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- ↑ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts". Broadcast Dialogue, May 30, 2024.
- ↑ Delanie Khan-Dobson, "School of Cinema alumni and students shine at REGARD short-film festival". Concordia University, June 6, 2023.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.
