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- ↑ Noel Taylor, "Covering Nicaragua for TV: 'Just 10 more seconds'". Ottawa Citizen , November 28, 1988.
- ↑ Marke Andrews, "Canadian film on the media insight on how world reported". Vancouver Sun , February 2, 1989.
- ↑ Peter Trueman, "Newspapers and TV face same limitations of speed and space". Toronto Star , March 4, 1989.
- ↑ Bill Prentice, "Still the first casualty, truth has many shapes". The Globe and Mail , February 4, 1989.
- ↑ Greg Quill, "Canadian film looks behind TV cameras". Toronto Star , October 1, 1988.
- ↑ Greg Burliuk, "Canadian filmmakers flex it at the festival". Kingston Whig-Standard , September 17, 1988.
- ↑ David Overbey, "Canadian movies and makers the shakers of Berlin festival". Toronto Star , February 21, 1989.
- ↑ Rick Groen, "10 Genies for Dead Ringers: Best picture among awards for Cronenberg film". The Globe and Mail , March 23, 1989.
- ↑ Marke Andrews, "When the world stopped watching, Nicaragua changed for the better". Vancouver Sun , January 26, 2004.
- ↑ "The 2004 Gemini nominees". Playback , November 8, 2004.
