Mario Andreacchio (born 1 January 1955) is an Australian film
producer/director.Born in Leigh Creek, South Australia to Italian
parents, 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 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 in the
'Children and Young People' category for Captain Johnno, an episode of
the 1988 Touch the Sun TV series.In 2008 Andreacchio founded a film
production company AMPCO FILMS PTY LTD (the Adelaide Motion Picture
Company), based in Norwood, South Australia.
producer/director.Born in Leigh Creek, South Australia to Italian
parents, 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 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 in the
'Children and Young People' category for Captain Johnno, an episode of
the 1988 Touch the Sun TV series.In 2008 Andreacchio founded a film
production company AMPCO FILMS PTY LTD (the Adelaide Motion Picture
Company), based in Norwood, South Australia.
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