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- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "(Fantasia 2024) The Rubber Gun de Allan Moyle". Films du Québec, July 22, 2024.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail , February 8, 1980.
