Mario Andreacchio

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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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:As of 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Partial filmography

References

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External links

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