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- ↑ Jared Mobarak, "Slamdance Review: No Trace is an Absorbing, Spiritual Journey Through a Stark Reality". The Film Stage, February 12, 2021.
- ↑ André Duchesne, "Quatre films québécois en première mondiale au FNC". La Presse , August 25, 2020.
- ↑ Odile Tremblay, "Un FNC dans la tempête". Le Devoir , October 15, 2020.
- ↑ André Duchesne, "Simon Lavoie ouvre le festival Slamdance". La Presse , February 12, 2021.
- ↑ Léa Carrier, "Nulle trace remporte un Grand Prix du Jury à Slamdance". La Presse , February 26, 2021.
- ↑ Alex Rose, "Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma showcases the best homegrown films". Cult MTL , April 28, 2021.
- ↑ François Lévesque, "«Nulle trace»: périple poétique". Le Devoir , May 7, 2021.
