Brett Leonard Email & Phone Number

Brett is an award-winning Filmmaker/Futurist with over 25 years of Hollywood experience as a pioneer in both the development and use of new media technologies. He is widely recognized as a top thought- leader in Virtual Reality since introducing the concept and term to popular culture in his seminal hit film Lawnmower Man - Many pioneers and tech leaders of the emerging VR industry count Lawnmower Man as one of their key inspirations for creating the actual “reality” of this world-changing medium.Brett is a sought-after speaker for the rapidly growing VR/AR industry, giving keynotes at events around the globe as a leading expert on defining interactive storytelling, and on providing an ethical framework for these powerful new mediums.Brett was named by The Producers Guild of America as one of its “Digital 25”, recognizing the twenty-five leading visionaries, innovators and producers who have made significant contributions to the advancement of storytelling through digital media, along with other recipients which include James Cameron, Ridley Scott, and Mark Zuckerberg.Other innovative highlights of Brett’s directing career include pioneering modern 3D filmmaking with T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous in IMAX 3D (the No.#1 hit 3D movie in history for over ten years) and directing Anthony Hopkins in the 3D IMAX spectacularThe Magic Box, creating techniques which led to the innovations of 3D films such as James Cameron’s Avatar; directing Peter Gabriel's Kiss That Frog, the first HD all CGI music video/ride film that toured the world as a wildly popular theme park attraction, and won Brett an MTV Music Video Award; having a keen eye for talent both in front of and behind the camera, giving Russell Crowe his first lead in a Hollywood studio film,Virtuosity, also starring Denzel Washington - a film that further defined Virtual Reality for global audiences, and introduced the concept of Nanotechnology in Cinema.

Listed skills include Film, Film Production, Feature Films, Digital Media, and 45 others.