Philippe Leonard lives and works in New York, his artistic practice focuses on still and moving images, through film, photography, performance and installations. His theoretical and aesthetic reflections focus on the complex temporality of still and moving images, the spectral dimension of physical spaces, and expanded documentary practices. Distributed by Light Cone and CFMDC, his work has been showcased in notable international contexts, such as the 16th WRO Media Biennale (Poland), Rotterdam International Film Festival (Netherlands), Anthology Film Archive (New York), Galerie Michel Journiac (Paris), Cineteca di Bologna (Italy), Festival du nouveau cinéma (Montreal), EXiS Experimental Film and Video Festival (Seoul), European Media Arts Festival (Germany), O 'Gallery (Milan), Museo Nitsch (Naples), Struts Gallery (New Brunswick), Annecy International Animated Film Festival (France), Galerie Les Territoires (Montréal), etc. As a cinematographer, he is involved in artistic, documentary and commercial audiovisual projects, using a broad range of cameras and formats: Super 8, 16mm, 35mm, HD, etc. Philippe Leonard emphasizes a mastery of both analog and digital techniques to create moving images. He completed a Bachelor's degree in Film Production from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and a Master of Fine Arts at Concordia University with the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. In 2013, he was awarded a residency at the MIT Media Lab to
LA MONTAGNE
2016-2019 / HD / color / sound / single screen / 10' 00 / 26 € distribution: Digital file on server |
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2015 / Video / color / sound / single screen / 12' 00 / 34 € distribution: Digital file on server |
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ROUNDTRIP
2014 / 16mm / color / silent / single screen / 3' 00 / 22 € distribution: DCP on server or Digital file on server |
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I WAS HERE
2012 / 16mm / b&w / sound / single screen / 6' 00 / 34 € distribution: DCP on server or Digital file on server |
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PERCEPTUAL SUBJECTIVITY
2009 / 16mm / b&w / sound / single screen / 5' 30 / 28 € distribution: 16mm |
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SOMETHING FISHY
2009 / 16mm / b&w / sound / single screen / 4' 37 / 18 € distribution: Digital file on server |