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- ↑ Ema Sasic, "2024 Palm Springs International ShortFest announces award winners". The Desert Sun , June 24, 2024.
- ↑ Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.
