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- ↑ "Strings". National Film Board of Canada Web site. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ↑ Cuthbert, Pamela. "Wendy Tilby". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Film Reference Library. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ↑ Short Film Winners: 1992 Oscars
- ↑ 1992|Oscars.org
- ↑ The Full Collection-Box Sets 1-9 of The Animation Show of Shows
- ↑ McWilliams, Donald; Isabelle Turcotte (1994). "Wendy Tilby with Strings". National Film Board of Canada Web site. Retrieved 2009-07-05.