Mario Andreacchio is an Australian film producer/director
Education
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 and Television School to train as a film director
Career
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 2008 Andreacchio founded a film production company AMPCO FILMS PTY Limited (the Adelaide Motion Picture Company), based in Norwood, South Australia. He has served on the boards of the Australian Film Finance Corporation and the South Australian Film Corporation.