Bruno Nogueira Leonardo

Bruno Nogueira Leonardo
  • Date of birth: 1997
  • Profession: Director, Writer, Producer
Director, AD, screenwriter, production assistant and editor.

Over the years (2011-2024), independently and now also professionally, I have had the opportunity to perform different roles, being able to embark on the most varied audiovisual projects, that yielded great learnings within the area (such as the miniseries "Entre Abismos" by the production company Take a Take Films; in the comedy feature film "Stand Up - Minha Vida É Uma Piada" - a co-production between Take a Take Films and Rubi Produtora, with exclusive distribution by Cinépolis and Telecine in Brazil - and, recently, in a documentary project by Okê Arô).

Furthermore, since 2015, I have had the opportunity to direct, write, produce, and edit several short films, exploring different capturing methods and cinematography languages, which have already gathered more than 50 official selections at national and international festivals - in addition to awards and nominations.

Among them, "LONELY" (2015), which was one of the winners of Circulabit's Award in 2018 - being selected to screen prior the premiere screenings of the documentary feature film "My Name Is Now, Elza Soares" in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte; "ESPRESSO" (2020), nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction at the 4th FIAM-FAAM Festival, and which recently received an honorable mention at Student World Impact Film Festival's 1st edition; and "AMÉLIA EM TRANSE" (2021), 3x Best Short Film award winner at different festivals. Currently, "ESPRESSO" has over 70,000 views on YouTube and is also distributed by Kinobox's channel.

In 2022, I also had the pleasure of serving, alongside other filmmakers from around the world, as part of the student jury for SWIFF's 2nd edition, aiding with the projects' curation process.

As an editor, I have been working independently since 2021, specifically with the finalization of promotional videos for social media and sales. In parallel, from 2023 to 2025, I worked as an editor for the creator Luan Machado's YouTube channel, entitled "Teach Yourself Portuguese", which developed longer educational videos focused on storytelling, with a more well-defined narrative language; in addition to also assisting with social media management to some projects from Rubi Produtora (2022-2024).

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