Leonel Vieira (born 1969) is a Portuguese film director and producer. He is one of the most successful Portuguese directors/producers and of greatest international recognition. He has made 11 feature films, some of which are in the top 10 of the most watched Portuguese films ever and have the largest box-office in cinema in Portugal.
Biography His first film, "A Sombra dos Abutres", selected for more than 50 international festivals, remains his reference film for critics.
As a producer he has developed partnerships with production companies in Brazil, Spain, France and USA, having produced more than 30 films and television series, as well as more than 200 advertising spots for major brands.
Since 1998 he has been present in more than 100 international festivals, having received more than 20 awards in the areas of cinema and advertising. In Portugal he has collected several awards and distinctions at the Clube dos Criativos (the most important advertising awards in Portugal). In 2008, with Vodafone, he was short-listed at the LIA Awards (London).
In 2008, Leonel Vieira was selected as "Producer on the Move" by Cannes Festival. In 2015, he was considered Personality of the Year in the Arts and was the cover of Forbes magazine in January 2016, in Portugal.
In 2017, Leonel Vieira was president of the Association of Film and Audiovisual Producers in Portugal. Since 2020 he has been part of the Scientific and Technical Commission of the Audiovisual and Multimedia course at the Escola Superior de Comunicação Social.
In 2019, Leonel Vieira was invited to the Shanghai International Film Festival as a jury for cinema and the Magnolia television awards. In the same year, Leonel Vieira co-produced the well-known Chinese animation series "The Panda and the Rooster".
Filmography
Film YearTitleCreditsObservations1998A Sombra dos AbutresDirector1998Zona JDirectorGlobo de Ouro in 1999 (Portugal) for Best Picture 2002A BombaDirector2002A SelvaDirector / Executive Producer2005Um Tiro no EscuroDirector2006La Noche de Los GirasolesProducer2006Filme da TretaProducer2007O JulgamentoDirector / Producer2008Arte de RoubarDirector / Producer2011BudapesteProducer2012O Sexo dos AnjosProducer2014La Vida InesperadaProducer2015O DueloProducer2015A Estrada 47Producer2015O Pátio das CantigasDirector / ProducerRemake 19422015O Leão da EstrelaDirector / ProducerRemake 19472016A Canção de LisboaDirector / ProducerRemake 19332017PerdidosProducer2017Alguém Como EuDirector / Producer2019Tiro e QuedaProducer2019La Pequenã SuizaProducer2020O Último AnimalDirector / Producer2021El CoverProducer
Television YearTitleCredit1998Ballet RoseDirector2000MustangDirector2001O Espírito da LeiExecutive Producer2009ConexãoDirector / Producer2011Tempo FinalDirector / Producer2011Barcelona Cidade NeutralProducer2012Red BrazilProducer2013Os Filhos do RockProducer2017Filha da LeiProducer2017País IrmãoProducer2019Teorias da ConspiraçãoProducer2019O Panda e o GaloProducer
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