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Leonard Zelig (November 26, 1973) is a Venezuelan film director, writer and producer. He is an award-winning film and theater director with more than 15 years of experience in the industry. He is notable for his theater production on An Empty Shoebox, and his first documentary film Metralleta.

Short Bio
Leonard Zelig was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He was educated at the distinguished Escuela De Cine y TV in Venezuela, and attended the New York Film Academy and the American Film Institute.

In 2004, Leonard focused on his rising film career in the United States. He produced the short films “Thou Shalt Not Dream”, “December Plans” and “Permanence”. He wrote “How Do You Kill Yourself”, wrote and directed “Blind Date”, “The Manare Welder Project” and “434”. His first featured documentary “Metralleta” was selected for theatrical distribution in Venezuela for Amazonian Films and earned the Best Music Award in the Venezuelan International Film Festival in 2007. He won the prestigious Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors award for Best Director in the Retablo Theater production “An Empty Shoebox”, where he shared the stage with Alfonso Cuaron and Alfred Molina.

In 2005, he won the International ACE Award for Best Foreign Production in the play “Happy With My Mojo”

Leonard Zelig has been named one of the most promising directors (5to Día Magazine)

He is currently co-producing “subHysteria” with his company Egg 7 Films and EO Agency. This film is about a group of 16 individuals who get stuck in NYC subway for many hours and it explores the human emotions these individuals experience in the face of death.

Documentary Film

 * Metralleta (2007) (director)

Short Films

 * Thou Shalt Not Dream (2004) (producer)


 * December Plans (2004) (producer)


 * Permanence (2004) (producer)


 * How Do You Kill Yourself (2004) (producer)


 * Blind Date (2004) (writer, director)


 * The Manare Welder Project (2004) (writer, director)


 * 434 (2004) (writer, director)

Theater

 * An Empty Shoebox (2004) (Director)


 * Happy With My Mojo (2005) (Director, Producer)

Awards

 * ”Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors” (2004) (Best Director) for “An Empty Shoebox”


 * ”International ACE Award” (2005) (Best Producer) for “Happy With My Mojo”