Name: Diogo Leite
Area of work: Directing, Screenwriting
Edition: 2022, 2023
City: São Paulo
State: São Paulo
E-mail: [email protected]
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvadiogoleite/
Diogo Leite is a director and screenwriter. He graduated in journalism and then studied cinema at the Escola Livre de Cinema e Vídeo de Santo André (ECLV), dramaturgy at SP Escola de Teatro, and scriptwriting at Roteiraria. Diogo has directed two short films: “Menino Pássaro” (2018) and “Você Tem Olhos Tristes” (2020), both awarded by Festival de Gramado. He co-wrote the television series “PCC - Força Secreta” (Boutique/HBO Max) and the reality show “LOL Brasil” (Formata/Amazon). Diogo’s screenplay for the feature film “Triste Maravilhoso” was selected by Laboratório Cena 15-Porto Iracema das Artes and will be part of BAL-LAB during the 2022 Festival de Biarritz Amérique Latine. His first feature film, “Monstro”, is currently being edited.
Diogo was awarded a fellowship to attend the BAL-LAB 2022, to develop his feature film "Triste Maravilhoso". In 2023 Diogo was awarded another fellowship to attend the Maestría em Escrita Criativa de Roteiro Audiovisual, of the Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV de San Antonio de Los Baños, in Cuba.
