Leonard Zelig

Leonard Zelig was born on Nov 26, 1973 in Venezuela. Leonard Zelig's big-screen debut came with SubHysteria directed by Leonard Zelig in 2010, strarring Waiter. Leonard Zelig is known for Translucido directed by Leonard Zelig, María Elisa Camargo stars as Celeste and Erin Fogel as Beatrice. The upcoming new movie Leonard Zelig plays is Translucido which will be released on Nov 11, 2016.

Leonard is an award-winning film and theater director with more than 15 years of experience in the industry.Recent awards include - the prestigious Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors Award as Best Director for the Retablo Hispanic Theater's production "An Empty Shoebox", where he shared the stage with Alfonso Cuaron and Alfred Molina (2004) and the International ACE Award as Best Producer for the play "Happy With My Mojo" (2005).In 2004, Leonard decided to focus on his rising film career in the United States. He produced the short films "Thou Shalt Not Dream" , "December Plans"and "Permanence", wrote "How Do You Kill Yourself" and wrote and directed "Blind Date", "The Manare Welder Project" and "434". His first documentary feature "Metralleta" was picked up for theatrical distribution in Venezuela for Amazonia Films and earned the Best Music Award in the Venezuelan International Film Festival in 2007.Leonard is a graduate of the distinguished "Escuela De Cine y TV" in Venezuela. He also attended the New York Film Academy and the American Film Institute.He has been named one of the most promising directors by the Venezuelan magazine "5to Dia".This year he gives an in-depth interview to one of the most renowned newspapers in Venezuela, "El Universal", which named him one of the Top 99 Most Successful Venezuelan Artists.