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***FOR TASWEEKEND ONLY***  Ella Watkins of Hobart who has over 2 million followers on TikTok.  Filming of Bad Locals at Bream Creek with the series to premiere on TikTok is underway around Tasmania.  Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

Tassie TikTok queen’s lucrative filmmaking career

“I had been quite snobby before. I thought: ‘I won’t jump on TikTok because I want to be a serious filmmaker’. When I look back, it was so silly of me to think that.’’ How Ella Watkins found global success — and fresh inspiration — thanks to social media.

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