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]
Leonardo Pirondi | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Education | California Institute of the Arts |
Occupation | Film director |
Notable work | Visão do Paraíso (short) |
Website | www |
Education
editHe 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
editHis 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
editYear | Title | Length | Notes | Ref. |
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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 |
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When We Encounter The World | 11 minutes | Short film
Co-directed with Zazie Ray-Trapido |
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2024 | Potenciais á Deriva | 11 minutes | Short Film
English title: Adrift Potentials |
[23][26] |
Awards and nominations
editYear | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2024 | Nominated | Curtas Vila do Conde | Experimental Competition | Potenciais à Deriva | [27] |
Nominated | European Media Art Festival | International Competition | Seja Bem-Vindo ao Lar | [28] | |
Nominated | International Film Festival Rotterdam | Tiger Short Award Competition | Potenciais à Deriva | [29] | |
Nominated | Slamdance Film Festival | Documentary Short Grand Jury Prize | Visão do Paraíso | [30] | |
2023 | Nominated | Curtas Vila do Conde | Experimental Competition | When We Encounter The World | [31] |
Won | Brooklyn Film Festival | Best Experimental Award | Visão do Paraíso | [32] | |
Nominated | Vienna Shorts | FIDO Competition | [33] | ||
Nominated | Guanajuato International Film Festival | International Documentary | [34] | ||
Nominated | DokuFest | International Short DOX | [35] |
References
edit- ^ Gamba, Pablo (2023-06-04). "Conversación con Leonardo Pirondi" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Vision of Paradise". Talking Shorts. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Brazil's Leonardo Pirondi Brings Climate Change Issues To The Big Screen With New Film". 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "CalArts Filmmakers Screen at Festivals Across North America and Europe - 24700". 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Visão do Paraíso | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Leonardo Pirondi". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ Guy, Zoe (2023-08-23). "The New York Film Festival 2023 Lineup Trickles In". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ Coldiron, Phil (2023-09-29). "AVANT HORIZON". Artforum. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Es gibt viel zu entdecken in den Kurzfilmprogrammen der Viennale". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "ICA | Shorts Programme: Thinking Around and Outside". www.ica.art. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Slamdance 2024 Announces Its Full Lineup". Filmmaker Magazine. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Documentary Shorts". MIFF 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Xcèntric - Leonardo Pirondi". Xcèntric. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "CalArts REDCAT showcase Archive".
- ^ "Leonardo Pirondi". The Film-Makers' Cooperative. 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "1666". Mundo em Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Mostra Contemporanea 22". Mundo em Foco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "EARTH/GRAIN/PIXEL: SHORTS BY LEONARDO PIRONDI – Spectacle Theater". 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "A NIGHT WITH LEONARDO PIRONDI AND ZAZIE RAY-TRAPIDO – Spectacle Theater". 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ ""When We Encounter The World" traz uma experiência cinematográfica imersiva à Galeria Mola, em Portugal" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Exposição Fronteiras traz a arte como reflexão sobre a busca por sentidos". Agência Incomparáveis (in European Portuguese). 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ Flam, Charna (2023-06-26). "Sundance Institute Announces Ignite and Adobe Fellows (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b Fields, Alex (2024-01-30). "Potenciais à deriva — Leonardo Pirondi [IFFR '24 Review]". In Review Online. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ Cinevitor (2023-12-18). "Festival de Roterdã 2024: filmes brasileiros são selecionados". CINEVITOR (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Visão do Paraíso | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ Gamba, Pablo (2024-02-11). "Potenciais à deriva" (in Spanish). Los Experimentos Blog de Cine. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "Programa - [EXP] Competição Experimental 3". festival.curtas.pt. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Timetable / EMAF – European Media Art Festival". www.emaf.de. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Tiger Short Competition | IFFR". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Announcing the Official Lineup for Slamdance 2024". Slamdance Film Festival. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "When We Encounter The World". Curtas Vila do Conde. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Jury Statements '23 @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Brooklyn Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "2019| Vienna Shorts Film Festival". Vienna Shorts Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "GIFF 2023 | Programa". Guanajuato International Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Films". Dokufest. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
External links
edit- Interview with Pirondi at VoyageLA, 2020
- Leonardo Pirondi at IMDb
- Leonardo Pirondi page on Vimeo
- Leonardo Pirondi on MUBI