Mario Andreacchio
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 Mario Andreacchio on set in South Africa |
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| Born | January 1, 1955 Leigh Creek, South Australia |
| Occupation | Film director, writer, and producer |
Mario Andreacchio (born January 1, 1955) is an Australian film director.
Born in Leigh Creek, South Australia, Andreacchio graduated from Flinders University with a degree in Psychology (after originally going to University to study Experimental Physics), and then was selected to study at the Australian Film & Television School to train as a film director. He has directed seven cinema feature films, made a series of television specials, two telemovies, three children's mini-series and a variety of documentaries. In 1988, he won an International Emmy Award for Captain Johnno.
Andreacchio is a member of the Australian Screen Directors Association and the Australian Writers' Guild, and a founder of the Australian Film Finance Corporation. He also founded a film production company (the Adelaide Motion Picture Company), based in Norwood, South Australia.
[edit] Partial filmography
- Captain Johnno (1988)
- Napoleon (1995)
- The Real Macaw (1998)
- Sally Marshall is not an Alien (1999)
- Young Blades (2001)
- Paradise Found (2003)
- Elephant Tales (2005)
[edit] References
- Adelaide Motion Picture Company website
- Transcript of interview with George Negus in 2004 (Australian Broadcasting Commission). Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- Australian Film Commission description of Elephant Tales. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - previous award winners. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
