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Peter Andrikidis
Peter Andrikidis graduated from AFTRS (Film Direction) in 1981 as one of the youngest students. He was immediately recruited to Crawford Productions where he went on to direct numerous dramas productions culminating in producing a series of 'Flying Doctors' (RFDS).
Winner of 3 Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Direction and 4 Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Drama. Also 10 Australian Film Institute Award Nominations for Directing and Producing
Winner of 2 Silver Hugo’s and 1 Silver Plaque for Best Achievement in Direction of ‘Jessica’, ‘Heroes' Mountain’ and ‘BlackJack’ at the Chicago International Television Awards
Winner of 2 Gold/Silver Plaques for Best Drama
‘Heroes' Mountain’ and ‘Jessica’ at the Chicago
International Television Awards
Awarded Centenary Medal for outstanding services to Australian Society and Film Production (Awarded once every 100 years)
Biography
Peter Andrikidis graduated from AFTRS (Film Direction) in 1981 as
one of the youngest students. He was immediately recruited to Crawford
Productions where he went on to direct numerous dramas productions
culminating in producing a series of 'Flying Doctors' (RFDS).
Peter believes his real 'coming of age'
was on the ABC drama 'G.P.' which he also became Producer. "I developed
a deep understanding of story and script, shaping screenplays with the
talented writers on 'G.P.'. Operating at the ABC was a wonderful
creative process which was encouraged by Drama Heads Penny Chapman and
Sue Masters."
'Wildside', the groundbreaking drama series, is
Peter's greatest directing achievement, he thinks. Two episodes, which
Peter directed, won a total of eight AFIs including Best Direction.
He
then went on to direct the entire ABC series 'Grass Roots' written by
Geoffrey Atherden. This series went on to win seven AFI's over two
seasons including Best Direction. It also won a New York Festival Award.
In 2001 he directed the telemovie 'My Husband, My Killer' with Colin Friels and David Field, which also won numerous awards and his third AFI for Best Direction.
In
2002/3 'Heroes' Mountain' (drama telemovie about the Thredbo Rescue)
and 'Jessica' (mini-series with Sam Neill) each won a Silver Hugo for
Best Direction and a Gold/Silver Plaque for Best Drama at the Chicago
International Television Awards. Sam Neill also won a Silver Logie along with the 'Jessica' production for Best mini-series.
In
2004/5 Peter directed five telemovies of 'BlackJack' for the Ten
Network, which featured Colin Friels solving 'cold crime cases', which
again won numerous awards including direction.
2006
saw Peter direct the $15 million dollar co-production with the Granada
- ITV 'The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant' with Romola Garai, Jack
Davenport and Sam Neill. This screened to eight million viewers in the
UK. It won an AFI, a Logie, and a New York Festival Award for Best TV Mini-series and a Silver Plaque for Best Direction at the Chicago Awards.
In
April 2006 he was voted one of the Top Ten Directors in Encore Magazine
'Celebration of the Industry's Finest'. The list included Baz Luhrmann,
Gillian Armstrong, Phillip Noyce and Rolf De Heer.
Peter was awarded
with a Centenary Medal for 'Outstanding services to Australian Society
and Film Production' in 2003. He has a reputation for getting excellent
performances from actors (an actor's director) and bringing exciting
visual flair to each production he undertakes.
Peter has just complete the SBS mini-series 'East West 101' A drama about
what it means to be Muslim in Australia after September 11, 2001. The
cast includes Don Hany, William McInnes and Susie Porter and he is currently in production with the Informant for Channel 10