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- ↑ "Directors Guild of Canada reveals feature, doc and short film nods". RealScreen , September 22, 2020.
- ↑ "John Cassini and Carmen Moore Among Winners of 9th Annual UBCP/ACTRA Awards". Broadway World , November 22, 2020.
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