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- ↑ Rafferty Baker, "VIFF reveals feature films for opening and closing galas". CBC News British Columbia, September 8, 2016.
- ↑ Adrian Mack, "VIFF 2016: And the winner is... Maudie". The Georgia Straight , October 14, 2016.