Pino Amenta is an Australian director, known for his work in television. After beginning his career with Crawford Productions, Amenta has directed episodes of numerous television series and three feature films. He also co-created the comedy series All Together Now.
Career Amenta began his career at Crawford Productions when he was 16 years old.Moran, Keating 2007, p.89. He was initially in charge of sound, but soon began directing. He worked on the 1970's series Chopper Squad, Young Ramsay and The Sullivans. Throughout the 1980s, he directed episodes of Taurus Rising, All The Rivers Run, The Flying Doctors miniseries, Anzacs, My Brother Tom, Sword of Honour, Nancy Wake, All the Way, and the television film Barracuda. In 1988, he directed his first feature film Boulevard of Broken Dreams, which was written and produced by Frank Howson. It was filmed in Los Angeles and Melbourne. Amenta had been offered a number of film scripts before, but turned them down in order to do "good TV".
Amenta then directed the 1990 film Heaven Tonight. Amenta co-created the 1991 comedy series All Together Now, which he also directed. He also worked on Acropolis Now, The Man from Snowy River, Blue Heelers, The Bob Morrison Show, Us and Them, Good Guys, Bad Guys, Round the Twist. In the 2000s, he directed episodes of Legacy of the Silver Shadow, Noah and Saskia, and Last Man Standing.
Personal life Amenta is the father of actress Jade Amenta.Hayward 1991, p.155. He initially wanted his daughter to complete her education and take up acting when she was older, before she was cast as Melissa Jarrett in Neighbours.
Selected credits Film Title Year Credited as Notes Director Boulevard of Broken Dreams 1988 Heaven Tonight 1990 What the Moon Saw 1990
Television The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes.
Year Title Credited as Network Notes Director Writer 1976 The Sullivans Nine Network unknown episodes 1978 Chopper Squad (1) Network 10 1980 Young Ramsay (1) Seven Network 1980 Cop Shop (3) Seven Network 1981 Bellamy (2) Network 10 1982 Taurus Rising Nine Network unknown episodes 1983 All the Rivers Run (4) Seven Network miniseries 1985 The Flying Doctors (3) Nine Network miniseries 1985 Anzacs (5) Nine Network miniseries 1986 My Brother Tom (2) Nine Network miniseries 1986 Sword of Honour (2) Seven Network miniseries 1987 Sons and Daughters (8) Seven Network 1987 Nancy Wake (2) Seven Network miniseries 1988 Barracuda Seven Network Television film 1989–1991 Acropolis Now (20) (1) Seven Network 1989–1990 The Flying Doctors (8) Nine Network 1991–1993 All Together Now (92) (1) Nine Network 1994 The Bob Morrison Show Nine Network unknown episodes 1995 Us and Them Nine Network unknown episodes 1995–1996 The Man from Snowy River (6) unknown episodes 1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys (4) Nine Network 1998–1999 Blue Heelers (2) Seven Network 1999–2001 Crash Zone (4) (1) Seven Network 1999 Farscape (2) Nine Network 1999 Chuck Finn (10) Seven Network 2000 Round the Twist (4) ABC1 2000 Beastmaster (8) 2001 Flat Chat (13) Nine Network 2001 The Lost World (3) 2001 Crash Palace unknown episodes 2002 Guinevere Jones (2) Network 10 2002 Marshall Law (1) Seven Network 2003 Legacy of the Silver Shadow (1) Network 10 2003 Always Greener (2) Seven Network 2004 Noah and Saskia (13) ABC 2004 Silversun (12) Seven Network 2005 Last Man Standing (2) Seven Network 2005 Holly's Heroes (4) Nine Network 2005–2009 All Saints (9) Seven Network 2006–2007 Mortified (11) Nine Network 2007–2010 City Homicide (10) Seven Network 2008–2013 Packed to the Rafters (26) Seven Network 2011–2015 Winners & Losers (16) Seven Network 2012 Conspiracy 365 (4) ABC3 2014–2015 The Doctor Blake Mysteries (4) (1) ABC 2014 Worst Year of My Life Again (7) ABC3 2014–2021 Wentworth (2) SoHo series producer (2016–21); 65 episodes) 2015 800 Words (4) Seven Network 2019 Five Bedrooms Network 10 series producer2022 Darby and Joan (TV series)AcornDirector 2021–2023 Home and Away (20)Seven NetworkDirector
References
External links
Pino Amenta at AustLit (subscription required)