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Mario Andreacchio
Mario Andreacchio on set in South Africa
Born	1 January 1955 (1955-01-01) (age 55) Leigh Creek, South Australia
Occupation	Film director, writer, and producer

Mario Andreacchio (born 1 January 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. He also founded a film production company (the Adelaide Motion Picture Company), based in Norwood, South Australia.

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)

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