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- ↑ "Film guide: your pullout schedule". National Post , September 4, 1999.
- ↑ Craig Courtice, "Celluloid diaries". Toronto Star , March 19, 2000.
- ↑ Dinoff, Distin (October 30, 2000). "Art direction: The art of Phillip Barker". Playback . Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Brunico Communications . Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Maelstrom leads Genie nominations with 10 including best picture". Moose Jaw Times-Herald , December 13, 2000.
