- Peter Andrikidis
Peter Andrikidis is an
Australia ntelevision director and producer.Peter Andrikidis graduated from the
Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in Film Direction in 1981 and was immediately recruited to Crawford Productions where he worked on "The Flying Doctors ". [http://www.adg.org.au/featured-directors-pandrikidis.aspx]He moved to the ABC, where he worked as director and producer on the medical drama series "
G.P. ", which earned him hid first Australian Film Institute Award (AFI Award). This was followed by the groundbreaking police drama series "Wildside" Two of the episodes, which Andrikidis directed, won a total of eight AFI Awards, including Best Direction. This was followed by two series of the comedy/drama series "Grass Roots ", which won seven AFI Awards including Best Direction.Andrikidis has also directed a number of mini-series and telemovies which have also won numerous awards in Australia and overseas. These included the real life dramatisations "
My Husband, My Killer ", "Heroes' Mountain " and the adaptation of a novel by Bryce Courtney called "Jessica".In 2004 and 2005, Andrikidis directed five telemovies in the "BlackJack" series and in 2006 he directed "
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant ", which was a co-production betweenNetwork Ten andGranada -ITV . In 2007, Andrikidis directed the highly regarded SBS drama series "East West 101 " [ [http://www.knapmanwyld.com.au/ew101/ew101_creative.html Knapman Wyld Television Pty Ltd ] ] and several episodes of Underbelly.He has also directed a number of episodes of other Australian productions including "Embassy", "Water Rats", "
Halifax f.p. ", "Fallen Angels" and American productions which have been produced in Australia such as "BeastMaster" and "Farscape ".References
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