Tony Chu

Tony is an experienced director-producer and has made over 35 short films across multiple genres. He has found most success in the genre of medical drama-comedy. Tony is best known for directing the award-winning short films 'Eastworld' (martial arts), 'Gary's Bad Day' (comedy) and 'General Practice in 2012' (medical comedy). He is also the producer for the feature film 'Gene X' (medical drama-thriller) and executive producer for the feature 'Coffee' (comedy). As an actor, Tony has appeared in recurring TV guest roles on: 'Packed to the Rafters' (waiter), 'Wild Boys' (gold miner) and 'All Saints' (anaesthetist). As a feature screenwriter, Tony's writing style embraces the Chinese angle, Western pop culture references and diversity in casting. He loves writing multi-layered stories to appeal to international audiences. Within the film industry, Tony is best known as the Head of NAFA [Networking Action for Filmmakers & Actors], which he founded in Sydney in 2002. Previously, he was the Festival Director of Show-Fest International for ten years (2004 - 2013). Show less «