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- ↑ Kermode, Mark (29 August 2010). "Shetland: the film festival with plenty of latitude". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ↑ Liptrot, Amy (25 September 2010). "Shetland Screenplay Film Festival Report". The Quietus. Retrieved 1 February 2020.