Mario Andreacchio

Mario Andreacchio
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

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

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 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

He has served on the boards of the Australian Film Finance Corporation and the South Australian Film Corporation.[citation needed]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Interview with Mario Andreacchio' Signet 20 September 1998 Archived 12 January 2013 at archive.today accessed 14 October 2012
  2. ^ "International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – previous award winners". Archived from the original on 5 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Historical details for ABN 84 126 980 603". ABN Lookup. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Hengdian, Salon pact for "Last Dragon" Variety Magazine". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Australian Film Commission description of Elephant Tales". Archived from the original on 28 April 2008.