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- ↑ "French-Canadian films steal Genie show: Cronenberg's Naked Lunch leads the pack with 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail , October 14, 1992.
- ↑ "Genie nominations". Calgary Herald , October 20, 1993.
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- ↑ Katherine Monk, "Time for Genie to come out of the bottle with a bit more pizzazz". CanWest News Service, April 29, 2004.
- ↑ "Belgian movie wins top prize at Cannes ; Toronto's Egoyan misses ceremony when film shut out". Toronto Star , May 24, 1999.
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- ↑ "Film-maker Mark Sawers tastes big time in Cannes". Vancouver Sun, May 12, 1993.