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- ↑ "Muskoka’s First Queer Film Festival Streams Live May Long Weekend". Muskoka Style, May 13, 2020.
- 1 2 Matthew Sitler, "Muskoka Queer Film Festival Will Happen Online". Bayshore Broadcasting, May 4, 2020.
- ↑ Matthew Reisler, "Muskoka Queer Film Festival going virtual again for 2021 event". My Muskoka Now , March 5, 2021.
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