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- ↑ Playback Staff (17 November 1997). "The 1997 Genie Awards". Playback . Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ Dillon, Mark (16 September 2002). "Egoyan, Sarossy think bigger on Ararat". Playback . Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ McKay, John (14 February 2003). "Egoyan's Ararat named best film, takes 5 awards at the Genies". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 24 March 2017.
