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Tony Briggs: Writer, Director, Producer

Tony is a Yorta Yorta/Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung) theatre & film practitioner (Actor, Writer, Director and Producer) and the creator and writer of feature film The Sapphires which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2012. He received two AWGIE awards and the film won 11 of 12 categories at AACTA 2013. He previously wrote The Sapphires play, which had sell-out seasons at the MTC and Belvoir, winning two Helpmann Awards. Tony is co-originator, executive producer and writer of the eight part TV series ‘The Warriors’. As an actor of over 20 years he holds many credits to his name including feature roles in Cleverman (2015), Broken Shore (2013), Redfern Now (2012) and The Slap (2010). Tony recently made his directorial debt with the short film, Elders, which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival and screened at the Melbourne InternatinoalFilm Festival, iaginative and Cinefest Oz.

Tony is also the Artistic Director of Birrarangga Film Festival, showcasing Indigenous Films from across the globe to Melbourne Audiences biannually.