Vittoria Rizzardi Peñalosa

Vittoria is an Italo-Colombian writer and director. After graduating with an LLB in Law at City University, she went on to receive an MFA degree in screenwriting at USC in Los Angeles. Vittoria's scripts were finalists in several screenplay contests such as Sundance Episodic LAB, Blue Cat, and The Launch.

Her directorial work has screened at prestigious venues across the world including the MAXXI Museum of Modern Art in Rome, Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, and the VIFF centre in Vancouver. Her films have premiered on platforms such as My Movies and Minute Shorts, while being recognised in Oscar-qualifying film festivals including the HBO Film Festival in Palms Springs, LA International Shorts Film Festival, and the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Vittoria's upcoming feature film was selected at the Venice Biennale College Cinema 2023. She has directed music videos for musicians between Milan, London, and Amsterdam as well as campaigns for Barbour, Swarovski, Cirque Du Soleil, Vogue Brazil, and LE MILE magazine. Additionally, since 2024 Vittoria debuted with her first ideo art and performance piece titled, HAIRF*CK, at a pop-up gallery in London curated by The Cold Magazine.