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- 1 2 3 4 John Griffin, "Animator waits for Nibbles". Montreal Gazette , January 23, 2004.
- ↑ Ryan Ball, "Triplets, Nemo, Brother Bear, King Up for Oscars". Animation Magazine , January 27, 2004.
- ↑ Brendan Kelly, "Jutras go with the underdog". Montreal Gazette , February 21, 2005.
