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- ↑ "Available Light festival to shine next week". Whitehorse Star , February 25, 2005.
- ↑ "Film festival to get underway Saturday". Whitehorse Star , February 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Lights dim Friday for popular film festival". Whitehorse Star , January 31, 2019.
- ↑ "2018 Canadian Screen Awards: Eligible Festivals". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
