Bruna Pias

Bruna Pias (Director) is an award-winning Portuguese writer/director based in London.

She has directed a number of successful and award-winning short films. In 2021 she was a finalist in the CANNESERIES UNLIMITED Writer's Residency where she developed her TV series "Glitz" with a first look deal with STUDIOCANAL. She is also the Grand Prize Winner of the Emerging Screenwriter's first Drama Genre Busting Screenplay Competition with her script "The Engine".

This led her to the International Screenwriter's Association Development Slate and also their Top 25 Screenwriters to watch list for 2022. Her short film “Braids” (2019) was a selection of the Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions @PinewoodStudios and Lisbon Film Rendezvous. And her Portuguese short “Dear Lawrence” (2017) was a 1st place winner in the local Short Film Contest of Fânzeres and São Pedro da Cova. She is currently represented by LA-based Christian Rodriguez at AOO Entertainment.