Peter Andrikidis has a reputation for getting excellent performances from actors and bringing exciting visual flair to each production he undertakes. He brought Australian drama back and swept the television categories of the Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI) 2008.
Underbelly, based on Melbourne gangland wars won six of the eight Awards it was nominated for, including Best Drama Series and Best Direction in television.
…In 2006 Andrikidis directed the $15 million dollar Granada-ITV co-production The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant with Romola Garai, Jack Davenport and Sam Neill – It won an AFI, a Logie, a New York Festival Award for Best TV Mini-series and a Silver Plaque for Best Direction at the Chicago Awards.
…The accomplished director was also awarded a Centenary Medal for Outstanding services to Australian Society and Film Production in 2003.
Peter Andrikidis is currently directing the SBS mini-series East West 101, a drama about what it means to be Muslim in Australia after September 11, 2001.
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