Vito Bruno is an award winning writer/director, ScreenSkills bursary recipient, former NFTS alumnus and MA graduate of the prestigious Northern Film School. His first NFS film, BREAKING THE SILENCE, won Best Short at Screentest Film Festival 2007. He followed up with PREY AND ESCAPE starring Katia Winter (The Boys, Sleepy Hollow) and Orla Fitzgerald (The Wind that Shakes the Barely) which was selected at Cannes and Clermont-Ferrand Int. film markets. His short films have screened at film festivals all around the world gaining distribution through Shorts International and 2WayTV (US).

Alongside making his own films, he cut his teeth directing continuing drama for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. Bilingual in Italian and English, he works in both languages and is always on the hunt
for untold tales shedding light on the faceless and the voiceless, utilizing genre as a lens for social commentary and presenting stories that challenge the issues of our times on screen. He is now working towards directing high-end television, as shadow and 2nd Unit director, whilst developing his own slate of feature film and television projects.