Biography

Ana Pio is a film director who graduated with short period drama 'Eden' from her Directing Masters at London Met Film School in 2015. 'Eden' had a successful run at international film festivals, was broadcast on RTP 2 TV and distributed by Shorts International. From the Sara Putt Associates trainee scheme in 2017, Ana Pio became a freelance Script Supervisor, working on iFeatures 'Perfect 10' and assisting the Script Supervisors on BBC/Amazon TV series 'Good Omens' alongside Douglas MacKinnon and Neil Gaiman as well as Apple TV 'Liaison' directed by Stephen Hopkins, starring Eva Green and Vincent Cassel. Ana was mentored by Rose Glass, the director of 'Saint Maud' and 'Love Lies Bleeding', through the Directors UK Inspire programme, and has been a BAFTA Crew/ Connect member since 2019. In recent years, Ana completed short films ‘PMS’ (nominee for best comedy at the 2022 BAFTA Qualifying London Short Film Festival), ‘Do As I Say’ (winner of Best Performance for Angela Yeoh at BIFA Qualifying North East International Film Festival, Best Director and Best Low Budget Short nominations at BIFA Kino London Short Film Festival, sales by Gonella Productions) and ‘7 to 10’ (BIFA qualifying and award nominated at Exit 6, Porto Femme and Unrestricted View Film Festivals) in preparation for the filming of her debut feature film 'Mother Nature'.

Credits

Eden 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2016

Other Credits

I Welcome You to This House Drama Short Film View
Description Year
The rooms in her house are dedicated to moments, people, and memories that evoke an inner struggle whenever she attempts to revisit them, as she searches for what will bring her true happiness. BA graduation film financed by the Portuguese Cinema and Audiovisual Institute (ICA). 2014
PMS Comedy Short Film View
Description Year
Maria is a real estate agent struggling to sell an apartment on the day before her period comes. SCREENINGS​: London Short Film Festival, UK, 2022 - Nomination: Best Comedy; International Filmfestival Emden-Norderney, Germany, 2022; LA Comedy Film Festival, USA, 2023; HaHaArt Film Festival, Portugal, 2024 2020
7 to 10 Drama Short Film View
Description Year
On Halloween, Olivia's mask slips as she uses sex to repress traumatic flashbacks. SCREENINGS: Courts Mais Trash Brussels Underground Film Festival, Belgium, 2025; Exit 6 Film Festival, UK, 2024 - BIFA Qualifying - Nomination: Best Editing, Best Performance; Unrestricted View Film Festival, UK, 2024 - BIFA Qualifying - Nomination: Best Editing; Porto Femme International Film Festival, Portugal, 2024 - Nomination: Best National Short Film; Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland, 2024 2024
Do As I Say Drama Short Film View
Description Year
A middle-aged piano teacher, mourns her failed career as a concert pianist with a drink always in hand. Grappling with this aching disappointment and unfulfilled legacy, she is pushed to the end of her tether by the rebellious student she once perceived as her younger self. (Sales by Gonella Productions) SCREENINGS AND AWARDS: New Renaissance Film Festival, UK, 2024 - Honorable Mention: Best Drama; Kino London Short Film Festival, UK, 2024 - BIFA Qualifying - Nomination: Best Director, Best Low Budget Short; North East International Film Festival, UK, 2023 - BIFA Qualifying - Winner: Best Performance 2023

Non-Directorial Credits

Good Omens View
Description
Additional Photography, Assistant and 2nd Unit Script Supervisor - BBC, Amazon - Directed by Douglas Mackinnon, Writer/Showrunner Neil Gaiman - 2017/2018
Perfect 10 View
Description
Script Supervisor - iFeatures - Directed by Eva Riley, Produced by Bertrand Faivre and Jacob Thomas - 2018
Unknown 9: Awakening View
Description
Script Supervisor - Reflector Entertainment - Motion Capture directed by Damien Goodwin - 2021
Liaison View
Description
Assistant Script Supervisor - Apple TV - Directed by Stephen Hopkins - 2022

Awards

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