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- ↑ Brian Welk, "Steven Soderbergh to Receive 2019 Founders Award at Slamdance Festival". TheWrap , December 11, 2018.
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- ↑ "SPIRA à Clermont-Ferrand : « BELLE RIVER » et « OUSMANE » présentés en compétition officielle". CTVM, December 16, 2021.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View , December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.