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Leonor Teles

Leonor Teles

Cinematographer and director · Born April 28, 1992 (34) · Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal

Leonor Teles (1992) was born in Vila Franca de Xira. She graduated at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School (2013). In 2016 Batrachian’s Ballad wins the Golden Bear at Berlinale Shorts and in 2018 her first documentary feature film Terra Franca is awarded the Prix International de la SCAM at Cinéma du Réel, Prix de La Ville d’Amiens at Festival d’Amiens and Mejor Opera Prima International at Mar del Plata.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 28, 1992 (34)
From
Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
Works as
Cinematographer and director
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 45% in 30 days

What are Leonor Teles' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Survival
22%
Self
14%
Society
13%
Ideas
10%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
1
Bittersweet
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leonor Teles' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leonor Teles' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

26 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Difficult Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Silêncio da Primavera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • We Were Just Brats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • If I Were Alive(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Entroncamento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Arriba Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Flying Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Antigone, or the Story of Sara Benoliel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Hotel do Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • O Filme Feliz :) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Additional Photography

  • By Flávio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Bad Living(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Living Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Blue Has No Dimensions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Três Realizadoras Portuguesas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Dogs Barking at Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Filomena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Ashore(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Damned Summer(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Batrachian's Ballad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Screenplay · Actor

  • Otorrinolaringologista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Estrangement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Gypsie Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Editor

  • Vibratum Vitae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Camera Operator

  • Encenação (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Bad Living (2023)

$85K worldwide

Highest rated

Bad Living (2023)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Ashore (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 26: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting6 of 26: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 26: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing1 of 26: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography21 of 26: 18 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing3 of 26: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 26: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

26 titles, 5 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2010s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew2020s16 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Leonor Teles' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · cinematographer

Damned Summer (2017)

69th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Bad Living (2023)

Midcredits 72nd · 65% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Leonor Teles work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leonor Teles' MovieCove titles; Lia Carvalho shares the most, 2.