Leandro Badalotti
Cinematographer, Editor, Storyteller
NYC
Leandro was born in Southern Brazil where he produced and edited two feature documentary films chosen by the Brazilian Culture Fund and premiered on public television.
He moved to New York in 2010 where he produced a series of web videos at the legendary photo agency Magnum. At MediaStorm, Badalotti contributed as associate producer on several award winning projects, including Emmy nominee A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan. For The International Committee of the Red Cross, he shot and produced in Yemen the award winning short documentary, I Know Where I’m Going.
Leandro also edited and co-produced the award winning feature documentary Thao's Library.
The film had several screenings in a dozen of film festivals and premiered in AMC Theaters nationwide and is now available on Netflix.
Some of the clients he has worked with include Nestlé, Dannon, Airbnb, Food Network, Gagosian Gallery and Walmart.
Awards
Tribeca Film Festival 2020 / Official Selection
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival / Official Selection
Newport Beach Film Festival 2020 / Official Selection
AFI Fest 2020 / Official Selection
TIGLFF 2020 / Best Short Documentary
aGLIFF Film Festival 2020 / Official Selection
Queer Film Festival Mezipatra / Official Selection
No Limits: Wheelchair Basketball in South Sudan
The Webby Awards 2020 / Winner - Video: Sports
The Webby Awards 2020 / Winner People’s Voice - Video: Sports
WorldFest Houston International Film Festival 2020 / Gold Remi Award
Phoenix Film Festival 2020 / Official Selection
Africa World Documentary Film Festival 2020 / Official Selection
Docs Without Borders Film Festival 2020 / Official Selection
The African Film Festival 2020 / Official Selection
Refugees Welcome Film Fest 2020 / Official Selection
Coney Island Film Festival 2020 / Official Selection
Bentonville Film Festival 2015 / Audience Award
St. Louis International Film Festival 2016 / Best Documentary
Tallgrass International Film Festival 2015 / Official Selection
Teaneck International Film Festival 2015 / Official Selection
High Falls Film Festival 2015 / Official Selection
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival 2015 / Official Selection
DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival 2015 / Official Selection
Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2016 / Official Selection
Pop Up Film Festival 2016 / Official Selection
Anthropographia Award 2013 / Shortlisted / Multimedia
A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan
Emmy 2012 / Nominee / New Approaches To News & Documentary Programming: Documentaries
Media for Liberty Award 2012 / Winner / Winning Submission
Pictures of the Year International 2012 / Award of Excellence / Long Form Documentary
Pictures of the Year International 2012 / Finalist / Documentary Project of the Year
Fotoweek DC International 2012 / 1st / Multimedia
Anthropographia Award 2012 / Shortlist / Multimedia
NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism 2012 / 1st / Feature Multimedia Story
NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism 2012 / Honorable Mention / Best Use of the Web
Pictures of the Year International 2012 / Award of Excellence / Feature Multimedia Story
Webby 2012 / Nominee / Documentary: Individual Episode
Fotoweek DC International 2011 / 1st / Multimedia – Documentary Storytelling and Experimental
Fotoweek DC International 2012 / 2nd / Multimedia