Mario Andreacchio, a renowned Australian film and television director, graduated from Flinders University with a degree in Psychology, having initially pursued a degree in Experimental Physics. He was subsequently selected to attend the prestigious Australian Film & Television School to hone his skills as a film director.
Throughout his illustrious career, Mario has received script commissions to write feature-length screenplays, directed seven cinema feature films, produced television specials, telemovies, children's mini-series, and an impressive array of award-winning documentaries and dramatized documentaries.
One of his notable feature films, Napoleon (1995),was inspired by his children's fascination with animal films. Napoleon showcases Mario's diverse skills and experiences, weaving together a "visual feast of images, cleverly crafted into an ingenious piece of storytelling" (Bill Conti, 1995). This joint venture with Japanese company Herald Ace was released worldwide in 1996 and 1997.
The Real Macaw (1998),a family adventure story featuring a talking parrot, received strong reviews and moderate box-office success upon its release in 1998. The film is slated for US release through Paramount.
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien (1999),a Canadian-Australian co-production, premiered in Australia to rave reviews and impressive box-office numbers, making it the second highest-grossing Australian film of the year.
Young Blades (2001),a US-French production, tells the story of the Three Musketeers during their teenage years at Musketeer school. The film's success led to the creation of the first French series to be sold to an American network.
Paradise Found (2003),an Australian-French-UK-German co-production, is a biographical drama based on the life of French painter Paul Gauguin. Starring Kiefer Sutherland as Paul Gauguin and Nastassja Kinski as his wife, the film was released during the centenary of Paul Gauguin in 2003. Mario was appointed to the board of the Australian Film Finance Corporation and the South Australian Film Corporation by the government.
Mario is also a member of the Australian Screen Directors' Association (ASDA) and the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG).
