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- ↑ Chris Robinson, "Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Georges Schwizgebel". Cartoon Brew , October 6, 2023.
- ↑ Swapnil Dhruv Bose, "Short of the Week: Georges Schwizgebel’s unique animated film ‘The Man with No Shadow’". Far Out, May 15, 2021.
- ↑ Andrew Mack, "The best in Canadian film. Genie nominees announced". Screen Anarchy , February 9, 2005.
