Fauna Productions
{{Short description|Australian film and TV production company}}
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| founder = Lee Robinson, Lionel Austin, John McCallum
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Fauna Productions is an Australian TV and film production company established by Lee Robinson, Lionel ('Bob') Austin and John McCallum who met during the making of the film They're a Weird Mob (1966).
Robinson, Austin and McCallum had a view to make productions aimed at the international audience and enjoyed great success with the TV series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo [http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/Skippy.htm Don Storey, "Skippy" at Classic Australian Television 2008] accessed 21 Sept 2012 and Barrier Reef.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-13|title=Who remembers the 1970s TV show 'Barrier Reef'? {{!}} State Library Of Queensland|url=https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/who-remembers-1970s-tv-show-barrier-reef|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.slq.qld.gov.au|language=en}}
Fauna Productions is still in business, now being run by two sons of the founders, Philip Austin and Nick McCallum.
Select Credits
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (1966–69) - TV series
- The Intruders (1969) - film
- Nickel Queen (1971) - film
- Barrier Reef (1971–72) - TV series
- Boney (1972–73) - TV series
- Shannon's Mob (1975–76) - TV series
- Bailey's Bird (1977) - TV series
- Attack Force Z (1981) - film
- The Highest Honor (1983) - film
References
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External links
- [http://www.faunaproductions.com/ Company website]