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- ↑ Richard Burnett (August 31, 2012). "Festival directors: Would you like a beer with that?". Hour Magazine . Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ↑ Bill Brownstein (June 11, 2011). "Director is mesmorized by tricks of the trade". The Montreal Gazette .
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