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- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (30 September 2024). "Sean Baker's Cannes Winner 'Anora' to Open Stockholm Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ↑ Lumholdt, Jan (18 November 2024). "Nickel Boys wins the Stockholm Bronze Horse". Cineuropa . Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie; Whittock, Jesse (24 October 2024). "Red Sea Unveils First Titles; Stop-Motion Film 'Kiri and Lou' Sets Innovative Prod Partnership; Willem Bosch Signs With Ent. Lab & Costa-Gavras Stockholm Honor – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood .
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