I'm a filmmaker and videographer based in Berlin.

Alessandro Leonardi

I'm a filmmaker and videographer based in Berlin.

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I’m a filmmaker and videographer based in Berlin.

Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Advanced
German
Advanced

Work Experience

Author / Cameraman at Spiegel TV
March 1, 2019 - November 4, 2025
Wrote, directed and filmed prime-time reportages broadcast on ARTE and ZDF. Notable pieces include Gerettet vor Lampedusa; Basta Europa!? Corona-Wut in Italien; Lampedusa: Die überforderte Ferieninsel (produced by Spiegel TV).
Author / Cameraman at 3Sat and SRF
January 1, 2020 - November 4, 2025
Wrote, directed and filmed documentaries for 3Sat and SRF (produced by NZZ). Projects include Wem gehören Strand und Ufer? (about public access to the sea and privatization of natural resources) and Einsame Alpendörfer (depopulation of Alpine villages). Filmed in Switzerland, Germany and Italy.
Story Producer / Cinematographer at BBC StoryWorks
January 1, 2021 - November 4, 2025
Produced branded content documentaries on medical technology and mobility, including Linking energy transition with community initiatives (ENEL), The visionary car designed for any passenger's needs (AUDI), Turning Taps (FRACTA), Doctors at distance (BIOTRONIK), Disrupting diabetes with a digital ecosystem (EIT Health).
Cinematographer at Netflix
January 1, 2022 - November 4, 2025
Cinematography for the Netflix documentary Skandal! Bringing down Wirecard.
Story Producer / Video Journalist at BBC 2 and PBS
September 30, 2020 - September 30, 2020
Story Producer / Video Journalist for the 3x52 min documentary series Pandemic 2020, with Milan episode; released April 2021.
Story Producer / Video Journalist at The Guardian
May 31, 2020 - May 31, 2020
Documentary short Life and death with a coronavirus ambulance volunteer in Milan.
Cameraman at ARTE Découverte / TagTraum
March 1, 2019 - November 4, 2025
Cameraman for six 52-minute documentaries and 32-minute ARTE Re reportages; projects include Das Maritime Erbe and other ARTE Re features.
Senior Creative at Symbols
March 31, 2019 - March 31, 2019
Senior creative at Milan-based multimedia company; concept development and content creation.
Film Director at Open Citadel
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Directed short films 'Pizza, Democracy & the Little Prince', 'The Syrian Twins who Educate their Ghetto', 'The Substitutes'.
Director and Cinematographer at Spiegel TV
November 30, 2017 - November 30, 2017
Directed and shot Hit The Rails, a prime-time documentary series for Spiegel TV.
Cinematographer at Various Productions
December 31, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Cinematography on internationally awarded films and documentaries: The Lesson; Lands of Lost Content; Trust; Il Nostro Piccolo Segreto; Franco Montanaro.
Author / Cameraman at Self-employed / Freelance
January 1, 2019 - November 13, 2025
Writes, directs and films prime-time reportages (32’) broadcast on ARTE and ZDF; projects include Gerettet vor Lampedusa, Basta Europa!? Corona-Wut in Italien, Lampedusa: Die überforderte Ferieninsel.
Author / Cameraman at Self-employed / Freelance (3Sat and SRF)
January 1, 2020 - November 13, 2025
Writes, directs and films documentaries for 3Sat and SRF (produced by NZZ); 30 min documentary Wem gehören Strand und Ufer? about the right to free access to the sea and the privatization of natural resources.
Author / Cameraman at Self-employed / BBC Storyworks
January 1, 2021 - November 13, 2025
Produces branded content documentaries for BBC Storyworks on topics of medical technology and future of mobility, such as Linking energy transition with community initiatives; The visionary car designed for any passenger’s needs; Turning Taps; Doctors at distance; Disrupting diabetes with a digital ecosystem.
Story Producer / Cinematographer at Netflix
January 1, 2022 - November 13, 2025
Cinematographer for the Netflix documentary Skandal! Bringing down Wirecard.
Story Producer / Video Journalist at BBC2 & PBS
September 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020
Story Producer / Video Journalist for the 3x52 min documentary series Pandemic 2020; episode produced in Milan; released in 2021.

Education

Logan Non-Fiction Program at Carey Institute for Global Good
October 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
IDFAcademy intensive training at IDFA
November 1, 2014 - November 30, 2014
MA Documentary Practice at Brunel University London
October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
BA Philosophy at Università degli Studi di Milano
September 1, 2008 - June 30, 2011
Liceo Classico - Classical Studies at Liceo Beccaria, Milano
September 1, 2003 - June 30, 2008

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other, Education