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Leonidas Stanescu

Leonidas Stanescu

Artist at Freelancer
Actor and Screenwriter

Singapore, Singapore

Member Since:
October 2022
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About Leonidas

Romanian-Spanish artist based in Singapore, Leonidas was born in a family with a long artistic tradition in music and painting. Beyond his musical roots, he felt a very strong connection to films since early childhood and is currently involved in acting [TV Series at Singapore's Mediacorp, commercials, indie projects etc...], filmmaking [with over 20 written, directed, acted and produced indie short films] and music production. "At someone's birthday we were all asked to make a wish before blowing the candles. The people wished to strike lottery. I wished to have at least one of my feature scripts produced".

Unique traits: Creative, easy to get along with yet occasionally stubborn, compassionate and passionate about film industry especially acting.

Gender:
Male
Body type:
Average
Hair:
Bald
Hair color:
Grey
Eyes:
Brown
Ethnicity:
Caucasian

Badges

2025-04-11

Writers' Room Member

Certifications

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Videos

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Local-ized Pitch Trailer
Dark Moon Hotel - Pitch Trailer
Leonidas Stanescu Showereel

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Loglines

  • Anton and Gustav, the Sketches

    Anton and Gustav, the Sketches Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy 'Sit-down' comedy where Gustav and Anton, two unusual twins, would discuss about their mundane problems.

  • Local-ized

    Local-ized Budget: $1M - $5M | Comedy Professor Gustav, a quirky yet genius European scientist who has run out of funds for his personal research, accepts a job abroad as a team leader. He will soon discover that adjusting to the local environment in Singapore can be more challenging that the job scope.

  • Vampeer Saga part I, Dukun

    Vampeer Saga part I, Dukun Budget: $10M - $30M | Thriller ⋄ Fantasy When Netra, a Singaporean officer's nightmares awaken a dormant clairvoyance, she discovers she is the reincarnation of Vlad the Impaler, a revelation that ties her to Deceneus, an immortal ancient Dacian priest and a powerful, inescapable destiny.

  • Vampeer Saga part II, Kogaionon

    Vampeer Saga part II, Kogaionon Budget: $10M - $30M | Thriller ⋄ Fantasy Haunted by the terrifying truth of her being, Netra's attempt at a normal life is shattered when an ancient Darkness, bonded to her and slaughtering newborns, rises violently. Forced to confront her destiny and a painful connection that could doom humankind, she must journey back to Indonesia to finish a dangerous battle she once tried to abandon.

  • Vampeer Saga part III, Wallachian Blood

    Vampeer Saga part III, Wallachian Blood Budget: $10M - $30M | Thriller ⋄ Fantasy To stop a global plague of infant deaths caused by an onslaught of vampire ghosts, Netra must fully awaken her past life as Vlad the Impaler, learn to control a personal, physics law-bending dimension, and wield a prophesied flaming sword in a battle that will determine the fate of humankind and her own existence, all while an Interpol agent races to understand the supernatural forces at play.

  • Dark Moon Hotel

    Dark Moon Hotel Budget: $5M - $10M | Horror ⋄ Comedy Inheriting a spooky and oddball hotel in Singapore, a family soon realizes the property's strange staff and ghostly reputation are just the beginning of the bizarre and emotional journey that awaits them, a journey that seems particularly intertwined with their quiet and observant youngest child.

Credits

Awards

  • Honorable Mention for The Guy From The Bank (Future of Film Awards)
    (2024)

  • Best Acting Reel Wallachia I.F.F.
    (2024)

  • Best Reel at Avalonia Festival of Short Films
    (2024)

  • Best Actor at Ecovision Global F.F.
    (2024)

  • Best Showreel at Vesuvius I.F.F.
    (2024)

  • Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards - QF - Vampeer Saga
    (2024)

  • Best Performing Arts at Berlin Motion Pictures Awards

  • Best Actor at Amsterdam World Canvas Film Festival

  • Finalist Best Actor at Amsterdam World Canvas Film Festival

  • Screenplay Quarter Finaist at Table Read My Screenplay (Hollywood)

  • Screenplay Honorabe Mention at Wallachia International Film Festival

  • Screenplay Widescreen Film and Music Video Festival - Honorable Mention

  • New Jersey Film Awards - Winner Best Feature Screenplay Award

  • Golden Sparrow International Film Festival - Winner Best Feature Script/Screenplay Award

  • New Creators Film Awards - Winner Best Unproduced Script [Feature]

  • Toronto Film and Script Awards - Nominee Best Unproduced Script

  • East Coast Movie Awards - Nominee Best Unproduced Script

  • Roshani International Film Festival- Winner Best Script

  • Vesuvius International Film Fest - Nominee Best Script

  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival - Nominee Best Feature Script

  • Thrills and Chills Film Awards - Nominee Best Unproduced Script

  • Screenplay Wallachia International Film Festival - Award Winner: Jury Special Prize

  • Paris Shorts Film Awards - Best Unproduced Script

  • Vesuvius International Film Festival - Best Horror Screenplay

  • New Jersey Movie Awards - Finalist - Best Feature Screenplay [Kogaionon]

  • Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards (Season 2) - Quarterfinalist [Dukun]

  • East Coast Movie Awards - Nominee - Best Feature Screenplay [Kogaionon]

  • New York Script Awards - Winner Best Foreign Screenplay

  • Miami Screenplay Awards Semifinalist

  • Widescreen Film and Music Video Festival - Honorable Mention

  • Scriptation Showcase Quarter Finalist

  • Paris Short Films Awards - Winner - Best Unproduced Script

  • Tagore International Film Festival - Award Winner Outstanding Achievement

  • Cult Critic Movie Awards - Award Winner - Critics' Choice

  • Page Turner 100 - Semifinalist

  • White Vulture Film Festival - Award Winner - Best Micro Short

  • Texas Arthouse Festival Spring 2022- Award Winner - Best Horror Short

  • Gralha International Monthly Film Awards - Best Mobile Film

  • Tagore International Film Festival - Award Winner - Outstanding achievement

  • Taiwan International Short Film Festival - Award Winner - Best Micro Short

  • Hollywood International Golden Age Festival - Best Horror Short

  • NYC international film festival - Best Horror

  • Angkor Wat Independent Film Festival - Best Horror

  • Cuckoo International Film Awards - Best Horror

  • New Creators Film Awards - Best Horror

  • Artisan International film Festival - Best Horror

  • Medusa Film Festival - Best Horror

  • Hallucinea Film Festival - Nominee Best Horror Short Film

  • Sarah of Horror Festival - Finalist

  • Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival - Finalist > Best Low Budget

  • Hollywood Venus Awards - Special Jury Award

  • Cloud 9 Film Awards - Best Mobile Film

  • Heart International Italian Film Festival - Best VFX

  • Pixels Garage - Runner Up - Best Narrative Short

  • Lonely Wolf International Film Festival - Nominee > Best Cult

  • Uruvatti International Fim Festival - Best Mobile Film

  • Golden Wheat Awards - Best Sci-fi

  • Independent Horror Movie Awards - Best sound Design

  • Hollywood INdie Film Awards - Best Mobile Film

  • Anatolian Short Film Festival - Best Actor

  • Andromeda Film Festival - Best Sci-Fi

  • World Film Carnival - Singapore - Best Mobile Film

  • Wallachia International Film Festival - Best Horror Mobile Film

  • London International Monthly Film Festival - Honorable Mention

  • Thessaloniki Free Short Festival - Honorable Mention

  • BIMIF [Brazil}- Nominee > Best International Short Film

  • V.I.Z. Film Fest - Finalist

  • Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival - Finalist

  • Kosice International Monthly Film Festival - Finalist

  • Hollywood Blood Horror Festival - Best Showreel

  • Rome International Movie Awards - Best Showreel

  • International Fim Festival of Andaman and Nicobar - Best Mobile Film

  • Europe Film Fesival - Best Mobile Film

  • Port Blair International Film Festival - Best mobile Film

  • Havelock International Film Festival - Best Mobile Short

  • Rio de Janeiro INternational Monthly Awards - Nominee > Best Visual Effects

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