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- 1 2 "Nunavut filmmakers take horror short, Kajutaijuq, to TIFF". CBC North, September 11, 2014.
- ↑ "TIFF picks Iqaluit-made short film to premiere at Toronto festival". Nunatsiaq News , August 8, 2014.
- ↑ "TIFF announces its top 10 Canadian films of 2014". CBC News, December 2, 2014.
