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Festivals & Awards
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"PACE"

Short film 2024 - Los Angeles

Writer/Director: Beck Williams

Director of Photography: Leo Behrens

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Official Selection​

  • OutSouth Queer Film Festival 2024

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"SKIN"

Short film 2023 - Los Angeles

Director/Writer/Cinematographer: Leo Behrens

Producer: Ilayda Cetinkaya 

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  • Student Academy Awards Gold Medal winner in alternative/experimental 2023

  • Los Angeles Cinematography Awards 2023 - Winner of: Best short, Best Picture of the Month,
    Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Producer, Best Production Design, Best Editing

  • GemFest 2024 - Winner of "Best Cinematography" and "Best Editing" in a short 

  • AFI FEST 2023 - Grand Jury Nominee 

  • USA Film Fest 2023 - Finalist 

  • The Norwegian Short Film Festival 2023 - The Golden Chair Nominee

  • Guadalajara Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection 

  • Roze Filmdagen LGBTQ Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection 

  • Oslo Fusion International Film Festival 2023 - Official Selection  

  • GemFest 2024 - Official Selection 

  • Fargo Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection 

  • Guadalajara Film Festival LA 2023 - Official Selection 

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"Evan Ever After"
Short Doc 2022 - Florida
Director: Radha Metha & Ariel Mahler
Director of Photography: Leo Behrens 
  • Florida Film Festival 2023 - The Audience Award for "Best Florida Short" 
  • HollyShorts Los Angeles 2023 - Official Selection 
  • Outfest Los Angeles 2023 - Official Selection
  • NewFest 2023 - Official Selection 
  • InsideOut Toronto 2023 - Official Selection 
  • NorthWest Fest 2023 - Official Selection
  • Coney Island Film Festival NY 2023 - Official Selection
  • ​Global Peace Film Festival 2023 - Official Selection 

https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2023/mar/31/olympia-high-school-graduate-to-be-featured-at-florida-film-festival/
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"Groomsperson"

Short Film 2022 - Los Angeles 

Director: Benj Welmond

Director of Photography: Leo Behrens 

 

Translation Film Festival, Seattle 2023 - Official Selection

Los Angeles Cinematography Awards 2023 - Winner of "Best Drama" 

 

 https://seedandspark.com/fund/groomsperson#updates

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"Født i Feil Kropp" Documentary Series 2014 and 2017 - Oslo, Norway 

Director: Petter Vennerød

Cast: Leo Behrens + many more (season 1)

Cinematographer: Leo Behrens + others (Season 2)

Gullruten (Golden Screen) Norway - Nominated for Best Participant 2017

Gullruten (Golden Screen) Norway 2014 Winner of the category Best Documentary 

https://play.tv2.no/programmer/fakta/foedt-i-feil-kropphttps://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B8dt_i_feil_kropp

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"Historien om deg og meg" / "The story about you and me" 
Short Doc 2009 - Oslo, Norway
Producer, Director, Writer and Editor: Leo Behrens & Emmeline Berglund

Norway's student academy award Gullkalven 2009: 

Winner of the Honorary award 
Winner of 1st prize in the category Documentary 
Oslo Fusion Film Festival, Norway 2009 - Winner of the Audience Award
The Norwegian documentary festival 2009 - Nominated for Best Documentary 
EuroDoc Festival 2010 - Official Selection 

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https://www.kreativtforum.no/artikler/nyheter/kalven-er-slaktet-2009-6

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