Leonardo Pirondi
Born
São Paulo, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
EducationCalifornia Institute of the Arts
OccupationFilm director
Notable workVisão do Paraíso (short)
Websitewww.leonardopirondi.com

Leonardo Pirondi is a Brazilian film director from São Paulo. Pirondi's work explores the intersection between fiction and non-fiction filmmaking using non-conventional structures of documentary, experimental, and narrative modes.[1] In his films he explores contemporary sociopolitical issues and collective anxieties as a lens to look into history, imagination, myth, and technology.[2][3]

Education

He studied filmmaking at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in a 16 mm and analog focussed film program with an avant-garde/experimental film tradition.[4]

Career

His films have been presented at the International Film Festival Rotterdam,[5] New York Film Festival (Currents section),[6][7] Vienna International Film Festival,[8] BFI London Film Festival,[9] Slamdance,[10] Melbourne International Film Festival,[11] Edinburgh International Film Festival, Centre de Cultura Contemporànea de Barcelona,[12] and REDCAT.[13] Some of his films exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive, The Film-Makers' Cooperative in New York,[14] and were deposited at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro[15] after the 4th edition of the 1666 Festival Internacional de Cinema 16mm.[16] He has had solo and retrospective showings of his films at the Spectacle Theater in New York City,[17][18] and Galeria Mola in Portugal.[19][20] He took part in the 2023 Sundance Ignite X Adobe Fellowship.[21]

His film, Potenciais à Deriva [Adrift Potentials], was selected for the Tiger Short Competition at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam.[22]

Filmography

Year Title Length Notes Ref.
2019 This is Mine, This is Yours 3 minutes Short film
2020 Benning's Dream 2 minutes Short film
Earth had issues Loading... 9 minutes Short film
2021 In Search of Mount Analogue 4 minutes Short film
If a Tree Falls in a Forest 15 minutes Short film
2022 Effulgent Gleam 7 minutes Short film
Visão do Paraíso 16 minutes Short film

English title: Vision of Paradise
2023 Seja Bem-Vindo ao Lar 4 minutes Short film

English title: Welcome Home
When We Encounter The World 11 minutes Short film

Co-directed with Zazie Ray-Trapido
2024 Potenciais á Deriva 11 minutes Short Film

English title: Adrift Potentials

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2024 Nominated International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Short Award Competition Potenciais à Deriva [23]
2024 Nominated Slamdance Film Festival Documentary Short Grand Jury Prize Visão do Paraíso [24]
2023 Nominated Curtas Vila do Conde Experimental Competition When We Encounter The World [25]
Won Brooklyn Film Festival Best Experimental Award Visão do Paraíso [26]
Nominated Vienna Shorts FIDO Competition [27]
Nominated Guanajuato International Film Festival International Documentary [28]
Nominated DokuFest International Short DOX [29]

References

  1. ↑ Gamba, Pablo (2023-06-04). "Conversación con Leonardo Pirondi" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ↑ "Vision of Paradise". Talking Shorts. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  3. ↑ "Brazil's Leonardo Pirondi Brings Climate Change Issues To The Big Screen With New Film". Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  4. ↑ "CalArts Filmmakers Screen at Festivals Across North America and Europe - 24700". 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  5. ↑ "Leonardo Pirondi". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  6. ↑ Guy, Zoe (2023-08-23). "The New York Film Festival 2023 Lineup Trickles In". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  7. ↑ Coldiron, Phil (2023-09-29). "AVANT HORIZON". Artforum. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  8. ↑ "Es gibt viel zu entdecken in den Kurzfilmprogrammen der Viennale". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  9. ↑ "ICA | Shorts Programme: Thinking Around and Outside". www.ica.art. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  10. ↑ "Slamdance 2024 Announces Its Full Lineup". Filmmaker Magazine. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  11. ↑ "Documentary Shorts". MIFF 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  12. ↑ "Xcèntric - Leonardo Pirondi". Xcèntric. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  13. ↑ "CalArts REDCAT showcase Archive".
  14. ↑ "Leonardo Pirondi". The Film-Makers' Cooperative. 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  15. ↑ "1666". Mundo em Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  16. ↑ "Mostra Contemporanea 22". Mundo em Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  17. ↑ "EARTH/GRAIN/PIXEL: SHORTS BY LEONARDO PIRONDI – Spectacle Theater". 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  18. ↑ "A NIGHT WITH LEONARDO PIRONDI AND ZAZIE RAY-TRAPIDO – Spectacle Theater". 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  19. ↑ ""When We Encounter The World" traz uma experiência cinematográfica imersiva à Galeria Mola, em Portugal" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  20. ↑ "Exposição Fronteiras traz a arte como reflexão sobre a busca por sentidos". Agência Incomparáveis (in European Portuguese). 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  21. ↑ Flam, Charna (2023-06-26). "Sundance Institute Announces Ignite and Adobe Fellows (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  22. ↑ Cinevitor (2023-12-18). "Festival de Roterdã 2024: filmes brasileiros são selecionados". CINEVITOR (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  23. ↑ "Tiger Short Competition | IFFR". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  24. ↑ "Announcing the Official Lineup for Slamdance 2024". Slamdance Film Festival. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  25. ↑ "When We Encounter The World". Curtas Vila do Conde. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  26. ↑ "Jury Statements '23 @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Brooklyn Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  27. ↑ "2019| Vienna Shorts Film Festival". Vienna Shorts Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  28. ↑ "GIFF 2023 | Programa". Guanajuato International Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  29. ↑ "Films". Dokufest. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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