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- ↑ Cassandra Szklarski, "Immigrant drama 'Riceboy Sleeps' hits festival circuit buoyed by TIFF acclaim". CP24, September 27, 2022.
- ↑ Melanie Goodfellow, "Iranian Drama ‘A Tale of Shemroon’ Scoops Top Prize At Marrakech". Deadline Hollywood , November 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Vancouver Film Critics Like I Like Movies". Northern Stars, February 14, 2023.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter , February 22, 2023.
