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- ↑ John Griffin, "It was a black day ...; Bye-bye red ink. Box office numbers cause for optimism". Montreal Gazette , October 16, 2007.
- ↑ Bruce Kirkland, "Short but sweet; The future of Canadian cinema is on display". Toronto Sun , September 4, 2007.
- ↑ "Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". Daily Gleaner , December 12, 2007.
- ↑ "Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival". Regina Leader-Post , April 16, 2008.
- ↑ Joël Martel, "Un Jutra pour Sébastien Pilote et pour Patrick Bouchard?". Voir , February 7, 2008.
