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Florian Reittner’s helping hand
Aziz Zoromba’s instinctual storytelling
Victoria Singh-Thompson on her Lolita inspired winning short
Tara O’Callaghan talks Call Me Mommy
Steve Won on being a director who can change direction
How the wild west and a wunderkind boy actor helped Nick Alexander win a YDA
Mia Mullarky talks human nature and neurodiverse casting
Jackie Lee raises a glass to British pub culture
Eugenia Hamilton’s YDA mouthpiece
Emma Branderhorst on a second year of YDA wins
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