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- ↑ "Queer North Film Festival offers a different onscreen perspective". Northern Life , June 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Festival Queer North à Sudbury : les films à ne pas manquer". CBON-FM, June 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Junction North International Documentary Film Festival set for Sudbury". CBC Sudbury, November 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Tourné à Sudbury, le documentaire Maman et Ève célèbre ses 20 ans". CBON-FM, June 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Queer North film provides a satirical look at life as a gay person in Sudbury back in the 80's and 90's". Morning North , June 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Queer North festival lands in Sudbury next week". Sudbury Star , June 7, 2018.
- ↑ "2024 Canadian Screen Awards: Eligible Festivals & Online Platforms". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Queer North Film Festival winners announced". Northern Life , June 30, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "pINCO Triangle takes three Queer North awards". Sudbury Star , June 20, 2018.
