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- 1 2 3 4 Andrew Waterman, "St. John’s filmmaker and screenwriter debut first feature film at FIN International Film Festival". The Telegram , September 18, 2020.
- ↑ Wendy Rose, "Digital but delightful: annual St. John's International Women's Film Festival returns". The Telegram , October 12, 2020.
- ↑ Craig Takeuchi, "From B.C. to Newfoundland: The 2020 Whistler Film Festival offers a cinematic cross-Canada trek". The Georgia Straight , December 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador film ‘Little Orphans’ wins top prize in Whistler". Global News, December 21, 2020.
- ↑ Connie Thiessen, "Tracy Deer, Loretta Todd, among DGC Discovery Award finalists". Broadcast Dialogue, September 11, 2020.
