Léo Bittencourt

Recent Work

Os Outros — 2nd Season

by Lucas Paraíso and Luisa Lima. 2024, 12 episodes with 45’, fiction series.

Chic Show

by Emílio Domingos and Felipe Giuntini. 2023, 90’, documentary.

Rule 34

by Júlia Murat. 2022, 100', fiction.

Out of Breath

by Ana Petta and Helena Petta. 2022, 81’, documentary.

Fireflies

by Léo Bittencourt. 2021, 19', experimental.

My Love

by Carolina Sá. 2021, Netflix Original, 63’, documentary.

Rolê – Stories of Brazilian Protests in Malls

by Vladmir Seixas. 2021, 82’, documentary.

A Bay

by Murilo Salles. 2021, 109’, documentary.

Shine Your Eyes

by Matias Mariani. 2020, 90', fiction.

Ana. Untitled.

by Lúcia Murat. 2020, 110', hybrid.

Let It Burn

by Maíra Bühler. 2019, 85', documentary.

Tuã Ingugu

by Daniela Thomas. 2019, 11', documentary.

Feras

by Teo Poppovic and Maria Farkas. 2019, 13 episodes with 26', fiction series.

Favela é Moda

by Emílio Domingos. 2019, 84', documentary.

Awards

As Director of Photography (DoP)

• 2024 — Finalist in Best Documentary Cinematography for the film CHIC SHOW by Emílio Domingos and Felipe Giuntini, ABC Award
• 2024 — Finalist in Best Documentary Cinematography for the film OUT OF BREATH by Ana Petta and Helena Petta, ABC Award
• 2022 — Finalist in Best Documentary Cinematography for the film A BAY by Murilo Salles, ABC Award
• 2022 — Nominated for Best Fiction Cinematography with the film ANA. SEM TÍTULO by Lúcia Murat, Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
• 2021 — Finalist in Best Cinematography for Short Films for the film FIREFLIES, ABC Award
• 2021 — Best Cinematography for the short FIREFLIES, DIGO National Competition, 6th Goiás International Film Festival of Sexual and Gender Diversity
• 2021 — Best Cinematography for the short FIREFLIES, National Competition of For Rainbow, Film and Culture Festival of Sexual and Gender Diversity
• 2016 — Picture and Sound Experimentation Feature for the short WAVES, 8ª Semana dos Realizadores
• 2013 — Best cinematography for the feature HILL OF PLEASURE, 48th Brazilian Film Festival

As Director

• 2021 — International grand prize for the short film FIREFLIES, short film competition, Cork Film Festival (Ireland), qualifying award for the 2023 OSCAR®
• 2021 — Best experimental film for the short FIREFLIES, experimental shorts competition, Firenze Film Festival (Italy)
• 2021 — Special Mention from the Jury for the short FIREFLIES, experimental competition, New Orleans Fiml Festival (USA)
• 2021 — Special Mention from the Jury for the short FIREFLIES, international competition, Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg (Germany)
• 2021 — Special Mention from the Jury for the short FIREFLIES, experimental short competition, Festival International de Guanajuato (Mexico)
• 2021 — Special Mention from the Jury for the short FIREFLIES, documentary competition, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (USA)
• 2021 — Special Mention from the Jury for the short FIREFLIES, Ibero-American competition, Shorts Mexico (Mexico)
• 2021 — Special Mention from the Jury for the short FIREFLIES, international competition, Rolling Idea (Russia)
• 2016 — Best film for the short WAVES, national competition, 20ª Mostra do Filme Livre (Brazil)