Leonardo Pirondi Explained

Leonardo Pirondi
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality:Brazilian
Education:California Institute of the Arts
Occupation:Film director

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 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] International Film Festival Rotterdam,[6] [7] New York Film Festival (Currents),[8] [9] Vienna International Film Festival,[10] Mar del Plata International Film Festival,[11] BFI London Film Festival,[12] Festival du nouveau cinéma, Slamdance,[13] Melbourne International Film Festival,[14] Edinburgh International Film Festival, Centre de Cultura Contemporànea de Barcelona,[15] and REDCAT.[16]

Some of his films exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive, The Film-Makers' Cooperative in New York,[17] and were deposited at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro[18] after the 4th edition of the 1666 Festival Internacional de Cinema 16mm.[19] He has had solo and retrospective showings of his films at the Spectacle Theater in New York City,[20] [21] and Galeria Mola in Portugal.[22] [23] He took part in the 2023 Sundance Ignite X Adobe Fellowship.[24]

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[25] followed by the North American Premiere at the 62nd New York Film Festival,[26] the Austrian Premiere at the 61st Viennale,[27] and selected to additional exhibitions at 15th CROSSROADS by the San Francisco Cinematheque,[28] San Diego Underground Film Festival among others. The film was also shown alongside an interactive exhibition at Galeria Mola in Portugal.[29]

Pirondi's 2024 short film, Potenciais à Deriva [''Adrift Potentials''], premiered at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam as part of the Tiger Short Competition,[30] with a North American premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival (Wavelengths)[31] [32] and selected to the 62nd Viennale,[33] 53rd Festival du nouveau cinéma,[34] 49th Mar del Plata International Film Festival,[35] 33rd Curtas Vila do Conde, and 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival.[36]

Filmography

!Year!Original Title!English Title!Length!Country!Notes!Ref.
2019This is Mine, This is Yours3 minutesShort film
2020Benning's Dream2 minutesAnimated short film starring James Benning
Earth had issues Loading...9 minutesShort film
2021In Search of Mount Analogue4 minutes
If a Tree Falls in a Forest15 minutes
2022Effulgent Gleam7 minutes
Visão do ParaísoVision of Paradise16 minutesShort filmEnglish title: Vision of Paradise[37]
2023Seja Bem-Vindo ao LarWelcome Home4 minutesShort film
When We Encounter The World 11 minutesShort filmCo-directed with Zazie Ray-Trapido
2024Potenciais á DerivaAdrift Potentials11 minutesShort Film[38] [39]

Awards and nominations

!Year!Result!Event!Category/Award!Work!Ref.
2024NominatedMar del Plata Film FestivalCompetencia Estados AlteradosPotenciais à Deriva[40]
Festival du nouveau cinémaLes nouveaux alchimistes Competition
Edinburgh International Film FestivalExperimental Shorts[41] [42]
Curtas Vila do CondeExperimental Competition[43]
European Media Art FestivalInternational CompetitionSeja Bem-Vindo ao Lar[44]
International Film Festival RotterdamTiger Short Award CompetitionPotenciais à Deriva[45]
Slamdance Film FestivalDocumentary Short Grand Jury PrizeVisão do Paraíso[46]
2023NominatedCurtas Vila do CondeExperimental CompetitionWhen We Encounter The World[47]
WonBrooklyn Film FestivalBest Experimental AwardVisão do Paraíso[48]
NominatedVienna ShortsFIDO Competition[49]
Guanajuato International Film FestivalInternational Documentary[50]
DokuFestInternational Short DOX[51]

External links

Notes and References

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

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