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- ↑ Adrian Mack (2015-10-04). "VIFF 2015: Fractured Land takes best B.C. film prize". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ↑ Norman Wilner, "The Canadian Screen Awards showers love on (almost) everyone". Now , January 16, 2018.
