Olivia Loccisano is a screenwriter and filmmaker who works within horror, magical realism, and dark fantasy. Her narratives focus 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. The film also screened at the Krupa Art Foundation in collaboration with the Oscar® Qualifying film festival, Animator. Her short film, FIRST BLOOD (Alter, 2023), 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. She first gained recognition in 2022 when her screenplay BODY AND BLOOD ranked on The Coverfly Red List, where it continues to rank in the top 7% on the platform.

Olivia works as a story editor and script consultant where she collaborates with screenwriters to elevate their screenplays through focused feedback and draft revisions.

Loccisano’s 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