Ana Pio
- Script and Continuity Department
- Director
- Editor
Ana Pio wrote and directed her debut short film in 2014, 'Sê Bem-vindo a Esta Casa', financed by the Portuguese Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual.
In 2015, she graduated with short period drama 'Eden' from her Directing Masters at London Met Film School. 'Eden' won awards at some of the international film festivals it played at, 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, as part of her debut feature film development, 'Mother Nature'.
'PMS' premiered at BAFTA Qualifying London Short Film Festival in 2022 and was nominated for Best Comedy. Short film 'Do As I Say' won the Best Performance award at BIFA Qualifying North East International Film Festival for Angela Yeoh and was nominated for Best Director and Best Low Budget Short at BIFA Qualifying KINO London Short Film Festival - sales by Gonella Productions. '7 to 10' was nominated for Best Editing at BIFA Qualifying Unrestricted View Film Festival.
Ana has been a BAFTA Crew/Connect member since 2019.
(August 2024)
In 2015, she graduated with short period drama 'Eden' from her Directing Masters at London Met Film School. 'Eden' won awards at some of the international film festivals it played at, 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, as part of her debut feature film development, 'Mother Nature'.
'PMS' premiered at BAFTA Qualifying London Short Film Festival in 2022 and was nominated for Best Comedy. Short film 'Do As I Say' won the Best Performance award at BIFA Qualifying North East International Film Festival for Angela Yeoh and was nominated for Best Director and Best Low Budget Short at BIFA Qualifying KINO London Short Film Festival - sales by Gonella Productions. '7 to 10' was nominated for Best Editing at BIFA Qualifying Unrestricted View Film Festival.
Ana has been a BAFTA Crew/Connect member since 2019.
(August 2024)
