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Daniel Leite(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Daniel Leite
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Graduated in cinema from Université Lumière Lyon II in France, Daniel Leite is a Director of Photography and works in the following segments: Cinema, Television and Advertising.

For the television industry, Daniel Leite was the cinematographer for the highly successful national series "Pablo e Luisão," seasons one and two.

For features films, Daniel Leite directed the photography of the films "Lima Barreto Ao Terceiro Dia" (Globo films) and "O Rj de Ho Chi Minh" - shoted in Vietnam - (Pipa distributing) and the fiction series "Cinema de Enredo", "Tudo Novo de Novo", "Aline", "Relógio da Aventura" (Globo) - as well as several short films including the short "Bodas", shown in Cannes in the 2016 edition.

In the Documentary genre Daniel Leite is the Author, Director and Director of Photography of the feature film "Kabadio, time is not in a hurry, walks barefoot" - Shot in southern Senegal - which won the Best Cinematography award at the International Heritales Festival in Lisbon - Portugal - and was selected in more than thirty festivals around the world; Rio Festival 2016, AFFRIF - Nigeria, EFF BRICS - Russia 2016, Cine Cipó 2017 - Brazil, Cine Mis 2018 - Brazil , Black Star Film Festival - Ghana, Sofia Biting Docs - Bulgaria, Social Machinery - Italy...

Daniel was the Co-Director and Director of Photography for the series: "Expedição Oriente" - Schurmann Family - Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Antarctica - (Fantástico and Nat Geo). He was the Author, Director and Director of Photography of the sports series "Surfe no Oeste da África" (Canal Off) and directed the photography of the documentary "Vidas Embarcadas" filmed in Antarctica aboard the Brazilian Antarctic ship H44. He also signed the direction of Photography for the TV shows "Papel de Pai" and "Reforma de Casais" (GNT).

Engaged in national black cinema and after visiting the African continent many times, Daniel directed the Photography of the documentary "Falas Negras" (Globo) - this filmmaker develops some projects for films and books of a humanitarian nature for the village of Kabadio - South of Senegal.

Recently, he directed the photography of the nationally successful program: "Avisa lá que eu vou" (Fantástico / GNT).
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    Known for

    Pablo & Luisão (2025)
    Pablo & Luisão
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Kabadio - Time Goes Slowly, Barefoot (2017)
    Kabadio - Time Goes Slowly, Barefoot
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
    Lima Barreto - Ao Terceiro Dia (2019)
    Lima Barreto - Ao Terceiro Dia
    7.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
    Falas Negras (2021)
    Falas Negras
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Cinematographer



    • Paulo Vieira in Avisa Lá que Eu vou (2022)
      Avisa Lá que Eu vou
      8.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2022–2025
    • Fernanda de Freitas, George Sauma, Flávio Pardal, Pedroca Monteiro, Luana Martau, and Raphael Logam in Matches (2020)
      Matches
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 2023–2025
    • Milton Gonçalves: Além do Espetáculo (2025)
      Milton Gonçalves: Além do Espetáculo
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Pablo & Luisão (2025)
      Pablo & Luisão
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Tesouro Natterer (2024)
      Tesouro Natterer
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Cinema de Enredo (2023)
      Cinema de Enredo
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Like de Milhões (2022)
      Like de Milhões
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • O Rio de Janeiro de Ho Chi Minh (2022)
      O Rio de Janeiro de Ho Chi Minh
      8.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Falas Negras (2021)
      Falas Negras
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • A(u)tores (2021)
      A(u)tores
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Janaínas Deusas do Mar (2021)
      Janaínas Deusas do Mar
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Daniel Leite in Vidas Embarcadas (2019)
      Vidas Embarcadas
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Gerações da Vela (2019)
      Gerações da Vela
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Lima Barreto - Ao Terceiro Dia (2019)
      Lima Barreto - Ao Terceiro Dia
      7.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Downwind nas Filipinas (2018)
      Downwind nas Filipinas
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Milton Gonçalves: Além do Espetáculo (2025)
      Milton Gonçalves: Além do Espetáculo
      • camera operator
      • 2025
    • Pablo & Luisão (2025)
      Pablo & Luisão
      9.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator (documentary segments)
      • 2025
    • New Year's Special (2023)
      New Year's Special
      8.4
      • camera operator
      • 2023
    • Os Quatro Paralamas (2020)
      Os Quatro Paralamas
      7.0
      • camera operator
      • 2020
    • Robertney Barros and Carlos Bahia in Surfe no Oeste da África (2016)
      Surfe no Oeste da África
      TV Series
      • camera operator: drone
      • camera operator
      • 2016
    • Maysa: When the Heart Sings (2009)
      Maysa: When the Heart Sings
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • lighting technician
      • 2009
    • Bernard Blancan and Émilie Dequenne in Charlotte Corday (2008)
      Charlotte Corday
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • assistant camera
      • 2008
    • Louis-Karim Nébati in Fabien Cosma (2001)
      Fabien Cosma
      4.7
      TV Series
      • assistant camera
      • 2007

    Director



    • Downwind nas Filipinas (2018)
      Downwind nas Filipinas
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Esperando a Tempestade: Uma Aventura na Patagônia (2017)
      Esperando a Tempestade: Uma Aventura na Patagônia
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Kabadio - Time Goes Slowly, Barefoot (2017)
      Kabadio - Time Goes Slowly, Barefoot
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Robertney Barros and Carlos Bahia in Surfe no Oeste da África (2016)
      Surfe no Oeste da África
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016

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    Trailler Doc Kabadio
    Trailler Doc Kabadio
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    Trailler Doc Kabadio
    Lima Barreto, Ao Terceiro Dia (feature)
    Demo Reel 1:53
    Lima Barreto, Ao Terceiro Dia (feature)

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