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- ↑ "Vanessa Paradis Named Jury President for Deauville American Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter . 18 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ "Deauville Festival 2020: everything there is to know about the film event". Vogue . 20 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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