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Leonardo Pirondi
Born	São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Education	California Institute of the Arts
Occupation	Film director
Website	www.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. In his films he explores contemporary sociopolitical issues and collective anxieties as a lens to look into history, imagination, myth, and technology.

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.

Career

His films have been presented at the Toronto International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, New York Film Festival (Currents), Vienna International Film Festival, Mar del Plata International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Festival du nouveau cinéma, Slamdance, Melbourne International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Centre de Cultura Contemporànea de Barcelona, and REDCAT.

Some of his films exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive, The Film-Makers' Cooperative in New York, and were deposited at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro after the 4th edition of the 1666 Festival Internacional de Cinema 16mm. He has had solo and retrospective showings of his films at the Spectacle Theater in New York City, and Galeria Mola in Portugal. He took part in the 2023 Sundance Ignite X Adobe Fellowship.

Pirondi's first co-authored project, the 2023 short film titled When We Encounter the World, was co-directed with Zazie Ray-Trapido and it premiered at the 32nd Curtas Vila do Conde followed by the North American Premiere at the 62nd New York Film Festival, the Austrian Premiere at the 61st Viennale, and selected to additional exhibitions at 15th CROSSROADS by the San Francisco Cinematheque, San Diego Underground Film Festival among others. The film was also shown alongside an interactive exhibition at Galeria Mola in Portugal.

Pirondi's 2024 short film, Potenciais à Deriva , premiered at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam as part of the Tiger Short Competition, with a North American premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival (Wavelengths) and selected to the 62nd Viennale, 53rd Festival du nouveau cinéma, 49th Mar del Plata International Film Festival, 33rd Curtas Vila do Conde, and 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Filmography

Year	Original Title	English Title	Length	Country	Notes	Ref.
2019	This is Mine, This is Yours		3 minutes	Brazil  USA	Short film
2020	Benning's Dream		2 minutes	USA	Animated short film starring James Benning
	Earth had issues Loading...		9 minutes	Brazil  USA	Short film
2021	In Search of Mount Analogue		4 minutes
	If a Tree Falls in a Forest		15 minutes
2022	Effulgent Gleam		7 minutes
	Visão do Paraíso	Vision of Paradise	16 minutes	Brazil  UK  USA	Short film English title: Vision of Paradise
2023	Seja Bem-Vindo ao Lar	Welcome Home	4 minutes	USA	Short film
	When We Encounter The World		11 minutes	Portugal  USA	Short film Co-directed with Zazie Ray-Trapido
2024	Potenciais á Deriva	Adrift Potentials	11 minutes	Brazil  USA	Short Film

Awards and nominations

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". 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
4. "CalArts Filmmakers Screen at Festivals Across North America and Europe - 24700". 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (2024-08-08). "TIFF Wavelengths Program Set With Films From Miguel Gomes, Roberto Minervini, Wang Bing & More". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
6. "Visão do Paraíso | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
7. "Leonardo Pirondi". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
8. Guy, Zoe (2023-08-23). "The New York Film Festival 2023 Lineup Trickles In". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
9. Coldiron, Phil (2023-09-29). "AVANT HORIZON". Artforum. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
10. "Es gibt viel zu entdecken in den Kurzfilmprogrammen der Viennale". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
11. Festival, Mar del Plata International Film. "39th Mar del Plata International Film Festival". www.mardelplatafilmfest.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
12. "ICA | Shorts Programme: Thinking Around and Outside". www.ica.art. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
13. "Slamdance 2024 Announces Its Full Lineup". Filmmaker Magazine. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
14. "Documentary Shorts". MIFF 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
15. "Xcèntric - Leonardo Pirondi". Xcèntric. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
16. "CalArts REDCAT showcase Archive".
17. "Leonardo Pirondi". The Film-Makers' Cooperative. 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
18. "1666". Mundo em Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
19. "Mostra Contemporanea 22". Mundo em Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
20. "EARTH/GRAIN/PIXEL: SHORTS BY LEONARDO PIRONDI – Spectacle Theater". 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
21. "A NIGHT WITH LEONARDO PIRONDI AND ZAZIE RAY-TRAPIDO – Spectacle Theater". 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
22. ""When We Encounter The World" traz uma experiência cinematográfica imersiva à Galeria Mola, em Portugal" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
23. "Exposição Fronteiras traz a arte como reflexão sobre a busca por sentidos". Agência Incomparáveis (in European Portuguese). 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
24. Flam, Charna (2023-06-26). "Sundance Institute Announces Ignite and Adobe Fellows (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
25. "Festival Scope". pro.festivalscope.com. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
26. Keogan, Natalia (2023-08-23). "Film at Lincoln Center Reveals Currents Lineup for 2023 New York Film Festival - Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
27. "When We Encounter the World | Viennale". www.viennale.at. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
28. "CROSSROADS 2024 – program 7 – SFCinematheque". Retrieved 2024-08-08.
29. Moraes, Rita (1970-01-01). "When We Encounter The World" traz uma experiência cinematográfica imersiva à Galeria Mola, em Portugal". Conexão In (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
30. ^ Fields, Alex (2024-01-30). "Potenciais à deriva — Leonardo Pirondi [IFFR '24 Review]". In Review Online. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
31. Cinevitor (2023-12-18). "Festival de Roterdã 2024: filmes brasileiros são selecionados". CINEVITOR (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-19.
32. "For an Ad Hoc Cinema: TIFF Wavelengths 2024". MUBI. 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
33. Wang, Winnie (2024-09-20). "TIFF Wavelengths' "Ride the Wave" Opens a Sea of Possibilities". POV Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
34. "Potenciais à deriva | Viennale". www.viennale.at. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
35. ^ "Festival du nouveau cinéma | Short film program unveiled- FNC53". nouveaucinema.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
36. "Noticias: Festival de Mar del Plata 2024: Anunciaron toda la programación - Otros Cines". www.otroscines.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
37. Ford, Lily (2024-07-10). "Edinburgh Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup Led by Saoirse Ronan's 'The Outrun'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
38. "Visão do Paraíso | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
39. Gamba, Pablo (2024-02-11). "Potenciais à deriva" (in Spanish). Los Experimentos Blog de Cine. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
40. Plata, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del. "39º Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata". www.mardelplatafilmfest.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-19.
41. Ntim, Zac (2024-07-10). "Edinburgh Film Festival Sets 2024 Competition Lineups And Events Including Gaspar Noé Masterclass". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
42. Ford, Lily (2024-07-10). "Edinburgh Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup Led by Saoirse Ronan's 'The Outrun'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
43. "Programa - [EXP] Competição Experimental 3". festival.curtas.pt. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
44. "Timetable / EMAF – European Media Art Festival". www.emaf.de. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
45. "Tiger Short Competition | IFFR". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
46. "Announcing the Official Lineup for Slamdance 2024". Slamdance Film Festival. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
47. "When We Encounter The World". Curtas Vila do Conde. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
48. "Jury Statements '23 @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Brooklyn Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
49. "2019| Vienna Shorts Film Festival". Vienna Shorts Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
50. "GIFF 2023 | Programa". Guanajuato International Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
51. "Films". Dokufest. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

External links

• Interview with Pirondi at VoyageLA, 2020
• Leonardo Pirondi at IMDb
• Leonardo Pirondi page on Vimeo
• Leonardo Pirondi on MUBI

• Living people
• California Institute of the Arts alumni
• Brazilian film directors