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- 1 2 3 St-Pierre, Marc (16 July 2010). "The NFB and World Fairs, pt. 3: Vancouver and Expo 86". NFB.ca Blog. National Film Board of Canada . Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Transitions". National Film Board of Canada collection.
- 1 2 Graham, Gerald G. (1989). Canadian film technology, 1896-1986. University of Delaware Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0874133479.