Mario Andreacchio

Mario Andreacchio
Mario Andreacchio on set in South Africa
Born	1 January 1955 (1955-01-01) (age 56) Leigh Creek, South Australia
Occupation	Film director, writer, and producer

Mario Andreacchio (born 1 January 1955) is an Australian film producer/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 nine 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 founded a film production company AMPCO FILMS PTY LTD (the Adelaide Motion Picture Company), based in Norwood, South Australia.

Andreacchio has served on the boards of the Australian Film Finance Corporation and the South Australian Film Corporation.

Partial filmography

• Fair Game (1986)
• The Dreaming (1988)
• 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)
• The Dragon Pearl (2010)

References

• Adelaide Motion Picture Company website
• "Hengdian, Salon pact for "Last Dragon" Variety Magazine". http://varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/7197/. Retrieved 2009-02-07. 
• "Transcript of interview with George Negus in 2004 (Australian Broadcasting Commission)". http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/history/Transcripts/s1100212.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 
• "Australian Film Commission description of Elephant Tales". http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/recentfilms/cannes06/feature_168.aspx. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 
• "International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - previous award winners". http://www.iemmys.tv/awards_previous.aspx. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 

External links

• Mario Andreacchio at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Andreacchio, Mario
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Date of birth	1 January 1955
Place of birth	Leigh Creek, South Australia
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