Leo (Vladimiro Leopoldo) is a freelance director and editor based in Porto, Portugal, with over 7 years of experience crafting branded content, commercials and fashion films for local and international clients.
His work blends cinematic instinct with a sharp commercial eye — built on years of editing for worldwide brands and directing stories that feel both purposeful and alive.
Born in Madeira in 1986, Leo grew up on a steady diet of family film nights — everything from Airplane! to Forrest Gump — and that early love of storytelling never left. He moved to Porto in 2005 to study architecture, and that sense of space, structure and visual composition still shapes how he approaches every frame.
Today he's a father of two, and brings that same care and attention to every project he touches.
Awards:
· Cannes 2022 — Gold Lion videocase director (SATG + This is Pacifica)
· Cannes 2022 — 2× Bronze Lion
· Cannes 2022 — Shortlist
· The One Show 2022 — Gold Pencil
· D&AD 2022 — Shortlist
· GFFF — Best Director 2022, 2020
· GFFF — Best Film 2021, 2019
