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- 1 2 Solomon Nagler, "The Lingering Taste of Fragmented Narratives; A Conversation with Filmmaker Winston DeGiobbi". Off-Screen, Volume 23, Issue 7 (July 2019).
- ↑ Regan Reid, "DGC unveils Discovery Award short list". Playback , October 23, 2017.
- ↑ Kelly Townsend, "Telefilm invests $7M across 20 English-language features". Playback , August 26, 2020.
- ↑ Norman Wilner, "Canadian directors are making films in self-isolation". Now , May 12, 2020.
