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- 1 2 3 4 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary Nominees Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 1 October 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Animation Nominees Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 1 October 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Fiction Nominees Archived 22 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 1 October 2008.
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