Mario Andreacchio
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Mario Andreacchio | |
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 Andreacchio on set in South Africa | |
| Born | Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, producer |
Mario Andreacchio is an Australian film producer/director.
Early life and education
[edit]Mario Andreacchio was born in Leigh Creek, South Australia to Italian parents.[1]
He graduated from Flinders University with a degree in Psychology and went on to train as a director at the Australian Film and Television School.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Andreacchio has directed feature films, television specials, telemovies, children's mini-series, and documentaries.
In 1988, he won an International Emmy Award in the Children and Young People category for Captain Johnno,[2] an episode of the 1988 Touch the Sun TV series.[1]
In 2007 Andreacchio founded a film production company, AMPCO Films Pty Ltd (Adelaide Motion Picture Company), based in the Adelaide suburb of Norwood.[citation needed] As of August 2024[update] the company is still registered.[3] In 2008, AMPCO, Hong Kong company Salon Films, and Zhejiang Hengdian in China announced an agreement to co-produce three films at the Hengdian World Studios.[4]
Other activities
[edit]He has served on the boards of the Australian Film Finance Corporation and the South Australian Film Corporation.[citation needed]
Partial filmography
[edit]- Fair Game (1986)
- The Dreaming (1988)
- Captain Johnno (1988)
- Sky Trackers (1994)
- Napoleon (1995)
- The Real Macaw (1998)
- Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien (1999)
- Young Blades (2001)
- Paradise Found (2003)
- Elephant Tales (2005)[5]
- The Dragon Pearl (2011)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Interview with Mario Andreacchio' Signet 20 September 1998 Archived 12 January 2013 at archive.today accessed 14 October 2012
- ^ "International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – previous award winners". Archived from the original on 5 December 2007.
- ^ "Historical details for ABN 84 126 980 603". ABN Lookup. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Hengdian, Salon pact for "Last Dragon" Variety Magazine". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
- ^ "Australian Film Commission description of Elephant Tales". Archived from the original on 28 April 2008.
External links
[edit]- Mario Andreacchio at IMDb
- AMPCO Films
- Transcript of interview with George Negus in 2004
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