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- ↑ Elizabeth Aird, "Toronto festival rejects 4 B.C. films". Vancouver Sun , July 29, 1989.
- ↑ Barbara Crook, "'89 festival features art from process to product". Ottawa Citizen , September 8, 1989.
- ↑ Marke Andrews, "Western Canada has never had it so good". Vancouver Sun , September 23, 1989.
- ↑ Julia Nunes, "East meets West in battle for Genies". The Globe and Mail , February 14, 1990.
