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- ↑ Jason Anderson, "Shorts, Charlotte and Schiele". Toronto Star , January 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Rebelle, Goon, Cosmopolis among Canada's Top Ten: Honoured film titles will be shown at Lightbox from Jan. 4 to 13". Toronto Star , December 5, 2012.
- ↑ "FNC : la Louve d'or remise au film mexicain Heli". Ici Radio-Canada, October 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Le 47e Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) dévoile sa riche programmation". CTVM, September 25, 2018.
- ↑ Nicolas Thys, "Festival de Clermont-Ferrand : le Canada à l’honneur". 24 images , February 13, 2019.
