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- 1 2 Betty Lee, "Seagull irritating, Summer Wishes soars, Slipstream not the expected blockbuster". The Globe and Mail , November 10, 1973.
- 1 2 Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
- ↑ "The stinkers of '73". The Globe and Mail , December 29, 1973.
- ↑ "Death of the Film Awards". Cinema Canada , October 1973/January 1974 (Number 10-11).
- ↑ "Rebirth of the film awards". The Globe and Mail , October 2, 1975.