Leonard Peters
Documentary Filmmaker / Editor / ArtistProjects / About
Leonard Peters (1999) is a filmmaker, interdisciplinary artist and musician from the Netherlands, based in Amsterdam and Berlin. Leonard began his career as an actor and has a strong passion for the piano and singing. Interested in the relationship between humans and nature, he explores themes of decay and the poetry of everyday life. His practice consists of films, mixed-media performances and musical compositions.
After studying filmmaking in Sweden and Germany, Leonard founded Studio Lennu, where he directs, edits and writes documentary, essay and hybrid film works. He is currently doing an internship at the VPRO documentary series Tegenlicht.
2024-2026, Master in Editing (M.F.A.), Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf (Germany)
2022-2024, Master in Film (M.F.A.), University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
2018-2021, Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Arts (B.A.), Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands)
2017-2018, Acting course, ArtEZ University of the Arts
(the Netherlands)
Detailed CV on LinkedIn
After studying filmmaking in Sweden and Germany, Leonard founded Studio Lennu, where he directs, edits and writes documentary, essay and hybrid film works. He is currently doing an internship at the VPRO documentary series Tegenlicht.