Metro Australia — January 2018

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In all, however, Taylor contends that out of this sort of
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Taylor found the cultural differences
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The death of Australian stories?


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to thought not.

‘You need the project
to creatively suit a co-
production structure
... Whether it’s the
locations, the technical
expertise, or cast or other
creative elements, a co-
production needs to
organically make sense


  • not be something
    that’s forced.’


TODD FELLMAN
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