Leonardo Pirondi

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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[edit]

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[edit]

His films have been presented at the International Film Festival Rotterdam,[5][6] New York Film Festival (Currents),[7][8] Vienna International Film Festival,[9] BFI London Film Festival,[10] Slamdance,[11] Melbourne International Film Festival,[12] Edinburgh International Film Festival, Centre de Cultura Contemporànea de Barcelona,[13] and REDCAT.[14] Some of his films exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive, The Film-Makers' Cooperative in New York,[15] and were deposited at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro[16] after the 4th edition of the 1666 Festival Internacional de Cinema 16mm.[17] He has had solo and retrospective showings of his films at the Spectacle Theater in New York City,[18][19] and Galeria Mola in Portugal.[20][21] He took part in the 2023 Sundance Ignite X Adobe Fellowship.[22]

His film, Potenciais à Deriva [Adrift Potentials],[23] was selected for the Tiger Short Competition at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam.[24]

Filmography[edit]

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

[25]
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

[23][26]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2024 Nominated European Media Art Festival International Competition Seja Bem-Vindo ao Lar [27]
Nominated International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Short Award Competition Potenciais à Deriva [28]
Nominated Slamdance Film Festival Documentary Short Grand Jury Prize Visão do Paraíso [29]
2023 Nominated Curtas Vila do Conde Experimental Competition When We Encounter The World [30]
Won Brooklyn Film Festival Best Experimental Award Visão do Paraíso [31]
Nominated Vienna Shorts FIDO Competition [32]
Nominated Guanajuato International Film Festival International Documentary [33]
Nominated DokuFest International Short DOX [34]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Visão do Paraíso | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. ^ "Leonardo Pirondi". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  7. ^ Guy, Zoe (2023-08-23). "The New York Film Festival 2023 Lineup Trickles In". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  8. ^ Coldiron, Phil (2023-09-29). "AVANT HORIZON". Artforum. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  9. ^ "Es gibt viel zu entdecken in den Kurzfilmprogrammen der Viennale". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  10. ^ "ICA | Shorts Programme: Thinking Around and Outside". www.ica.art. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  11. ^ "Slamdance 2024 Announces Its Full Lineup". Filmmaker Magazine. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  12. ^ "Documentary Shorts". MIFF 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  13. ^ "Xcèntric - Leonardo Pirondi". Xcèntric. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  14. ^ "CalArts REDCAT showcase Archive".
  15. ^ "Leonardo Pirondi". The Film-Makers' Cooperative. 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  16. ^ "1666". Mundo em Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  17. ^ "Mostra Contemporanea 22". Mundo em Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  18. ^ "EARTH/GRAIN/PIXEL: SHORTS BY LEONARDO PIRONDI – Spectacle Theater". 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  19. ^ "A NIGHT WITH LEONARDO PIRONDI AND ZAZIE RAY-TRAPIDO – Spectacle Theater". 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  20. ^ ""When We Encounter The World" traz uma experiência cinematográfica imersiva à Galeria Mola, em Portugal" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  21. ^ "Exposição Fronteiras traz a arte como reflexão sobre a busca por sentidos". Agência Incomparáveis (in European Portuguese). 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  22. ^ Flam, Charna (2023-06-26). "Sundance Institute Announces Ignite and Adobe Fellows (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  23. ^ a b Fields, Alex (2024-01-30). "Potenciais à deriva — Leonardo Pirondi [IFFR '24 Review]". In Review Online. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  24. ^ Cinevitor (2023-12-18). "Festival de Roterdã 2024: filmes brasileiros são selecionados". CINEVITOR (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  25. ^ "Visão do Paraíso | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  26. ^ Gamba, Pablo (2024-02-11). "Potenciais à deriva" (in Spanish). Los Experimentos Blog de Cine. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  27. ^ "Timetable / EMAF – European Media Art Festival". www.emaf.de. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  28. ^ "Tiger Short Competition | IFFR". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  29. ^ "Announcing the Official Lineup for Slamdance 2024". Slamdance Film Festival. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  30. ^ "When We Encounter The World". Curtas Vila do Conde. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  31. ^ "Jury Statements '23 @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Brooklyn Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  32. ^ "2019| Vienna Shorts Film Festival". Vienna Shorts Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  33. ^ "GIFF 2023 | Programa". Guanajuato International Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  34. ^ "Films". Dokufest. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

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