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- ↑ "Screenwest becomes a not-for-profit organisation" (PDF). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "FTI to consolidate with Screenwest". Screenwest. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ↑ Screenwest (2017). "Annual Report 2016-17" (PDF). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "State Government's support of Screenwest tops $100 million". Lotterywest. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Funding & Support". Screenwest. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
