Talent Guide

Alejandro De Leon

  • Discipline:Producer
  • Program Year:Producing Lab 2015

Bio

Alejandro De Leon graduated with an MFA in Producing from the American Film Institute
Conservatory in 2010. In 2011, De Leon co-produced his first feature Electrick Children. The
film had its world premiere at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival and US premiere at SXSW, as well
as playing AFI Fest, BAFICI and various other festivals.

De Leon was an Executive Producer on Night Moves by critically acclaimed director Kelly
Reichardt. The film screened at festivals worldwide, including the 2013 Venice Film Festival, the
Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London, and won top honors/Grand Prize at the 2013
Deauville film festival in France. The film enjoyed domestic and international theatrical releases.
In 2014 he co-produced the film Big Significant Things, which world premiere at the SXSW film
festival. Additionally he has production managed on the Jim Mickle directed film Cold In July,
and the Spanish film Little Galicia.

De Leon has produced and line-produced over 12 shorts films including The Strange Thing
About The Johnsons and Munchausen (both written and directed by Ari Aster) which were official selections in various prestigious film festivals such as the New York Film Festival, Fantastic Fest and Slamdance. He has also line produced two Student Academy Award winners: Thief (Gold-2011) and Narcocorrido (Silver-2012), and he has produced commercials for brands such as AMEX, Wendy’s, Toyota, Kenzo, Reebok, Boost Mobile as well
as music videos for companies such as m ss ng p eces, CAVIAR Content, Pulse Films, Parana Films, AF Photo, i-D Magazine.

Current Project

Manuscript

Logline

A contemporary thriller about three bright, young New Yorkers with boundless literary ambition who will stop at nothing to get what they want.