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HELLO!

I am Anita Pico, a Spanish writer & director from A Coruña, Galicia. 
I work across film, TV and advertising, always looking for new ways to tell stories. With every project, I try to create a new world and take the audience on a journey through characters that live outside the conventional — that’s why no two of my projects are the same.

And I have so much fun.

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Born in A Coruña (1995), Anita has directed four short films, including the British Blacks or Whites (2019), her graduation film at the University for the Creative Arts (UK), which premiered at BFI Southbank in London, and What a Circus (2020), developed as part of the BBC’s new talents programme (BBC New Creatives, commissioned by Screen South). After spending seven years between the United States and England, she returned to Galicia to direct the thriller Lique (2023), part of Shorts from Galicia 2023, as well as her first documentary, Segunda II (2024), presented at Cineuropa, PlayDoc or SiberiaDOC among others.

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Together with Ro López, she co-founded her own production studio in A Coruña, Henfunk Studio, where they currently produce commercial campaigns, television and fiction projects. In 2024, Anita wrote and directed Pulp Air, her first digital series, which premiered in over ten countries and screened at international festivals such as HollyShorts (USA, Oscar Qualifying) and Bilbao Seriesland. The series earned a nomination at the Mestre Mateo Awards (2025). Through Henfunk, she has created and directed pieces such as the tv show A Nosa Movida (CRTVG), and she is the creator, writer, and director of the tv animated series GALIWORLD, which premiered on Xabarin.gal in autumn 2025. Anita is currently working on her first feature film Shido, which has participated in prestigious development labs such as TorinoFilmLab or CIMA Impulsa. 

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Since 2022, Anita has also been working as a screenwriter at Zeppelin TV (Banijay Iberia), one of the leading tv entertainment companies in Spain. Her creative development work includes original formats such as Time Zone for HBOMax Spain (2023), as well as Baila Como Puedas (TVE). Anita's role at Zeppelin spans from development and screenwriting to pitching at high-profile industry events, including at the BAFTA headquarters during the London TV Screenings (2024).

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Here is where i've been...


2025. EUROPEAN WRITERS CLUB : CRASH COURSE TV SERIES 
2024. TORINO FILM LAB NEXT FEATURE 2024
2024. BANIJAY SCRIPTED BOOTCAMP (INTERNATIONAL LAB)
2024. BFI FUTURE SCREEN | FROM SHORT TO FEATURE (SHIDO, INTERNATIONAL LAB)
2024. CIMA IMPULSA 2024-25 (SHIDO, LAB)
2024. CARTOON SPRINGBOARD 2024 (PITCHING SELECTION, GALIWORLD)
2024. AGADIC XUNTA DE GALICIA FEATURE FILM WRITING GRANT  (SHIDO)
2023. IV AGAG LAB WOMEN SCRIPTWRITERS (SHIDO)
2023. AGADIC XUNTA DE GALICIA PRODUCTION GRANT 2022 (PULP AIR)
2023. AGAPI IMPULSA COPROS II (TALENT LAB)
2023. BEST OF THE FEST AWARD "FUNGI FILM FEST" (USA, LIQUE)
2023. EMERGING TALENT AWARD "JOHN BALAN FEST" (SPAIN, LIQUE)
2023. INICIATIVA XOVE GRANT (XUNTA DE GALICIA, SEGUNDA) 
2022. REPLY CHALLENGE BRAND EXPERIENCE WINNER (LAVAZZA CAMPAIGN,  ITALY)
2021. TV CONTENT CREATORS INCUBATOR (BANIJAY, CANNES FRANCE)
2021. VII CONECTA + (GALICIA CREA, PULP AIR)
2021. CIES ISLANDS ART RESIDENCY (CONCELLO DE VIGO, LIQUE) 
2021. OUFF FILM FESTIVAL SECOND PRIZE (FAS MUVIS, MITRA)
2021. CARBALLO INTERPLAY PROJECT FINALIST (PULP AIR, SPAIN)
2020. SCREENSKILLS MENTORING (UNITED KINGDOM, SCREENSKILLS) 
2020. WIDENING THE LENS (BAFTA ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL, BRISTOL)
2019. BBC NEW CREATIVES (UNITED KINGDOM, BBC ARTS) 
2019. MA FILMMAKING (UNIVERSITY FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS, DISTINCTION, UK)
2017. BACHELOR OF ARTS IN DESIGN (SVSU, SUMMA CULM LAUDE, USA)


2025. GALIWORLD (ANIMATION SERIES. HENFUNK STUDIO, CRTVG) - WRITER/DIRECTOR -SHOWRUNNER 
2025. A NOSA MOVIDA (TV SHOW. HENFUNK STUDIO, CRTVG) - WRITER/DIRECTOR
2024. PULP AIR (DIGITAL SERIES. HENFUNK STUDIO) - WRITER/DIRECTOR 
AGADIC XUNTA DE GALICIA PRODUCTION AWARD 2022 | WITH THE SUPPORT OF ICAA AND XUNTA DE GALICIA
2024. SEGUNDA II (SHORT, HENFUNK STUDIO) - WRITER/DIRECTOR
WITH THE SUPPORT OF XUNTA DE GALICIA
2024. DANCE IF YOU CAN (TV SHOW. ZEPPELIN TV, TVE) - CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
2023. ALL AGAINST ONE (TV SHOW. ZEPPELIN TV, TVE) - TV WRITER
2023. TIME ZONE (ZEPPELIN TV, HBOMAX SPAIN) - TV WRITER, CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
2022. PRIME VIDEO SHOW DEVELOPMENT  - TV WRITER
2022. SETE MEDIA SHOW DEVELOPMENT "SOLSTICIO" (TV, SETE MEDIA) - SCRIPTWRITER
2022. LIQUE (SHORT, HENFUNK STUDIO) - WRITER/DIRECTOR
SHORTS FROM GALICIA 2023 INTERNATIONAL CATALOG 
2021. MITRA (SHORT PIECE, HENFUNK STUDIO) - WRITER/DIRECTOR
OURENSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021 - SECOND PRIZE FASMUVIS AWARD
2020. WHAT A CIRCUS (SHORT. BBC) - WRITER/DIRECTOR
BBC NEW CREATIVES TALENT PROGRAM 2019 - BBC4 TV PREMIERE
2019. BLACKS OR WHITES (SHORT. UCA) - WRITER/DIRECTOR
BFI PREMIERE LONDON 2019

 
​2025. LO PRÓXIMO (HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR
2024. ALTOS DE TORONA (HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR
2024. VUELTA AL COLE (BUROPLANET, HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR
2024. CALCUGAL | ESTUDIO (CALCUGAL, HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR
2024. GRAN EVENTO VIFM 2024 (HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR
2023. QUEIXO TETILLA (3 ADS, (BARCELONA, MADRID) IDEA CREATIVIDAD, HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR 
2023. VEGETÁNEA CENTRAL LECHERA ASTURIANA (6 ADS, BYSIDECAR, HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR 
2023. MORPHO PROJECT (FEUGA, EUROPEAN UNION - CREATIVE DIRECTOR 
2022. FLOR DE BURGOS CENTRAL LECHERA ASTURIANA - (BYSIDECAR, HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR
2022. LAVAZZA #IDAREYOUTOO - (HENFUNK STUDIO) - CREATIVE TEAM 
REPLY CHALLENGE FINALIST CAMPAIGN 2022 - MILAN FINAL 
2022. KANKEN "COLORS" - (HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR/ART DIRECTOR
2022. RÍAS BAIXAS "SOSTENIBILIDAD" - (BYSIDECAR, HENFUNK STUDIO) - POSTPRODUCTION DIRECTOR
2022. RÍAS BAIXAS "OPORTUNIDADES" - (BYSIDECAR, HENFUNK STUDIO) - POSTPRODUCTION DIRECTOR
2022. RÍAS BAIXAS "INNOVACIÓN" - (BYSIDECAR, HENFUNK STUDIO) - POSTPRODUCTION DIRECTOR
2022. VEGETÁNEA CENTRAL LECHERA ASTURIANA - (6 ADS, BYSIDECAR, HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR 
2022. ESTRELLA GALICIA " DE CAMINO"  - (HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR/ART DIRECTOR
2021. CHILLYS "CAUTION" - (HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR/ART DIRECTOR
2021. BISCUITS GALICIA - (HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR/ART DIRECTOR
2021. ULTIMATE EARS "SPLASH" - (HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR/ART DIRECTOR
2021. RECTORAL DO UMIA - (HENFUNK STUDIO) - DIRECTOR/ART DIRECTOR

 

2022. LIQUE (SHORT, HENFUNK STUDIO) - ART DIRECTOR
2021. AMNESIA 3.0 SEASON 2 (DIGITAL SERIES, AQUELADAS) - ART DIRECTOR
2022. FOURTEEN FRACTURES - (MOUSH, UNITED KINGDOM) - KEY SCENIC
PALM SPRINGS OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020 (ACADEMY QUALIFYING)
2020. MORGAN FEAT ANNE MARIE "ALIEN" (KUMARA VISIONS, LONDON) - ART DIRECTOR
2020. CAMILLE" (WICKED WINTERS PRODUCTIONS, UNITED KINGDOM) - ART DIRECTOR
2020. THE FINAL HOUR - (WICKED WINTERS PRODUCTIONS, UNITED KINGDOM) - ART DIRECTOR
2020. GIVE ME A NAME (ON THE TRAIN PRODUCTIONS, UNITED KINGDOM) - ART DIRECTOR
2020. APOCALYPSE ANYTIME SOON (SJ PRODUCTIONS, LONDON) - ART DIRECTOR
2019. THE WRITING BOX - (ITALY/UNITED KINGDOM, SHORT) - ART DIRECTOR 
2022. TILL DEATH DO US PART  - (GOLDSMITH UNIVERSITY, LONDON) - ART DIRECTOR
2019. FIGURE - (UNIVERSITY FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS, UNITED KINGDOM) - ART DIRECTOR
2019. LOOKING LOVE - (INDEPENDENT, LONDON) - ART DIRECTOR

 

COMMERCIALS (DIRECTING OR ART )

FICTION AND TV (WRITER & DIRECTOR)

ART DIRECTION (FICTION)

TALENT LABS & RECOGNITIONS

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