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- ↑ "Canadian filmmakers launch ‘Greetings from Isolation’ series of shorts". Canadian Press via the Toronto Star , May 12, 2020.
- 1 2 Norman Wilner, "Canadian directors are making films in self-isolation". Now , May 12, 2020.
- ↑ "About the Collection". Greetings From Isolation. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards: Eligible Festivals and Online Platforms". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.