TONY ROGERS
Director  Producer Screenwriter Branded Content  Film & TVC
Industry Pioneer. TRIPLE AXEL MEDIA
Premium Marketing Assets, Motion & Stills for Australian Education
Develops long-form storytelling

TONY ROGERS

Australian Film Industry Pioneer Director Producer Screenwriter

DVD cover for the TV series 'Wilfred' showing Elijah Wood and Jason Gann lying on grass, with Gann dressed as a dog and Wood in a shirt and tie, under the title 'Wilfred'.

Tony Rogers is Australia’s national screen treasure - a pioneering, bridge-builder between cult appeal and international commercial success.

As co-founder of Triple Axel and globally acclaimed film producer Rogers has spent decades navigating the precarious intersection of boundary-pushing creative vision and profound cultural insight.

Best known as the architect of globally acclaimed cult-series Wilfred, a project that serves as a masterclass in transforming local culture phenomena into an international brand with a devoted global following. His unique ability to decode sub-cultures for a mass audience is further evidenced by the viral sensation How to Talk Australians.

Reuniting with his original creative team at Positive Ape, Rogers is currently helming the feature-length expansion. Highway to Hell elevates Rogers’ signature comedic realism to cinematic scale, offering a powerful, dual-edged observation of the Australian identity - it’s gritty light, shade and darkness.

Four decades in, Tony remains a rare creative force, heavily awarded director, writer and producer who possesses the authentic capacity to connect with mass audiences while maintaining a sharp, uncompromising creative edge.

Whether exploring cultural, historical satire or helming iconic campaigns for brands Qantas and Ford, Rogers’ work is defined by one core belief -

"Be a good person - and tell a great story."

HOW TO TALK AUSTRALIANS (2025)

WILFRED

BRUCE (2018)

BRUCE

Winner of 17 awards worldwide, 3rd in the Web Series World Cup.

A gritty black comedy, set in an ordinary Aussie share-house that just happens to be a prison tent in Sydney Cove, 1788.

Bruce Williamson is a modern man out of time, whose simple plan of following his soulmate Daisy to the new land by getting arrested backfires severely, trapping him in a violent prison camp at the edge of the world. The wider world is no friendlier, between the brutal marines, the incompetent leaders of the colony, and the mysterious local people who have had their way of life challenged.

The Vision.

Tony Rogers applies his signature "Directing Comedic Realism" lens to a gritty, period setting. By treating the brutal dawn of colonial Australia as a modern "share-house" drama, the project subverts the traditional period-piece genre with sharp, dark wit.

Market Impact.

A bold example of Tony’s ability to take niche historical contexts and make them feel immediate, irreverent, and globally accessible through high-concept storytelling.