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.
Amenta began his career at Crawford Productions. 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, Anzacs, My Brother Tom, Sword of Honour, Nancy Wake, All the Way, and the television film Barracuda. In 1988, he directed the featured film Boulevard of Broken Dreams, followed by 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.
Amenta is the father of actress Jade Amenta. 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.
The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes.