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- ↑ "Sredni Vashtar (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
- ↑ "1981 Film Short Film | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ↑ "Short Film Winners: 1983 Oscars-YouTube". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
