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- ↑ "Faux tatouages, Les – Film de Pascal Plante". Films du Québec, February 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Film Review: ‘Fake Tattoos’". Variety , March 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Cinq bonnes raisons de regarder le Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal , June 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Meilleur film aux prix Écrans canadiens: les cinq finalistes sont québécois". La Presse , February 7, 2019.
- ↑ ""Happy Face" remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). March 30, 2019.
