Olivia Loccisano is a filmmaker and screenwriter from Toronto, Canada. Her narratives center on women and girls in the margins of society, exploring how they use their own imagination and rituals to navigate an often unwelcoming world.

Her short horror film POCKET PRINCESS (2024) won Best Animated Short at GenreBlast, the largest genre film festival in the Washington, D.C. region. The film screened at Méliès International Festivals Federation festivals, and was part of an exhibit at the Krupa Art Foundation in collaboration with the Oscar®-qualifying festival Animator. Olivia wrote and directed the short film, FIRST BLOOD (2023), which premiered at Fantasia International Film Festival and Chicago International Film Festival. It recieved an Honourable Mention for Best Short Horror Film at The Female Eye Film Festival and recieved the Jury Prize at Paris in the Dark Film Festival. The film was released by ALTER, and was developed from Olivia’s script SIMONE (2022) which won Best Short Screenplay at the Renegade Film Festival.

Loccisano is the screenwriter of the feature film, DEVOUR (in production), co-written and directed by Erica Orofino and produced by Wildling Pictures.

Olivia’s work has received support from the Toronto, Ontario, and Canada Arts Councils, as well as Telefilm Canada, and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Her upcoming short film, supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, is slated for production in Spring 2027.

Olivia works as a story editor and script consultant where she collaborates with screenwriters to develop and refine their screenplays through focused feedback and development support.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from York University.