Mario Andreacchio (born 1 January 1955) is an Australian film producer/director. Born in

Leigh Creek, South Australia Leigh Creek is a former coal-mining town in eastern central South Australia. At the 2016 census, Leigh Creek had a population of 245, a 55% decrease from 550 in the previous census in 2011. Situated to the west of the northern Flinders Ranges ...

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parents, Andreacchio graduated from

Flinders University Flinders University is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across 11 locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of British navigator ...

with a degree in Psychology (after originally going to University to study Experimental Physics), and then was selected to study at the Australian Film and 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 The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based International Academy of Television Arts and S ...

in the 'Children and Young People' category for '' Captain Johnno'', an episode of the 1988 '' Touch the Sun'' TV series.Interview with Mario Andreacchio' ''Signet'' 20 September 1998
accessed 14 October 2012 In 2008 Andreacchio founded a film production company AMPCO FILMS PTY LTD (the Adelaide Motion Picture Company), based in

Norwood, South Australia Norwood is a suburb of Adelaide, about east of the Adelaide city centre. The suburb is in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, whose predecessor was the oldest South Australian local government municipality. History Before British colonis ...

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

South Australian Film Corporation South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) is a South Australian Government statutory corporation established in 1972 to engage in film production and promote the film industry, located in Adelaide, South Australia. The Adelaide Studios are managed ...

Partial filmography

*'' Fair Game'' (1986) *''

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'' (1988) *'' Captain Johnno'' (1988) *''

Sky Trackers The sky is an unobstructed view upward from the surface of the Earth. It includes the atmosphere of Earth, atmosphere and outer space. It may also be considered a place between the ground and outer space, thus distinct from outer space. In th ...

'' (1994) *''

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'' (1995) *''

The Real Macaw ''The Real Macaw'' is an album by Graham Parker, released in 1983. Critical reception ''Rolling Stone'' called ''The Real Macaw'' "a propulsive, brilliantly sung LP." ''Trouser Press'' called the album "a disc that is watered down and should h ...

'' (1998) *''

Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien ''Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien'' is a 1999 family drama film starring Helen Neville, Natalie Vansier, and Thea Gumbert. It was released on July 1, 1999, in Australia. Plot Pip Lawson, a space-obsessed 12-year-old, makes a bet with a local bul ...

'' (1999) *''

Young Blades ''Young Blades'' is a 13-episode historical fantasy television series that aired on PAX TV from January to June 2005, inspired by Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers''. Thirteen episodes were made before cancellation. Plot Set in ...

'' (2001) *'' Paradise Found'' (2003) *'' Elephant Tales'' (2005) *''

The Dragon Pearl ''The Dragon Pearl'' is a 2011 family film that follows the story of two teenagers who meet in China to encounter a real live Chinese dragon, and also discover the mystery behind the whereabouts of his all powerful pearl. Directed by Mario And ...

'' (2011)

References

Sources

Adelaide Motion Picture Company website
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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andreacchio, Mario Australian film directors Australian people of Italian descent 1955 births Living people Emmy Award winners Australian Film Television and Radio School alumni