Spotlights: Tony Ayres

A Portuguese Macau-born Australian showrunner, screenwriter, film and TV director, Tony Ayres is most notable for his films Walking on Water (2002) and The Home Song Stories (2007), as well his work in TV, including working as the showrunner on The Slap (2011) and teen adventure series Nowhere Boys (2013–18). Tony discusses the influence of pop culture, particularly comics.

A black and white portrait of Tony Ayres

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16 February 2031

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Production places

Australia

Production dates

2020

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ACMI Identifier

B2004327

Language

English

Subject categories

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Australia → MA-09. Spotlights

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

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Australia, 2020