Leonel Vieira

Leonel Vieira
Born	1969 (age 54–55) Miranda do Douro, Portugal
Occupations	Director producer

Leonel Vieira (born 1969) is a Portuguese film director and producer. Leonel Vieira has the quality to roll up his sleeves and get to work, knowing that no work is definitive and that it is licit to take false steps. He is one of the most successful Portuguese directors/producers and of greater 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

Year	Title	Credits	Observations
1998	A Sombra dos Abutres	Director
1998	Zona J	Director	Globo de Ouro in 1999 (Portugal) for Best Picture
2002	A Bomba	Director
2002	A Selva	Director / Executive Producer
2005	Um Tiro no Escuro	Director
2006	La Noche de Los Girasoles	Producer
2006	Filme da Treta	Producer
2007	O Julgamento	Director / Producer
2008	Arte de Roubar	Director / Producer
2011	Budapeste	Producer
2012	O Sexo dos Anjos	Producer
2014	La Vida Inesperada	Producer
2015	O Duelo	Producer
2015	A Estrada 47	Producer
2015	O Pátio das Cantigas	Director / Producer	Remake 1942
2015	O Leão da Estrela	Director / Producer	Remake 1947
2016	A Canção de Lisboa	Director / Producer	Remake 1933
2017	Perdidos	Producer
2017	Alguém Como Eu	Director / Producer
2019	Tiro e Queda	Producer
2019	La Pequenã Suiza	Producer
2020	O Último Animal	Director / Producer
2021	El Cover	Producer

Television

Year	Title	Credit
1998	Ballet Rose	Director
2000	Mustang	Director
2001	O Espírito da Lei	Executive Producer
2009	Conexão	Director / Producer
2011	Tempo Final	Director / Producer
2011	Barcelona Cidade Neutral	Producer
2012	Red Brazil	Producer
2013	Os Filhos do Rock	Producer
2017	Filha da Lei	Producer
2017	País Irmão	Producer
2019	Teorias da Conspiração	Producer
2019	O Panda e o Galo	Producer

External links

• Leonel Vieira at IMDb