Alessio Avezzano is a Scottish-Italian writer and director based in the UK. He has directed campaigns for brands including IKEA, Range Rover, Irn-Bru, Bacardi, VisitScotland, First Bus, Leica, and Panasonic. With an audience of over 180,000 subscribers, Alessio is part of a new generation of online filmmakers transitioning into feature filmmaking.
His narrative work includes the award-winning BBC pilot Isleanders, while his horror-comedy short Behind premiered at FrightFest Glasgow and was selected for Kino London Short Film Festival 2026. His Scottish folk horror comedy Straw is set to debut later this year.
Alessio is currently completing his debut feature Midgies, a Scottish horror-comedy creature feature expanded from his viral short film, which reached over 1 million views online.