Biography

Vito Rocco is award-winning director of Faintheart the world’s first user-generated feature film for Film4 (starring Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner and Jessica Hynes) and writer and director of BAFTA and OSCAR short-listed multi award-winning short film Goodbye, Cruel World. Vito’s TV directing work includes the BAFTA and British Comedy Award nominated C5/Paramount series Suburban Shootout (starring Tom Hiddleston, Ruth Wilson and Anna Chancellor) and the Channel 4 cult comedy drama series The Last Chancers (starring Adam Buxton, Kevin Eldon and Kevin Bishop). Vito’s theatre directing work includes the 5* critically acclaimed sell-out production The Class Club at The Barbican. Vito is currently directing EastEnders for BBC One under the New Directors scheme.
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Credits

So Awkward 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 5, Episode 1   Director 2018
Series 5, Episode 9   Director 2019
Series 5, Episode 13   Director 2019
Series 5, Episode 12   Director 2019
Series 5, Episode 11   Director 2019
Series 5, Episode 10   Director 2019
Emmerdale 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 8223   Director 2018
Episode 8224   Director 2018
Episode 8225   Director 2018
Episode 8226   Director 2018
Eastenders 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Episode 5443   Director 2017
Faintheart 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2008
Suburban Shootout 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2006
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2006
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2006
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2006
Last Chancers, The 7 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 1   Director 2004
Episode 2   Director 2004
Episode 1   Director 2004
Episode 3   Director 2004
Episode 5   Director 2004
Episode 4   Director 2004
Episode 2   Director 2004
Goodbye, Cruel World 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2003
Venkel's Syndrome 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2001
Full Frontal 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2001
Sound Of The Big Babou, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1999
Faith No More: I Started A Joke 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1998
Faith No More: Double Feature - Live At The Brixton Academy, London ("I Started A Joke") 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1998
Ciao Mamma... 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1995
Buona Fortuna 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1995

Other Credits

Make Luv Music Video View
Description Year
Music video for Room 5 Featuring Oliver Cheetham (reached number 1 in the UK on 30 March 2003) 2003
The Right Way Music video View
Description Year
A music video for UK band Headrillaz 1998
My Beatbox Music video View
Description Year
Music video for US artist Deejay Punk-Roc 1998
Take Me Baby Music video View
Description Year
Music video for WARP Record's Jimi Tenor 1996
Sugar Daddy Music video View
Description Year
Music video for WARP Record's Jimi Tenor 1997
Quakeola! Short film View
Description Year
A disaster movie 1995

Awards

  • Edinburgh Film Festival

    Standard Life Audience Award (nomination) - 2008

  • Edinburgh Film Festival

    Michael Powell Award (nomination) - 2008

  • MySpace

    MyMovieMashUp - 2007

  • British Comedy Academy

    Best New TV Comedy (nomination) - 2006

  • BAFTA

    BAFTA (nomination) - 2006

  • Eurovision

    Rose D'Or (nomination) - 2006

  • Bermuda Shorts Film Festival

    Best Short Film - 2005

  • Aspen Film Festival

    Ellen Certificate for Excellence & Originality - 2005

  • Cracow Film Festival

    Silver Dragon - 2004

  • Berlinale

    Golden Bear (nomination) - 2004

  • BAFTA/Kodak

    BAFTA/Kodak Award - 2004

  • Tribeca Film Festival

    Best Short Film (nomination) - 2004

  • No Spot Creativity Film Festival

    Best Direction - 2004

  • No Spot Creativity Film Festival

    Best Film - 2004

  • PiFan Film Festival

    Grand Prize - 2004

  • Odense Film Festival

    Special Prize - 2004

  • Palm Springs Film Festival

    Best Live Action Film Under 15 minutes - 2004

  • Emden Film Festival

    Short Film Award - 2004

  • Capalbio Film Festival

    Best Direction - 2004

  • BAFTA

    BAFTA (short listed) - 2001

  • Valladolid Film Festival

    Silver Spike - 2001

  • Motovun Film Festival

    Best Short Film - 2001

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