Olivia Loccisano is a screenwriter and filmmaker who works with horror, magical realism, dark fantasy, and fairytale storytelling. 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 stop-motion short film POCKET PRINCESS (2024) won Best Animated Short Film at GenreBlast, the largest genre film festival in the Washington, D.C. region. It screened at festivals in the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF) network and was featured in an exhibition at the Krupa Art Foundation in collaboration with the Oscar®-qualifying animation festival Animator.

Olivia’s short film, FIRST BLOOD (2023), released by ALTER, premiered at Fantasia International Film Festival and and Chicago International Film Festival. It received critical acclaim for its portrayal of menstruation and vampirism. The film was developed from her script ‘Simone’ (2022) which won Best Short Screenplay at the Renegade Film Festival.

Loccisano is the co-Writer of DEVOUR, a feature film in development directed by Erica Orofino, produced by Wildling Pictures.

Olivia’s unproduced short screenplays gained early recognition with ‘Body and Blood’ (Coverfly' Red List, among the highest-ranking projects) and ‘ProtoTyke’ (Top 10, Killer Shorts 1-Page Screenplay Competition, Season 8), both of which she later adapted into short fiction published in literary journals.

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

Her work has received support from the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA), Ontario Arts Council (OAC), Toronto Arts Council (TAC), and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

Alma mater: Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A): Screenwriting, York University