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- 1 2 Yvonne Zacharias, "Lafleur takes top prize at Whistler; Continental, A Film Without Guns judged to be best new Canadian feature". Vancouver Sun , December 3, 2007.
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- 1 2 Fred Lee, "Whistler fest shines on Canadian films; Justice gala supports first responders". National Post , December 13, 2008.
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- 1 2 Marke Andrews, "Quebec director Sophie Deraspe wrote, directed and shot Borsos winner". Vancouver Sun , December 7, 2009.
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- 1 2 Graeme McRanor, "It's a wrap for 10th anniversary of Whistler Film Festival; Highlights included a chat with filmmakers Monte Hellman, Bruce McDonald and Atom Egoyan and a new home for the film fest". Vancouver Sun , December 6, 2010.
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- 1 2 Etan Vlessing, "The Husband prevails in Whistler at the Borsos". Playback , December 9, 2013.
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- 1 2 Etan Vlessing, "Whistler: 'Felix and Meira' Makes Clean Sweep of Borsos Competition". The Hollywood Reporter , December 7, 2014.
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- 1 2 Etan Vlessing, "Rossif Sutherland's 'River' Wins Big at Whistler Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter , December 12, 2015.
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- 1 2 Jordan Pinto, "Before the Streets wins big in Whistler". Playback , December 5, 2016.
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- 1 2 Brandon Barrett, "Two-way tie for WFF's coveted Borsos Award". Pique Newsmagazine , December 6, 2017.
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- 1 2 Adrian Mack, "Québécois film A Colony sweeps Whistler Film Fest awards". The Georgia Straight , December 3, 2018.
- 1 2 Adrian Mack, "Antigone sweeps as Whistler film festival wraps". The Georgia Straight , December 11, 2019.
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- 1 2 Lauren Malyk, "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF". Playback , December 21, 2020.
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- 1 2 Charlie Smith, "Cinema of Sleep wins Borsos award for best Canadian feature at Whistler Film Festival". The Georgia Straight , December 20, 2021.
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- 1 2 Pat Mullen, "River, Coyote Top Whistler Film Festival Awards Winners". Point of View , December 4, 2022.
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- 1 2 Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Atikamekw Suns wins best Canadian feature at WFF". Playback , December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Taimur Sikander Mirza, "500 Days in the Wild to world premiere at Whistler". Playback , November 1, 2023.