ABOUT ME
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RAFAEL LEAL
Screenwriter, producer, XR Creator
Rafael Leal (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a multimedia storyteller based in Berlin, known for his work as screenwriter and producer for series, films, games and XR experiences, with original series and features created for Disney, NBC/Universal and Fox, among others.
I have been writing professionally since 2006, concentrating mostly on scripts for films and TV series, but recently I have created more and more for Virtual Reality and other immersive or interactive media.
In 2014, I co-founded Dédalo Productions with Marton Olympio, a company dedicated to creative development and intellectual property management. At Dédalo, I work as both a screenwriter and executive producer focused on development.
ACADEMIC
I obtained a degree in
Film from the Universidade Federal Fluminense (Niterói, Brazil) and completed my MA in Performance Art at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, with a master’s thesis focused on creative research. I have also a Ph.D. in Film from the Universidade Federal Fluminense, and I’ve received a Doctoral Research Grant from DAAD to conduct my research on immersive and interactive narratives at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany). I am currently professor of Screenwriting at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, one of the leading private universities in Latin America, and I serve on the Executive Council of the Screenwriting Research Network and on the Board of Counselors of ABRA – the Brazilian Association of Screenwriters.
