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- ↑ Kevin Ritchie, "Fire in the Blood wins top prize at DOXA". Playback , May 17, 2013.
- ↑ Craig Takeuchi, "Congo documentary Virunga tops DOXA 2014 awards". The Georgia Straight , May 12, 2014.
- ↑ Manori Ravindran, "'Je suis le peuple,' 'Far Fur Country' win DOXA prizes". RealScreen , May 11, 2015.
- ↑ Daniele Alcinii, "'Cameraperson,' 'Twelve Landscapes' take DOXA prizes". RealScreen , May 16, 2016.
- ↑ Charlie Smith, "DOXA fest announces its 2017 award-winning films". The Georgia Straight , May 14, 2017.
- ↑ Dannielle Piper, "DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2018 announces awards". The Georgia Straight , May 14, 2018.
- ↑ Lauren Malyk, "In Brief: Hubbard wins DOXA’s Canadian doc prize". Playback , May 16, 2019.
- ↑ Craig Takeuchi, "DOXA 2020 awards go to films about Filipina domestic workers, father and daughter documentarians, and more". The Georgia Straight , June 30, 2020.
- ↑ Charlie Smith, "Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers wins best Canadian director and Father wins best feature documentary at DOXA festival". The Georgia Straight , May 14, 2021.
- ↑ Charlie Smith, "DOXA Fest: Awards go to films about child brides, queer youth, amnesia in the Sahara, and the overdose crisis". The Georgia Straight , May 16, 2022.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "Notes on Displacement, Mother Saigon Top DOXA Winners". Point of View , May 14, 2023.