Tony Ayres

Production·Jul 16, 1961·Macau, China

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Tony Ayres is a highly admired writer and director, whose work as ‘showrunner’ on programs such as ‘The Slap’ (2011), adapted from the novel by Christos Tsiolkas, ‘Bogan Pride’ (2008) starring Rebel Wilson, ‘Nowhere Boys’ (2014) and ‘Glitch’ (2015), directed by fellow VCA alumnus Emma Freeman, have put Ayres at the centre of the Australian screen industry and made him one its most influential leaders. He is a founding partner of Matchbox Pictures.

Film	Credit
Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows2016 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Cut Snake2015 · Director	Director
The Turning2013 · Director	Director
Saved2009 · Director	Director
The Home Song Stories2007 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Walking on Water2002 · Director	Director
SSadness1999 · Director	Director
Mrs Craddock's Complaint1998 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
TThe Violent Earth1998 · Writer	Writer
China Dolls1998 · Narrator / Self (archival footage), Director, Writer	Narrator / Self (archival footage), Director, Writer
Exposed1997 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Sons of...1985 · Director	Director