Leandro Goddinho is a Brazilian filmmaker dedicated to LGBTQ+ issues. His recent short film "Du bist So Wunderbar (Paradise Europe)" premiered at the esteemed 76th Locarno International Film Festival as part of the Pardi di Domani competition. He is also a BERLINALE TALENTS alumni and winner of more than 100 awards at film festivals worldwide.

In 2015, Leandro was selected for the German Chancellor Fellowship for Prospective Leaders, sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This prestigious opportunity allowed him to research and develop a documentary project titled "The World is round so that nobody can hide in the corners," which focused on LGBTQ+ Diaspora. The first part, "Refuge," was screened at over 70 festivals, securing awards in Greece and the US, and receiving nominations for the Große Klape Award in Germany and the Iris Prize in the UK. The second part, "The Kiss," has been showcased at prominent festivals such as the acclaimed 72nd Edinburgh Film Festival, as well as being exhibited at the Mais Performance exhibition at the Oi Futuro Museum in Rio de Janeiro, the Ruhrtriennale Festival der Künste 2018 in Germany, and the Archive of Forgetfulness in South Africa.

Leandro's graduation project, "DARLUZ" (2009), garnered 38 awards. His 2016 short film, "Piscina" (Pool), made its world premiere at the Palm Springs Film Festival and has since won 45 awards while being selected for over 150 film festivals worldwide. In 2017, he received the New Screenwriters Fund from the Brazilian Ministry of Culture to write his debut feature film. Since then, Leandro has secured over 15 film funds to develop and produce his projects.

With a Master's degree in Media and Visual Anthropology from Freie Universität-Berlin, where he held the DAAD Scholarship for Foreign Artists, Leandro is currently lecturing at two German universities. He teaches in the MA in Visual & Media Anthropology program at HMKW – Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft, as well as at Catalyst Berlin - Institute for Creative Arts & Technology in both the MA and BA programs, where he also serves as the Film Production Program Lead.

Goddinho is presently involved in the post-production of his feature documentary, "Telas" (Screens), scheduled for release in 2023/24, and is also actively developing two feature scripts "Piscina" and "Tem alguém que nos odeia".