Tony Ayres is a highly admired writer and director, whose work as โshowrunnerโ on programs such as โThe Slapโ (2011), adapted from the novel by Christos Tsiolkas, โBogan Prideโ (2008) starring Rebel Wilson, โNowhere Boysโ (2014) and โGlitchโ (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.