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- ↑ Simon Houpt, "Mommy, Maps to the Stars set for showdown at Canadian Screen Awards". The Globe and Mail , January 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Newfoundland film casts big shadow at festival". The Chronicle-Herald , September 14, 2014.
- ↑ Barry Hertz, "Slick Canadian thriller Hammer pounds away with the intensity of a thousand mallets". The Globe and Mail , June 23, 2020.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Frances Fisher, Lara Jean Chorostecki Topline ‘The King Tide’ Thriller". The Hollywood Reporter , December 1, 2022.
- ↑ John Hazelton, "Toronto unveils 2023 Platform line-up; ‘Dream Scenario’ with Nicolas Cage to open". Screen Daily , August 2, 2023.
- ↑ Kelly Townsend, "Telefilm invests $7M across 20 English-language features". Playback , August 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlantic International Film Festival returns to Halifax Sept. 14-21". SaltWire Network , August 16, 2023.