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- ↑ 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee Archived June 27, 2011, at archive.today , 30 April 2009
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- ↑ "Awards results-virtual fest". barebonesfilmfestiva. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04.
- ↑ "Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival (2021)". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
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