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- ↑ Noel Taylor, "Ottawa poet up for Genie; Animated movie a David against two NFB Goliaths". Ottawa Citizen , March 22, 1989.
- ↑ Robert Everett-Green, "CFMDC unreels history". The Globe and Mail , July 13, 1987.
- ↑ "Schedule of screenings at Festival of Festivals". The Globe and Mail , September 12, 1987.
- ↑ "List of nominees for the Genie Awards". Montreal Gazette , February 14, 1989.
