Leo Behrens
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Festivals & Awards
"PACE"
Short film 2024 - Los Angeles
Writer/Director: Beck Williams
Director of Photography: Leo Behrens
Official Selection
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OutSouth Queer Film Festival 2024
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Out on Film Atlanta 2024
"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
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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
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TINFF 2024 - Winner of "Best Short - LGBTQA+"
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AFI FEST 2023 - Grand Jury Nominee
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Iris Prize 2024 - Shortlisted
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USA Film Fest 2023 - Finalist
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New York Indie Awards 2024 - Finalist
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The Norwegian Short Film Festival 2023 - The Golden Chair Nominee
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Guadalajara Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
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Oldenburg Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
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Newport Beach Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
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Out on Film Atlanta 2024 - Official Selection
+ many many more
"Evan Ever After"
Short Doc 2022 - Florida
Director: Radha Metha & Ariel Mahler
Director of Photography: Leo Behrens
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Florida Film Festival 2023 - The Audience Award for "Best Florida Short"
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Out on Film Atlanta 2023 - Winner of "Best Short Documentary"
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HollyShorts Los Angeles 2023 - Official Selection
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Outfest Los Angeles 2023 - Official Selection
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NewFest 2023 - Official Selection
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InsideOut Toronto 2023 - Official Selection
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NorthWest Fest 2023 - Official Selection
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Coney Island Film Festival NY 2023 - Official Selection
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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/
"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"
"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
"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
https://www.kreativtforum.no/artikler/nyheter/kalven-er-slaktet-2009-6