Peter Andrikidis

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Peter Andrikidis is an Australian film and television director, and producer.

Early life and education

Andrikidis went to the Sydney high school Drummoyne Boys High School in the mid-1970s, where he made a small film called "Nemesis".

He graduated from the

Australian Film Television and Radio School
(AFTRS) in Film Direction in 1981.

Career

Immediately after graduation from AFTRS, Andrikidis was recruited to Crawford Productions, where he worked on The Flying Doctors.

He moved to the

Australian Film Institute Award (AFI Award). This was followed by the police drama series Wildside, then two series of the comedy/drama series Grass Roots
.

Andrikidis has also directed a number of

Thredbo landslide), and Jessica, an adaptation of the novel Jessica by Bryce Courtenay, starring Natasha Wanganeen
and released in 2004.

In 2004 and 2005, Andrikidis directed five telemovies in the

UK.TV mini-series False Witness and the feature film Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos
.

He has also been set-up director of a number of Australian productions, including

Serangoon Road.

In 2015, he directed the Australian-produced feature film, Alex & Eve.

In 2019, he directed an episode of the French-American series, Reef Break.

Andrikidis directed

Hyde & Seek
for MatchBox, Universal NBC and the Nine Network.

Awards

As of June 2020, Andrikidis had won 26 awards and been nominated for 17.[2]

In 2001 he was awarded a Centenary Medal for "Outstanding services to Australian Society and Film Production".[3]

References

  1. ^ Knapman Wyld Television Pty Ltd Archived 2007-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Peter Andrikidis - Awards". IMDb. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Mr Peter Andrikidis". honours.pmc.gov.au. Dept. of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

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