leiden International Short Film Experience | Nominee Jury Award | Best Short Film (Leonardo Martinelli) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2021 | Molodist International Film Festival | Nominee Scythian Deer | Best Student Film (Leonardo Martinelli) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2021 | Unabhängiges FilmFest Osnabrück | Nominee Jury Prize | Best Film (Leonardo Martinelli) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2020 | Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema | Nominee Shorts-TV/Numericable Award | Best Short Film (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2020 | International Izmir Short Film Festival | Nominee International Panorama | Best Short Film (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2020 | Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival | Nominee Première Brazil | Best Short Film (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
| 2020 | Vitória Cine Vídeo | Nominee Jury Prize | Mostra Corsária (Leonardo Martinelli, Francisco Vasconcelos, Rafael Lopes Cesar) | The Pleasure of Killing Bugs |
