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References
- ↑ "Winners announced in French Polynesia of Fifth International Pacific Documentary Film Festival". Radio New Zealand International. 3 February 2008.
- ↑ "Tahiti Documentary Film Festival". Tahiti Press Agency. 4 February 2008.
- ↑ "Last Trackers of the Outback". French Connection Films. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
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