Pino Amenta
Pino Amenta is an Australian director best known for his work in television.[1] He is the father of actress Jade Amenta.[2]
Selected credits
[edit]Film
[edit]| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | |||
| Boulevard of Broken Dreams | 1988 | Yes | |
| Heaven Tonight | 1990 | Yes | |
| What the Moon Saw | 1990 | Yes |
Television
[edit]The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes.
| Year | Title | Credited as | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | ||||
| 1976 | The Sullivans | Yes | No | Nine Network | unknown episodes |
| 1978 | Chopper Squad | Yes (1) | No | Network 10 | |
| 1980 | Young Ramsay | Yes (1) | No | Seven Network | |
| 1980 | Cop Shop | Yes (3) | No | Seven Network | |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Yes (2) | No | Network 10 | |
| 1982 | Taurus Rising | Yes | No | Nine Network | unknown episodes |
| 1983 | All the Rivers Run | Yes (4) | No | Seven Network | miniseries |
| 1985 | The Flying Doctors | Yes (3) | No | Nine Network | miniseries |
| 1985 | Anzacs | Yes (5) | No | Nine Network | miniseries |
| 1986 | My Brother Tom | Yes (2) | No | Nine Network | miniseries |
| 1986 | Sword of Honour | Yes (2) | No | Seven Network | miniseries |
| 1987 | Sons and Daughters | Yes (8) | No | Seven Network | |
| 1987 | Nancy Wake | Yes (2) | No | Seven Network | miniseries |
| 1988 | Barracuda | Yes | No | Seven Network | Television film |
| 1989–91 | Acropolis Now | Yes (20) | Yes (1) | Seven Network | |
| 1989–90 | The Flying Doctors | Yes (8) | No | Nine Network | |
| 1991–93 | All Together Now | Yes (92) | Yes (1) | Nine Network | |
| 1994 | The Bob Morrison Show | Yes | No | Nine Network | unknown episodes |
| 1995 | Us and Them | Yes | No | Nine Network | unknown episodes |
| 1995–96 | The Man from Snowy River | Yes (6) | No | unknown episodes | |
| 1997 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Yes (4) | No | Nine Network | |
| 1998–99 | Blue Heelers | Yes (2) | No | Seven Network | |
| 1999–2001 | Crash Zone | Yes (4) | Yes (1) | Seven Network | |
| 1999 | Farscape | Yes (2) | No | Nine Network | |
| 1999 | Chuck Finn | Yes (10) | No | Seven Network | |
| 2000 | Round the Twist | Yes (4) | No | ABC1 | |
| 2000 | Beastmaster | Yes (8) | No | ||
| 2001 | Flat Chat | Yes (13) | No | Nine Network | |
| 2001 | The Lost World | Yes (3) | No | ||
| 2001 | Crash Palace | Yes | No | unknown episodes | |
| 2002 | Guinevere Jones | Yes (2) | No | Network 10 | |
| 2002 | Marshall Law | Yes (1) | No | Seven Network | |
| 2003 | Legacy of the Silver Shadow | Yes (1) | No | Network 10 | |
| 2003 | Always Greener | Yes (2) | No | Seven Network | |
| 2004 | Noah and Saskia | Yes (13) | No | ABC | |
| 2004 | Silversun | Yes (12) | No | Seven Network | |
| 2005 | Last Man Standing | Yes (2) | No | Seven Network | |
| 2005 | Holly's Heroes | Yes (4) | No | Nine Network | |
| 2005–09 | All Saints | Yes (9) | No | Seven Network | |
| 2006–07 | Mortified | Yes (11) | No | Nine Network | |
| 2007–10 | City Homicide | Yes (10) | No | Seven Network | |
| 2008–13 | Packed to the Rafters | Yes (26) | No | Seven Network | |
| 2011–15 | Winners & Losers | Yes (16) | No | Seven Network | |
| 2012 | Conspiracy 365 | Yes (4) | No | ABC3 | |
| 2014–15 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Yes (4) | Yes (1) | ABC | |
| 2014 | Worst Year of My Life Again | Yes (7) | No | ABC3 | |
| 2014-2021 | Wentworth | Yes (2) | No | SoHo | series producer (2016–21); 65 episodes) |
| 2015 | 800 Words | Yes (4) | No | Seven Network | |
| 2019 | Five Bedrooms | No | No | Network 10 | series producer |
| 2022 | Darby and Joan (TV series) | No | No | Acorn | Director |
| 2021-23 | Home and Away | Yes (20) | No | Seven Network | Director |
References
[edit]- ^ Interview with Pino Amenta accessed 11 March 2013
- ^ Hayward 1991, p.155.
- Hayward, Anthony (1991). The who's who of soap operas. Guinness Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85112-966-2.
External links
[edit]- Pino Amenta at IMDb
- Pino Amenta at AustLit (subscription required)
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