Leonardo José Mancini is a filmmaker, currently based in Manaus - Amazonas. He has a Business Bachelor from The Amazonas State University and is a New York Film Academy (Los Angeles - CA) and International Cinema Academy (São Paulo - SP) alumni, having done their respective Filmmaking programs.
Begining in 2005, he has written and directed 15 shortfilms, and has collaborated in various projects, such as shortfilms, documentaries, animation and motion design, in film media and advertising work.
FILMOGRAPHY:
“Marília Gabriela Won’t Die Alone Anymore” (color, 30 min, 2021) - director, editor - Shooting of a Play performance of the same name in movie form
"Sun, Popcorn and Magic" (color, 10 min, 2021, webseries) - co-director, editor and motion designer
"From the Idea to the Amazonas Film Festival Stage" (color, 10 min, 2021, webseries) - co-director, editor and motion designer
“Ultimate Cock Fight” (color, 8 min, 2021) – director, screenwriter, animator and editor.
“The Last Ballad of Elmanchez” (color, 17 min, 2017) – producer, director, screenwriter and animator
“Largo São Sebastião” (color, 75min, 2016) directed by Rod Castro, Emerson Medina, Diego Nogueira and Moacy Massulo, screenplay by Antônio Carlos – guest director and special FX;
“The List” (color, 13 min, 2013) – co-directed with Rod Castro – co-director, co-screenwriter and producer;
“Bad Habit" (color, 10 min, 2013) – directed by Moacyr Massulo – Producer;
“Born, Growing, Negating” – directed by Emerson Medina – Producer;
“When a man loves a woman” directed by Diego Nogueira (color, 5 min, 2013) – producer;
“Germs” (color, 7 min, 2013) – producer and actor;
“A sweet Dame” (BW, 3 min, 2012) – director, editor and screenwriter;
“The Last Bullet” (color, 18 min, 2012), directed by Ricardo D’Albuquerque – Editor.
“Et Set Era” (color, 15 min, 2012), directed by Emerson Medina and Rod Castro – music score and actor;
“Route of Illusion” (color, 17 min, 2012), directed by Dheik Praia, winner of the script award at the 8th Amazonas Film Festival – Editing and soundtrack (musical coordination);
“UNDEAD” (color, 13 min, 2011) director, screenwriter and actor;
“DENNIS” (color, 25 min, 2010) – director and screenwriter;
“Every Night I Have the Same Dream” (animation, color, 2 min, 2009) – director and screenwriter;
“I Loser you” (animation, color, 2 min, 2008) – director and screenwriter;
“The Attack of the African Snail” (animation, color, 1 min, 2006) – directorand animation;
"Hey Superman, get to work!" (animation, color, 1 min, 2006) – director and animation;
“A Theory about João Carlos Jr.” (animation, color, 2 min, 2006) – director, animator and editor;
“The Dead Are Walking” (BW, 7 min, 2005) – director, editor and screenwriter;
FUNDING AWARDS:
2020 - Aldir Blanc Prize - Government Funding to develop a feature-film screenplay called “The Breath”
2017 - Short-film Funding by the Special Secretariat of Culture - Government Funding for a 9 minute animated short- film called “Briga de Galo: UlFmate Cock Fight”
2014 - Short-film Funding by the Ministry of Culture - Government Funding for a 17 minute animated short-film called “The Last Ballad of Elmanchez”
2017 - Short-film Funding by the Special Secretariat of Culture - Government Funding for a 9 minute animated short- film called “Briga de Galo: UlFmate Cock Fight”
2014 - Short-film Funding by the Ministry of Culture - Government Funding for a 17 minute animated short-film called “The Last Ballad of Elmanchez”
AWARDS AND OFFICAL SELECTIONS:
Latino and Native American Film Festival, 2022, at the Southern Connecticut State University, in New Haven, CT, with the short film “Ultimate Cock Fight" - director, writer, voice actor, animator, producer
Official Selection at Animatiba Film Festival, 2021, in the city of Curitiba, PR, with the short film “Ultimate Cock Fight" - director, writer, voice actor, animator, producer
Official Selection at Penedo Film Festival, in the city of Penedo, RJ, with the short film “Ultimate Cock Fight”, Position: director, writer, voice actor, animator, producer
Official Selection at Penedo Film Festival, in the city of Penedo, RJ, with the short film “Ultimate Cock Fight”, Position: director, writer, voice actor, animator, producer
Official Selection at AnimaMundi, 2017 and at Brasília Animation Festival, with the short film “A Última Balada de Elmanchez”. Position: director, script, voice actor, animation and finishing
Official Selection at CineGlobe Festival, 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland, with the short film “Et Set Era”. Position: actor
Best Actor at 10th. Amazonas Film Festival, for the short “A Lista”. Position: co-director and script
Best short film by the Official Jury at the 10th. Amazonas Film Festival, for the short “Germes”. Position: Producer and Actor
Best short film by Popular Jury at the 9th. Amazonas Film Festival, for the short “Uma Doce Dama”. Position: Director, Screenplay and Actor
Best short film by the Official Jury at the 9th. Amazonas Film Festival, for the short “Et Set Era”. Position: actor
Best Photography in the 9th. Amazonas Film Festival, for the short “A Última no Tambor”. Position: co-director of photography
Best Actor, Actress and Director at the 8th. Amazonas Film Festival, for the short film “Undead: Morto Vivo- 2011 – position: direction, script and actor
3rd place by popular jury, Animarte festival, 2006, for the short film “Uma theory sobre João Carlos Jr.” position: direction and screenplay
1st and 2nd place in the animation category at the Festival do Minuto AM – 2006, for the short films “João Carlos Jr.” And “African Snail Attack”.