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- ↑ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Canadian films do Jekyll and Hyde act". The Globe and Mail , February 27, 1982.
- 1 2 3 "Genie rules changed to include Americans". Toronto Star , October 9, 1985.